This interview presents a follow-up conversation between Quentin Schultze, a professor in communications and author on communication, faith, and technology and DJ Chuang, a web developer and consultant on web strategy, social media, and online education following the New Wine, New Wineskins conference Worshipping in the Matrix: Technology in Communication, Culture, and the Church. The two address the current use of technology both in worship services and education including multi-site churches with live feeds, online education, and the ability to self-publish. They also discuss how the availability of new technologies shape worship experiences and how we relate to others, as well as the need for deeper reflection on the theological and ecclesiological implications of implementing technologies into worship.
Author: Robb Redman
Dr. Robb Redman is Dean and Associate Professor of Theology and Ministry at Multnomah University, a post he assumed in January 2009. Previously, he was the founding dean of A.W. Tozer Theological Seminary at Simpson University in Redding, CA. From 1991-1997 he was Director of the Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program and Assistant Professor of Theology and Ministry at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA. He has also pastored churches in Oregon and Texas.
Dr. Redman was born in raised in Yakima, WA and spent most of his summers working on the family's fruit ranch. He holds a B.A. from Willamette University (Salem, OR), a B.D. from New College, University of Edinburgh (Scotland), and the Dr. Theol. from the University of Erlangen (Germany).
Dr. Redman is the author of The Great Worship Awakening (Jossey-Bass, 2002), numerous articles and reviews in scholarly and popular publications, and is a contributing editor for Worship Leader Magazine. He is an ordained pastor in the Christian and Missionary Alliance. Robb is married to Pam; after 15 years of marriage, they adopted their daughter, Martha, in China in September 2005. Robb says, "We did our empty nest first." The Redmans live in downtown Portland and enjoy movies, live theatre and music, and exploring the Pacific Northwest.