SOCIAL MEDIA IMPLICATIONS ON CHRISTIAN YOUTHS IN SELECTEDCHURCHES OF OYO TOWNSHIP

Communicationisaninevitableandindispensablephenomenonintheworldofhumanity.Andfromcreationtothepresenttime,manhasdevelopedvariousmediaofsendingandreceivingmessages.Inourcontemporaryperiod,socialmediahascometostayasmajorchannelsofcommunicationglobally.Thisstudythereforeunderscoresthesocialmediaanditsi...

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Authors: OLANIRAN, Adeola Tosin (Author) ; OKEDIJI, Solomon Adebayo (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Mayanjuola Publ 2021
In: Religions' educator
Year: 2021, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 137-144
Further subjects:B Church
B Oyo Township
B Social media
B Youth
B Communication
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Summary:Communicationisaninevitableandindispensablephenomenonintheworldofhumanity.Andfromcreationtothepresenttime,manhasdevelopedvariousmediaofsendingandreceivingmessages.Inourcontemporaryperiod,socialmediahascometostayasmajorchannelsofcommunicationglobally.ThisstudythereforeunderscoresthesocialmediaanditsimplicationsonChristianyouthsinselectedchurchesofOyoTownship.Thestudyadopteddescriptiveresearchdesignwiththeuseofstructuredquestionnaires;guidedbyfiveresearchquestions.Onehundred(100)respondentsweredrawnfromten(10)churchesthroughtheuseofsystematicrandomsampling.Thesechurchescutacrossmain-line,PentecostalandAfricanIndependentChurches.Datawereanalyzedusingfrequencycounts,tablesandpercentagemethod.ThestudyrevealedthatsocialmediaaregrosslyabusedespeciallyamongChristianyouthsbothwithinandoutsidethechurch.Itisalsodiscoveredthatsocialmediacanbeofgreatbenefitstotheyouthsandthechurchifproperlychanneled.Itwasthereforerecommendedthat;parentsandguardiansshouldbeproactiveandresponsibletomonitor,cautionandeducatetheirwardsinordertocurbexcesses.Thechurchalsoshouldpositivelyengagetheyouthviasocialmediabyorganizingseminars,conferencesanddissemination of Bible studies and gospel messages.
ISSN:1115-5035
Contains:Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator