Tech Chaplaincy News
Grace and Dignity Through Tech ChaplaincyShamika Goddard writes for The Coloradan to express how the origins of the Tech Chaplaincy Institute coincided with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020.
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Churches Seek Technological Solutions During PandemicG. Jeffrey MacDonald of The Living Church interviews Shamika Goddard about what small churches are turning to technologically during the pandemic.
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There is Such a Thing as a Tech ChaplainNathan Schreider of The Immanent Frame, a space for "Secularism, religion, and the public sphere", invited Shamika to publish the first article introducing Tech Chaplaincy to the world outside of Union Theological Seminary.
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Tech Chaplaincy Institute Launch covered in the Denver PostJournalist Judith Kohler interviews Shamika Goddard about Juneteenth, her grandmother, and the launch of the Tech Chaplaincy Institute.
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Better Get Yourself a Tech ChaplainTheologian Tony Jones explains why more seminaries and institutions should have a Tech Chaplain like Union Theological Seminary in the city of New York after reading Rod Dreher's article on American Conservative: SJWs & the Soul of the Tech Nerd. And, by the way, the comments section proved to be the best part of a nearly trolling situation!
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How Shamika Goddard Became a Tech ChaplainNathan Schneider extended another invitation to chat on bloggingheads.tv about the origin story of Tech Chaplaincy, but this time he choose a more visual and informal way. Find out from the mare's mouth how it all began.
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Heaping Coals of Kindness"I criticized “tech chaplain” Shamika Goddard pretty snarkily here, and invited her to respond, promising her that I would post whatever she sent, without editing. She has now done so, gracefully. I say +1000 to Shamika Goddard!"
- Rod Dreher of American Conservative |
Weekly Tech-spert on Spiritually Speaking with Rev. Jen and RebeccaRev. Jen and Rebecca discussed Tech Chaplaincy and the role of technology for people and places of faith with Shamika. That week's cover of Time Magazine seemed to have be selected just for our show. Have a listen!
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The Juneteenth Launch of the Tech Chaplaincy Institute
June 19th is Juneteenth, the day the African-American community in the United States celebrates the abolishment of slavery. It is also my grandmother's birthday and the day of this launch. I strategically chose this day as a day of jubilee, of ujamaa, and celebration. And it was! So many joined us at facebook.com/techchaplain live to launch the Tech Chaplaincy Institute on Juneteenth 2020.
Fighting anti-black racism includes pro-black celebrations. To exist is to resist and I hope that by starting a black-owned business, I can stand in the legacy of so many others before me who struggled to realize a dream or even had their dreams robbed (the burning of Black Wall Street and countless other moments in history where success in the black community was met with riot, destruction, and death).
I hope wherever you are right now, physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, you are taking care of yourself and I am humbled that so many celebrated with us. We shall overcome and someday is coming soon.
Fighting anti-black racism includes pro-black celebrations. To exist is to resist and I hope that by starting a black-owned business, I can stand in the legacy of so many others before me who struggled to realize a dream or even had their dreams robbed (the burning of Black Wall Street and countless other moments in history where success in the black community was met with riot, destruction, and death).
I hope wherever you are right now, physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, you are taking care of yourself and I am humbled that so many celebrated with us. We shall overcome and someday is coming soon.
