I use You Version’s Bible app on my iPhone to see what I should be reading that day using the reading plans. They are personalized for you so you can set the length of study and receive regular status updates so you know if you’re on track or not. For example, I’m currently on the Canonical reading plan which is a year-long adventure through the Bible from start to finish. I’m 12.9% through the plan which should wrap-up on May 9, 2011. Tomorrow I will read Numbers 16 and 17. Don’t worry if you don’t have an iPhone because You Version has apps for almost all major devices: Android, Blackberry, iPad/iPhone/iPod touch, Java, mobile web (mobile-friendly website), and Palm webOS. They also have a great regular website.

Evernote, also available on almost all platforms, allows me to keep my notes in one place, synced between all devices, so I always have them available.

I certainly agree that Facebook can be a huge time drain, but almost all of Jamestown United Methodist Church’s ministers have Facebook accounts that allow me to keep in close touch with them. And as far as being distracted, what better to be distracted with than TweetDeck notifications of events going on at the church or questions to ponder?

Next up: Kindle for the iPhone. I can read Christian authors any time I have a free moment because my phone is always with me.

Projectors in worship–visualizations during a sermon, when used correctly, can really clarify the message. They’re also great since you don’t need hymnals or to print bulletins which saves a lot of time and money.

I understand where you’re coming from because I think a lot of people allow themselves to be distracted when they’re studying or worshiping, but technology can be a wonderful thing.

You are Emergent/Postmodern in your theology. You feel alienated from older forms of church, you don’t think they connect to modern culture very well. No one knows the whole truth about God, and we have much to learn from each other, and so learning takes place in dialogue. Evangelism should take place in relationships rather than through crusades and altar-calls. People are interested in spirituality and want to ask questions, so the church should help them to do this.

Emergent/Postmodern
75%
Roman Catholic
57%
Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan
57%
Neo orthodox
54%
Classical Liberal
50%
Reformed Evangelical
43%
Charismatic/Pentecostal
39%
Modern Liberal
36%
Fundamentalist
32%

Reformed Evangelical
96%

Fundamentalist
75%

Emergent/Postmodern
64%

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan
61%

Neo orthodox
50%

Classical Liberal
43%

Charismatic/Pentecostal
18%

Roman Catholic
14%

Modern Liberal
7%

You Scored as Neo orthodox

You are neo-orthodox. You reject the human-centredness and scepticism of liberal theology, but neither do you go to the other extreme and make the Bible the central issue for faith. You believe that Christ is God’s most important revelation to humanity, and the Trinity is hugely important in your theology. The Bible is also important because it points us to the revelation of Christ. You are influenced by Karl Barth and P T Forsyth.

Neo orthodox
64%

Reformed Evangelical
62%

Emergent/Postmodern
61%

Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan
57%

Roman Catholic
43%

Fundamentalist
32%

Charismatic/Pentecostal
14%

Classical Liberal
14%

Modern Liberal
7%