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Your Technology.
Your Time. Your Opportunity.
The eDiscipleship challenge journey grew out of technology classes I taught. In those sessions, I asked participants of different ages a simple question:
Of all the time you spend using technology, how much is intentionally devoted to lifting someone up, encouraging them, or reminding them that God is the light?
Participants calculated their time spent talking on the phone, texting, posting, and using other digital tools. Then they compared that time with the portion they intentionally used to encourage others and share God’s love.
That reflection helped inspire this journey. eDiscipleship is about developing intentional habits with the technology already in your hands. A phone call can offer comfort. A text can carry a prayer. A post can share hope.
Past seven days
Complete the Assessment
Think about the past seven days. Estimate your total time for each activity, then enter the portion you intentionally used to encourage someone, offer prayer, share hope, or point someone toward God.
This is a reflection on intention, not a score of your faith.
God / Encouragement time is the portion intentionally spent encouraging others, offering prayer, sharing hope, or pointing someone toward God.
Count each minute once. For example, record Instagram messages under Instagram, not also under Cell Phone Text. God / Encouragement time is part of your total time, not additional time.
1 hour = 60 minutes.
All times in minutes
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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE
Completed Group Exercise • Past Seven Days
God = time intentionally spent encouraging others, offering prayer, sharing hope, or pointing someone toward God.
| Activity | Marcus | Maya | Jordan | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | God | Total | God | Total | God | |
| Cell Phone Talk | 120 | 20 | 100 | 20 | 60 | 10 |
| Cell Phone Text | 120 | 15 | 100 | 15 | 120 | 20 |
| 120 | 10 | 60 | 10 | 60 | 5 | |
| Threads | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 90 | 5 | 80 | 10 | 120 | 10 | |
| TikTok | 60 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 90 | 10 |
| Other | 30 | 5 | 60 | 10 | 30 | 5 |
| Total minutes | 570 | 60 | 450 | 70 | 510 | 60 |
| Intentional time | 10.5% | 15.6% | 11.8% | |||
A reflection on intention, not a score of your faith.
Now Complete Your OwnPrefer to Write It Down?
Download a blank worksheet to complete on your own or with a group. Both versions include instructions and space to calculate your intentional technology use.