Mahaney and MacDonald: Don't Use E-mail to Correct Others

James MacDonald and C. J. Mahaney confess mistakes they've made when using e-mail as a means of correcting others. And they lay out some ground rules for how to employ digital communication for the glory of God and the good of Christ's church.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• MacDonald
• Mahaney
• Gospel
• Coalition
• Digital
• Communication

[eleysium]

Boy this has a whole new meaning in light of current events, doesn't it?

[jessesimpson79]

I wonder if CJ should go back in time and share his thoughts with Paul while he was writing his letters to the New Testament Churches. Seems like Paul used the written word to communicate correction.

Jesse Simpson (No Fear of Man here CJ)

[theologymattrz]

@jessesimpson79 There's a difference between a well thought out letter, with full instructions, and a soundbite, 140 character tweet, or email. Not everything is appropriate to a letter.

[MajorIllustration]

I have a friend who tried over years to talk with you, C.J. She got the run around each time. Finally, she drove 10 hours to find you at your office. You were "out". She was directed to talk with Josh. The SGM people said Josh was in the CLC offices. The CLC offices said he was in the SGM offices. No one knew where Josh was. After all that she had gone through, you can believe she waited...and waited. And never saw Josh. This is just one of a multitude of accounts this being

[ketpiano]

Face to face conversation means there is no record of what happened. It is word against word.

[elegantfem12754]

There is no way for all of us to find you CJ and talk to you face to face. I do wish that were different. Please please do not use the Gospel Coalition as your defense for your present state. Enough damage has been done old friend.

[elegantfem12754]

Well....it's all good till the tables turn? Welcome the technology folks. People email, text, chat etc. The horse and buggy are long gone. Print gives all of us time to REALLY examine what we are saying, and course correct as we see things in print and communicate more accurately. There is now a record of truth. Print does not lie.

I can just as easily sin in my flesh in face to face communication. Print give me the time to reevaluate my thoughts before I send. In short, I am not buying this.

[Ikdgnot]

hjhg

[darkwingbird]

Of course...it's so much easier to smile, shake your head and give hugs. The EMOTIONS are evident. For actual change and repentance...give me the written record. That's why there are courts of law. He said/She said way too often gets perverted and promises forgotten when it isn't written down.