Large Print Edition Turning Barriers Into Bridges The Inclusive Use of Information and Communication Technology for Churches in America Britain and

Large Print Edition, Updated 2017 - Turning Barriers Into Bridges: The Inclusive Use of Information and Communication Technology for Churches in America, Britain, and Canada, written by Dr. John Jay Frank, explores why and how we can use our Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibly in church and for Christian outreach. It presents Biblical, legal, and cultural reasons for being an accessible church. This will help many more people see, hear, and understand the Gospel. Taming technology is a challenge. It took years to require seat belts in cars which today save many lives. This book offers inexpensive and easy to learn ways to use our ICT in church and for Christian outreach in inclusive ways that will help save souls for all eternity. Our technology may seem new, but these issues are not. Seventy-five years ago, in The Screwtape Letters, (#2), C. S. Lewis revealed the Senior Tempter's glee that "One of our great allies at present is the Church itself." It greets those who enter with a liturgy they cannot understand and with religious lyrics in very small print. Fifty years ago we learned, "the medium is the message." Marshall McLuhan also noted, "we shape our tools and then our tools shape us." If we allow the Bible to shape us first we will become trustworthy stewards and living examples of the Gospel. For more than twenty-five years, the accessible use of technology has been required by various laws. This book is a resource for churches seeking to fulfill the Great Commandments and Great Commission. The accessible use of technology in churches sends the message that God is accessible to those of us who are able to see, hear, and read well and is also accessible to our neighbors who are less able. We would not celebrate Christmas or Easter without mentioning the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Nor should we view the inclusive use of our computers and sound systems as if it were a list of laws, actions, or accessories. Controlling how we use our technology is central to the Gospel because the Word was made flesh-God became accessible to us. Including people who are disabled in church is central to the Gospel because Jesus Christ was crucified for our sins-God was disabled, then died, was buried, and rose again on the third day. Turning Barriers Into Bridges contains more than 70 references, and more than 140 scriptures, and offers more than 80 ways to accessibly use our information and communication technology. It is now available in both a large print (18 point font) paperback edition and a 12 point font paperback and in a Kindle format at Amazon.com, .uk, .ca, and worldwide. Or, contact the Publisher at minstrelmissions@gmail.com. Or www.minstrelmissions.com