Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland

Gospel Tech with Nathan Sutherland

Gospel Tech is a resource for parents who are feeling outpaced and overwhelmed as they raise children in a tech world. Our goal: Equip parents with the tools, resources, and confidence they need to raise kids who love God and use tech. Gospel Tech’s mission is to equip families to love God and use tech. We want to empower parents to: Talk about healthy tech Communicate the Gospel Connect the hope of the Gospel to their everyday tech lives Introduction to Gospel Tech Three years ago I (Nathan) started Gospel Tech as a ministry to help connect the Gospel to the daily tech lives of families in practical ways. As a middle school teacher I saw a need for intentional, Gospel-focused conversations about tech. Tech was creating more distraction than inspiration in the classroom, and I saw the need for more than just new habits—there was a desperate need for new hearts. Gospel Tech bridges the gap between scary tech conversations and the hope of the Gospel. With engaging stories and practical applications I bring Gospel-centered tech solutions families can apply in everyday life. Gospel Tech Resources Beyond The Podcast The Parent Tech Workshops: A two-part series addressing: How should we handle Tech’s Big 3 (smartphones, gaming, pornography)? How do we make tech safe at home? (two types of tech, tech health, and building tech trust) Youth Talks: The Tech Talk: Use the best tech on purpose, not for purpose. The Hope Talk: A conversation about our goals, purpose, and how making a mistake doesn’t make us a mistake. The Family Tech Framework: A two-hour workshop where families leave with the words to say and the plan in place for healthy tech at home and in daily life. Part 1: Talk It Out: Parents learn key points of discussing healthful tech. Part 2: Walk It Out: Families work together to create a Family Tech Framework customized to their needs, goals, and season of life. At the end of the day our children aren't problems to fix, they're people to love. We need to point them to the purpose and hope available in Christ, in the work he's already done to make them new and to call them on to good works, and then use tech from that hope. This is why I love to say that in Christ we use tech on purpose, not for purpose. That's the goal of Gospel Tech. Thanks for letting me be on this journey of parenting with you. -Nathan Sutherland

Episodes

Questions Teens Have about Unsafe Content

October 27, 2026 • 27 mins
High school students had a chance to anonymously ask me their top questions about content online. Their top three were:
  1. How do we avoid pornography online?
  2. What do we do if pornography appears unexpectedly?
  3. How do forgiveness, grace, and accountability fit into this topic?
It's a good list. Today we'll talk through how to lovingly address all three.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4BrZ0ul
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Sextortion

October 22, 2026 • 5 mins
Sextortion is a growing online scam where criminals pose as peers, build trust with young people, and then use fear and manipulation to extort them. It's important to have open, calm conversations with kids now, so they know they can come to a trusted adult if something happens and understand that their worth isn't defined by a mistake or a difficult situation.

At the heart of it all is the power of relationship. When kids k...
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Did I Damage My Kid?

October 20, 2026 • 24 mins
As parents we worry about all the mistakes we have made with tech, or might make parenting tech, and wonder if there comes a point where we've irreparably harmed our children. The short answer: No. There is no tech mistake that can make your child a mistake. Today is an encouragement to parent from that truth, wherever you are in your tech-parenting journey.

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Drool Tech vs Tool Tech

October 15, 2026 • 5 mins
Nathan offers a helpful way to think about technology: there's “tool tech,” which helps us create and accomplish things, and “drool tech,” which is designed to keep us consuming and engaged. The difference isn't that one is good and one is bad, but understanding how they're designed can help parents and grandparents make wiser choices about the screens in their lives and their kids' lives.

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Five Cautions for Giving a Smartphone

October 13, 2026 • 25 mins
Jesus tells us to give good gifts, so let's ask the question: Is a smartphone a good gift?

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A.I.

October 8, 2026 • 6 mins
AI can be a helpful tool when it's used to support learning, creativity, and problem-solving, but it's important that it doesn't end up doing all the thinking for us. A good question for families to ask is, "Is this helping my child grow, or is it replacing the work they need to do to learn and develop?"

There is also a growing concern around kids using AI as a substitute for real relationships. While AI can provide informat...
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Choosing Safe Video Games

October 6, 2026 • 15 mins
So, you've decided games are a good fit for your kiddo; what now? The conversation you'll have when deciding which games to play is just as important as the final decision. Along the way you'll learn to read the box, trust your gut, and grade the game for yourself so you are equipped to think, and act, rightly when it comes to video games.

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What is Gospel Tech?

October 1, 2026 • 5 mins
Technology is woven into almost every part of our lives, and if you're a parent, grandparent, or caregiver, you've probably wondered how to help kids use it wisely.

In our first "Frequently Asked Questions" conversation, Nathan shares practical encouragement for raising children who love God first and use technology with purpose, not just by setting rules, but by addressing the heart behind our screen habits. It's about find...
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    Improving Tech Hygiene

    September 29, 2026 • 26 mins
    What can we do if tech makes bedtime a frequent struggle? I've found that thinking about time, place, and content as ways to create excellent tech hygiene for our children, and reflecting on their sleep as an example of if it is working, can be a great way to develop healthy relationships with our tech at home.

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    Parenting School Tech

    September 22, 2026 • 29 mins
    We can parent the technology schools send home and ensure these devices are a blessing in the classroom and beyond. We start by talking about using tech well with our kids, then we ensure the school and our home have hedges to keep these devices safe, and we remember that tech in the classroom should benefit learning. With these three in mind we are able to parent school technology well.

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    Is Tech the Real Problem?

    September 15, 2026 • 22 mins
    How can we tell if a child’s tech is just different, or if it’s actually becoming unhealthy? Today we'll walk through the practical applications of a RESET and how it empowers us to fight for our children, not just with them, when it comes to tech.

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    For Youth: Guarding and Building Up Our Tech

    September 8, 2026 • 29 mins
    Young people, you can make your tech support the good choices you want to make.
    1. Set spiritual practices, healthy habits, and safe hedges (Ephesians 2:1-10)
    2. Use your words and actions for building others up (Ephesians 4:29)
    3. Look to help (James 5:19-20)
    Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4gMgE2F
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    Using the Best Tech Well

    September 1, 2026 • 26 mins
    Parenting tech doesn't have to be complicated. Two questions to help us on our way: Is true? Does it bear good fruit? These two guide our tech decisions about whether we change our tech choices, or simply remove unhealthy tech and replace it with new and safer activities.

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    Sleep, Screens, and Free Time (Back to School!)

    August 25, 2026 • 26 mins
    The transition from summer to the school year is a wonderful opportunity to reassess our routine and priorities. It's a time to make sure we're planning for healthy sleep habits, recalibrating screen time, and protecting what matters most from getting lost in the busyness of the fall season.

    Back-to-school season is the perfect time to be intentional about using tech in ways that support our goals and well-being.

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    Celebrating 10 Years of God Providing

    August 18, 2026 • 27 mins
    In 2016 Anna and I started a nonprofit focused on sparking positive purpose in youth. I began teaching part time and speaking part time, and ten years later we are doing this as a full time ministry to equip and empower parents, youth, and leaders to love God and use the best tech well.

    As we look to this next year we feel a strong conviction, especially after six months in the classroom for Nathan this year, to make resourc...
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    A Simple Tech Standard: Is it Safe, Ready, Good?

    August 11, 2026 • 26 mins
    Safe, Ready, Good is the standard every parent can apply to the tech in our homes, and to any tech we dream about bringing through our door.

    First we ask if it is safe. Is this technology safe by design, or are there additional controls we can add that will help to keep it safe? Then, is my child ready?

    Sometimes this is an age thing (they should be 15 before getting a smartphone), and sometimes it's a maturity thing:...
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    A Gospel Standard for Our Tech

    August 4, 2026 • 27 mins
    And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8

    Philippians 4:8 is a gift to everyone living in this tech world. We can quickly reflect on the what, why, and where of tech quickly in order to use tech intentionally.

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    How Do We Raise Up Our Kids?

    July 28, 2026 • 25 mins
    God has given us our children as a mission field, and He's proclaimed His Good News that we aren't in charge of saving them; just loving them. It's not easy, but it is freeing, and it's exactly what our children need.

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    The Gospel in a Tech World

    July 21, 2026 • 27 mins
    Parenting is hard, and parenting in a tech world can be downright overwhelming. The good news is that we have a good God who calls us to faithfulness, not perfection. So today, rather than focusing on ourselves as parents, we're going to reflect on who God is, who we are, and what it means to be a child of God.

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    Talking About P*rn with Our Daughters, an Interview with Kristen Jenson - Part 2

    July 14, 2026 • 22 mins
    For part two of our conversation as we dive back into the unexpected places our children may run into unsafe pictures, and how we can intentionally help them both before they find such content, and especially after they've come across it.

    Show Notes: https://bit.ly/4ffawQF
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