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Formation
The Digital Fast

The Digital Fast is a 28-Day guided journey to intentionally reduce digital distraction and deliberately increase spiritual devotion. Reducing digital distraction includes using a “dumb phone” or dumbing down your smartphone by removing apps that provide distraction. These include apps like social media, games, news and email, then only using your smartphone for utility apps, such as phone, text, calendar, camera, weather etc.

The purpose of a digital fast is to disconnect from the constant flow of information and online activities to gain mental, emotional and spiritual rejuvenation, reduce screen time-related stress, and promote mindfulness.

By turning down the digital noise, you will experience the time, space and mental clarity to listen to the voice of God.

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Reasons to Participate

1. The Digital Fast will improve your mental health.
2. The Digital Fast will create more space for important relationships.
3. The Digital Fast will improve your focus.
4. The Digital Fast will create clarity to hear from God.
5. The Digital Fast is easier to do in community.

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How do I put the Digital Fast into practice?

Turn off notifications.

Let your phone sleep in another room.

Make your smartphone dumb.

Move anything off your phone that can be accomplished on a computer

Eliminate all other screens for personal use.

Ex: gaming devices, streaming devices, cable television, etc.

Limit digital technology to only work apps, during work hours.

Separate Distraction vs. Utility:
• Distraction examples: email, social media, news apps, games, a web browser, YouTube/video apps, Amazon/shopping
• Utility examples: phone, text, calendar, airline apps, building/garage access, camera, weather‍

28-day Digital Fast daily devotion.

Join us for our COTC 28-day Digital Fast daily devotion as a part of “The Digital Fast” book, written by our senior pastor, Dr. Darren Whitehead.

Free copies will be available to pick up at any of our campuses (one per household) or you may purchase a copy.

“Technology is never neutral because it shapes us. And if one thing is clear, it is that digital technology and our devices have been – and currently are – shaping us. We could look at it another way and say that our digital devices and use of digital technology and our devices are discipling us.”
Darren Whitehead

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