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Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland
Gospel Tech is a resource for parents who are feeling outpaced and overwhelmed as they raise children in a tech world.
Our goal: Equip parents with the tools, resources, and confidence they need to raise kids who love God and use tech.
Gospel Tech’s mission is to equip families to love God and use tech. We want to empower parents to:
Talk about healthy tech
Communicate the Gospel
Connect the hope of the Gospel to their everyday tech lives
Introduction to Gospel Tech
Three years ago I (Nathan)…
Episodes
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandDon't Stop Praying
Have you quit praying? Think about the last week: What happened when you saw that last horrible news article, or video on SM, or had someone at work tell you…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThe Problem of AI and Social Media
There are three unique struggles on social media thanks to the advent of AI: Bots and the Dead Internet So much p*rn Problems with Reality Retention There are…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandMean People Online Part 2
There are mean people online. Three steps to take to help ensure we handle mean people well are: Assume others are intelligent Attack ideas, not people…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandMean People Online Part 1
Few people go online looking to change their minds. Most want validation or escape. With this in mind, we must be intentional with our social media…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandBeing a Good Friend Online
It's hard to make good friends. Today we'll discuss three questions we can discuss with our children to help them build healthy, and helpful, friends online…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandUsing Social Media for Ministry
Can we use social media well, or is the fact it's designed to take our time, focus, and money make it more harmful than helpful? We'll cover there dangers…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandBiblical Boundaries for Social Media
God gives us clear statements of what is expected of our behavior both online and offline. Today we'll look at what God requires of our words, minds, focus…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandIs My Child Ready for Social Media?
In America we have rules for helmets on a bike, licenses for a car, and permits for a gun, but we don't have any real standards about children and social…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSocial Media Safety
Social media is inherently unsafe: It is designed for maximal engagement, with feeds drawn from live users on a global network, with a viewing rate far beyond…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandA High-Quality Tech Diet
We need to treat our tech like we treat our food: With a high priority on quality, an awareness of what causes us to crash, and a plan for making it happen in…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSlow Down This Summer
Summer is a time when we can make space for what is most important. Specifically, we can go low(er) tech, make God's Word a priority, and make time for fun at…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandLiving as Pro Abundant Life (a conversation w/ Roland Warren)
Hey friends, just a quick heads-up that today’s conversation touches on some mature and important topics, so you might want to pop in some earbuds or wait for…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandAnalog Adventure Time!
Having fun at the pace of real life is a skill these days. It takes practice, flexibility, and the creativity to say yes as often as possible. Show Notes…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSetting Summer Priorities
It's easy for Summer to get busy, and then for good things to crowd out the best things. Today we discuss setting summer priorities, and Cal Newport's…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandStop the Summer Slip
Summer break is amazing for students, but not for their learning. Research shows us that more than half of students lose up to 40% of their proficiency in…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandRaising Faithful Creators: Wisdom for Parents of Young Artists (w/ Master Penman Jake Weidmann)
Our children are creative. They create from a young age as they design, draw, sing, and play their way through new experiences. Sometimes tech builds on these…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandLive in Victory (Walking in Freedom, Part 5)
Walking in freedom from pornography doesn't simply mean having better rules, it means having a better focus on who, and whose, we are. Today we'll put a bow on…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting in a World of P*rn (Walking in Freedom, Part 4)
How do we parent children well in a world saturated with pornography? It's actually quite simple, but that doesn't mean it's easy. It takes hard work, and…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThe Good News (Walking in Freedom, Part 3)
The Gospel of Jesus Christ gives us more than forgiveness, it gives us identity and power in the face of our sins. In Christ we are: 1. New creations 2…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandPorn is Bad for Everyone (Walking in Freedom, Part 2)
To better understand our conversation on pornography, we need to understand the lay of the land when it comes to research about pornography. Today we'll…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandPorn is a Lie (Walking in Freedom, Part 1)
Today we begin our short series on walking in freedom in an area of sin that is pervasive within the church: pornography. This conversation is hope-focused and…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandShow Up
Parenting means showing up. I've been wrestling with how to be a better parent, and often feeling like I'm falling short. When I'm laying in bed I'll run…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandA Time for Everything Under the Sun
Jesus instructs us on just about every topic we run into during our human lives: He addresses abiding, suffering, love, grace, compassion, right living, being…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThe Three Best (And Worst) Uses of AI
AI can be an amazing tool, if we use it right. Today we'll discuss the three best ways to use AI well, and three uses of AI that we should avoid. Show Notes…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandEvery Day is Easter
As a follower of Jesus, every day is Easter! Jesus is alive, and that's a big deal in every area of life: How we think about ourselves, how we parent our kids…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandFive Signs of Screen Overload (And What To Do)
Has your child ever been irritable after using his or her favorite tech? Does a certain show or game ever consistently lead to fights? If so there's a good…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandLiving Well in an Overstimulated World
We live in a culture that encourages low focus, low attention, and low discipline in doing the hard stuff. To raise up our children well in a tech world…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandProtecting Our Children Online
There are three ways to get into trouble online: Look for trouble Lack a plan for safety (not-not looking for trouble) Accidents Yet in all three scenarios…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandUsing Strengths (And Weaknesses) for the Lord
Tech is amazing at helping us leverage our strengths for productive purposes. Organized people become more organized, social people become more social, and the…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandFive Priorities for Raising Healthy Youth
We are parenting in a time-stretched world. After sleep, school, food, and travel we have, on average, five discretionary hours a day. How will we spend that…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandFive Ways to Keep Tech Healthy on Rainy Days
What can we do to ensure our tech stays healthy even when the weather is bad? I live in the Pacific Northwest, and our rainy season isn't set to stop for…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting Pornography with John-Michael Bout (Into the Light Ministries)
Every family in America knows someone who has been harmed by pornography. Talking about phonography is fraught with challenges because it is personal, hurtful…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow Can I Get My Husband to Quit Gaming?
Gaming can be a wonderful experience, but it can also be a good thing that distracts from the best things. Today's conversation is to equip wives to have the…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting Video Games
Video games can be amazing, but many young gamers struggle with balancing their digital adventures with their real life opportunities. Today answer three…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandTech is the New Cul de Sac. Right?
Making friends in an internet age can be tough. Everyone is online (90+% of teens), and more than half of teens say they are online “almost constantly”. So how…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandRaising Porn-Resilient Kids
3/4 of teens have seen p*rnography. More than half of them seeing it on accident. This means the battle isn't just with the internet, but with our children's…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandUsing the Best Tech Well
Our children ask us for new tech all the time, and as loving parents we long to give them good gifts. Yet our children aren't all the same, some can handle…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandFive Ways to Assess Tech Health
In the digital world there are a lot of new ways to do old things: Young people hangout online, play sports via the internet, and get famous for their ideas…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSix Questions to Ask When Choosing Tech
Our kids ask us for all kinds of tech, and as loving parents we love to give them good gifts. So how do we know which tech they should use and which they…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandStarting the New Year with Healthy Tech
We can ensure our tech is healthy to start the New Year by answering three simple questions: What type of tech are we using? What tech is most concerning right…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandBest of 2024: Little Choices Matter (Talk to Teens #1)
It's tough being a kid. Being raised in a tech world is even worse. In today's conversation I talk directly to the teens in our lives, and give a reminder that…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandBest of 2024: Intentional Parenting
Prioritizing isn’t one of my gifts. I’ve got great energy, I’m adaptable, and I can do a great job being present. Being prepared is another thing. While I’d…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThank You! (A 2024 Review)
This year has seen God provide again and again for the relationships, resources, and opportunities to do the work of both Flint and Iron and Gospel Tech. Thank…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandTalk Tech This Christmas Break
Christmas Break is a great excuse to talk about tech with your family. Your family is going to have more free time on your hands, more people to visit(along…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandKeeping Tech Safe at Family Holidays
Christmas is coming, and so are those hangouts with family and friends who aren't in your usual rotation. These are the times when new tech can show up, and…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandIntentional Time This Season
The holidays are a chance for us to be deliberate with our time. As followers of Christ we have the chance to do more than simply survive this season--we can…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandAnalog Adventures for Christmas!
Christmas is an amazing chance to inspire and invest in high quality, high-engagement activities. Today we'll talk about five of our favorite ways to engage…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSaved For More Than Freedom
The great news of the gospel is that we are saved from sin and set free to live freely. Today we look at how this truth goes further than just being from from…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandRedeeming Tech at Home
We can show our children how to use the best tech by bringing it intentionally into our homes. Today we'll talk about how we can think about our tech well…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWhat To Do When Tech Goes Wrong
This week I've had the opportunity to practice what I preach. One of my lovely humans struggled with an unhealthy RESET due to tech I allowed. So what now?…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandParenting Roblox, Minecraft, and YouTube
Should your child play Roblox? Is Minecraft a safe choice for a child? How do we go about handling YouTube? Today, we're putting our tech conversations to work…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandUse the Best Tech (Tech Boundaries #3)
Christmas is coming, and your child is going to ask for that new tech. What will you say? Today we'll give you the tools you need to answer in hope, not fear…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandLocation Limits for Tech (Tech Boundaries #2)
The location of our tech matters. Raising healthy youth is more than simply having good rules, it means having good conversations about how, and where, we use…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSet Time Limits for Tech (Tech Boundaries #1)
Tech has a way of creeping into the nooks and crannies of our lives. Today we begin our series on the three boundaries we all need around our tech, and we…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHandling Hidden Sin
The lie of anonymity is one of the great lies tech tells us. We are told we can do what we want, go where we want, and be who we want without real life…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow Do We Balance Video Games?
Video games are a perennial struggle for time management. If we have decided that games are a great option for our kiddos, how do we balance them with…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandGetting More Out of Life
Jesus says that he came for us to have life, and to have it to the fullest (John 10:10). So what does this "fullest" life look like? And how can we get it in a…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandManaging Tech Mistakes With Grace
So your child has made a mistake. On purpose. Potentially repeatedly. Now what? Today we'll discuss the difference between confession and repentance (and why…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandCelebrating God's Work This Past Year
Today's episode is a celebration of what God has done, with your support, in Flint and Iron and Gospel Tech this past year. We've grown in reach and resources…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandTalking Tech with Your Children
Talking about technology can be an amazing win for both parents and children. In today's conversation we break down how we can talk about tech's benefits…