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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 SutherlandShould Your School Go Phone Free?
School is starting and smartphones are at the center of the conversation. Should our schools ban smartphones? Today we'll talk about how parents and schools…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandGospel-Centered Tech
My new book, Gospel-Centered Tech, equips parents, leaders, and mentors talk about tech health, communicate the gospel, and connect the hope of the gospel to…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThe Graceful Disconnect (Author Interview with Anna Sutherland)
The Graceful Disconnect is a guide for parents to foster deeper family connections and faith and avoid the common pitfalls of tech-saturation in daily life. In…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandKeeping Tech Safe This Summer (Five Tech Fixes #3)
Summertime provides an amazing opportunity for us to discuss the fifth of the Five Fixes for unhealthy tech: Loving Boundaries. Today we'll discuss how to…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandMaking Summer Fun (Five Tech Fixes #2)
Summer is an amazing time for adventures. The key to great making summer fun? Real world, analog adventures. Today we'll dive into how we can make this happen…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow Do I Manage Tech This Summer? (Five Tech Fixes, #1)
Summer is here, and our children have a lot more time on their hands. How do we help them navigate the tech that helps vs. hurts? I've received a number of…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandSutherland Family Tech Check-In
Anna joins us today to talk about how summer changes our tech rhythms, where we're struggling to use tech well, and how we can implement one of the Five Fixes…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWhat Will You Be When You Grow Up? (Talking with Teens #5)
Young people are asked this question from the time they can speak. Yet what we do isn't as important as who we are while we're doing it. In today's…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWhich Tech Can I Use? (Talking to Teens #4)
It's a story I'm hearing more and more often: a high school junior who swapped Instagram for Whatsapp to reclaim her goals and time a twenty year old who…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandLove, Dating, and Tech (Talking to Teens #3)
Love and dating is always an awkward world, especially in middle and high school, and tech only makes it worse. Today we'll talk about what it looks like to…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandLoving Parents Give Good Gifts (Talking to Teens #2)
“What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?" (Luke…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandLittle Choices Matter (Talking 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 SutherlandBeing Intentional Parents
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 SutherlandFive Fixes for Unhealthy Tech
Proverbs 22:6 tells us to raise our children in the way they should go. Galatians 5:19-22 reminds us of the fruit we are to look for in our lives and hearts…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHelping Our Children Experience Awe (Justin Pavey Interview, 2024)
Today we sit down with uber-dad, top-tier nerd, and my good friend Justin Pavey to talk about how we can help our children see more of God through the talents…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandOur Children Need Relationships
God calls us to a relational, embodied existence. This is impossible to do in solely virtual spaces, and trying to exist only online causes anxiety…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWhat is the Good Life? (Can We Talk Series)
Everyone wants to live their best life, but what if living your best life now literally means living for, and with, Jesus? Today we end our Season One of Can…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandDrool Tech Makes Children Brittle
Drool Tech is designed to take our time, focus, and money. Not only does it manipulate our decisions, our investment includes the loss of opportunities we…
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How Do We Know Our Identity In Christ? (Can We Talk Series)
What does it mean to be a Christian? It seems simply, we've all known this since summer camp: Put your faith in Christ and you get eternal life. But is that…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWe Can No Longer Say We Didn't Know
Jonathan Haidt’s new book changes the tech conversation. From this moment onward, no one can respond to concerns about tech with “nuh uh” and be taken…
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How Can We Know God? (Can We Talk Series)
We can know God. Not just as a theory, or a vague idea, but as a person to interact with, talk to, and be loved by. Today we discuss how we can know God, why…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThe World and The Devil (Three Temptations of Tech, Part 2)
Martin Luther, in summarizing many church fathers and mothers, cited the three temptations that draw us away from God: The flesh, the world, and the devil…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThree Temptations of Tech (Part 1)
”The devil’s three temptations of Christ aren’t about getting him to “sin”, as we think of it, but to get him to take his rightful kingdom by an easier road—to…
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Why is God Relevant? (Can We Talk Series)
God matters today. Many of us believe that, but we need to connect that truth to our daily lives in a world filled with frenetic goal chasing, instant…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandMy Kid Is Ready For Tech. Now What?
How do we teach our children to use tech well? We've setup hedges, we've assessed tech health, and we know the lies tech will tell us. Today we discuss how to…
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Tech and Our Children (Can We Talk Series)
Today we focus on the "tech" of culture, God, and tech. Nathan Sutherland shares a bit of what we can do to be intentional with our tech use, how we can talk…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandKeeping Tech Healthy
We continue our conversation about how to use to use tech well with a look at how to keep our tech use healthy. We do a quick dive into RESET and building…
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Our Strange Cultural Moment (Can We Talk Series)
Our cultural moment is unique because we aren't just post Christian, we're quite nearly pre-Christian. As a middle school teacher Nathan Sutherland saw the…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandTech is Awesome. Right?
Today we begin a three-part series addressing a parent question about how we can use tech well. To begin, however, I need to address the elephant in the room…
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CAN WE TALK: Welcome to the Conversation
There are some conversations that feel a little too loaded, even a little too taboo, to discuss with neighbors, co-workers, friends, or family (sometimes that…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandInstalling Covenant Eyes
Covenant Eyes can be an amazing resource for image accountability on digital devices, but it can also feel overwhelming. Today Anna and Nathan talk through…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandGodly Manhood in a Digital Age
Today's conversation is aimed at the men in the room: Those same ones I've talked to about what it means to be a nerd dad. How can we be great husbands…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow Do I Make An iPhone Safe?
iPhones are notoriously difficult to keep accountable and therefore to keep safe for young eyes and minds. Apple has doubled-down on user privacy at all cost…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow to Assess and Overcome Tech Addiction
Sometimes our tech is just a little too far for fun. Instead of using it because we're ok, we find we need it to be ok. In today's conversation we'll learn…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow Do We Talk About Pornography? (START HERE, #5)
*NOTE: This episode might be one to listen with ear buds in, as this topic is sensitive for young kids. Pornography is a conversation frought with emotional…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWhen Should My Child Get a Smartphone? (START HERE, #4)
Every parent is likely to face the question: "Can I get a smartphone?" As a parent there is a double-sided fear: I don't want to say no out of reflex, because…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandWhich Tech Should My Child Use? (START HERE, #3)
This week we continue our conversation on making tech safe at home by asking the age old question: Which tech should my child use? We know what type of tech it…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow to Build a Hedge (START HERE, #2)
One of the questions I address most often is "How can we make tech safe at home?". In last week's episode we addressed the two types of tech and how to know if…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandHow To Know if Your Tech is Healthy (START HERE #1)
The START HERE series is designed to get you the information you need to raise healthy kids in a tech world. Today we discuss the two types of tech our…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandPreview 2024: Workshops, Books, and the Gospel
I want to peel the curtain back a bit and dive a bit deeper into the three areas God has layed on my heart for the work of Gospel Tech this year. Whether…
Gospel Tech with Nathan SutherlandThank You! (A 2023 Review)
This year has been so encouraging, thanks to listeners like you and the many other people and opportunities God has provided to help the work of Gospel Tech…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland204. We Need Advent
Advent is a time of year we remember God fulfilling His promise of a Messiah. Today we discuss the three advents, and how Christmas is an amazing reminder not…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland203. Nerd Dad Series: Part 5
We nerds are known for going all-in. We are passionate about our areas of expertise and interest, so how do we know how far is too far? In today's conversation…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland202. Nerd Dad Series: Part 4
My goal in these Nerd Dad conversations is to help dads do what they are called to do: Love God with all they are, and help their children do the same. You’re…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland201. Nerd Dad Series: Part 3
Today we continue our conversation about how we as nerd dads can both nerd well and love our children even better. We'll cover specific steps we can take to…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland200. Nerd Dad Series: Part 2
I hope that you enjoyed last week's episode! This week is a continuation of that, and we'll be discussing the concept of being a "nerd" in the context of…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland199. Nerd Dad Series: Part 1
Did you know you’re probably a nerd? The heart of a nerd yearns for something beautiful. As a nerd you aren’t satisfied with the way life is going now, yet…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland198. Parent Questions
Today we answer questions from listeners like you! We'll cover how to make tech safe, some solid tech choices for our younger tech users, and give some…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland197. Raising Children in a Low-Tech Home (An Interview With My Dad)
Have you ever looked at tech today and wished for a time when things were simpler? I've found myself pining away for those days when remote controls were new…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland196. How Can We Make Outdoors Fun? (Analog Adventures #3)
Sometimes in this modern age of entertainment it feels like going outside is a punishment reserved for punishing unruly children who have lost their screen…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland195. Play Something, Make Something (Analog Adventures #2)
Analog adventures simply mean having fun at the pace of real life. Choosing to add these to our lives means we push away distractions and make space for…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland194. How Can We Use Reading As An Adventure? (Analog Adventures #1)
How do we make real-life fun easy for our children? What can they do OTHER than their digital outlets, and how can we support making it awesome? In this series…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland193. Take a Tech Sabbath
Sabbath is a gift. It's not a rule meant to ruin our fun, it's a present we are to open and enjoy. But how do we sabbath in a tech world? Today we talk about…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland192. Taking a Break from Tech
Sometimes tech is just too much for a child, or for a season, and we need to take a step back. I want you to know two things: It's reasonable and loving to…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland191. How To Talk With Our Children About Pornography
Disclaimer: This story contains sensitive content that may not be safe for young ears. Consider putting in earbuds if you have kids present. How do we best…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland190. Why Your Child Doesn't Need a Phone at School
As hope-focused parents who use all the tech that helps our children, and none of the tech that hurts them, our children don't need smartphones at school. In…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland189. Use Tech on Purpose (Prep Tech for School #3)
There’s LOTS of stuff out there we could be doing. Many of those options are either morally neutral or even good (working out, time with friends, playing…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland188. Build a Hedge (Prep Tech for School #2)
We're on to part 2 of prepping our tech for school! Now that we've assessed our tech, we need to build a hedge around it. We need to build a hedge around our…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland187. The Gospel Tech Update: 2023
This past year we have grown faster than we ever dared dream, and I want to take the chance to share what God has done in 2022, our vision for 2023, and how…
Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland186. Assess Your Tech (Prep Tech for School #1)
It’s time to prep our tech for school! We’re going to do this in three parts and spare everyone the 1+ episode this almost became. 🤪 We first need to assess…