This past October, the Godbit torch was passed.
From the hands of the awesome Nathan Smith to John Saddington.
Here’s what Nathan had to say about it:
It wasn’t a “build to flip” situation. Godbit wasn’t sold at a price. More like “free to a good home”…
I found myself increasingly busy with life, leading (alongside my wife) a couple’s small group at church, and being a dad (+1 this December). I felt bad not giving Godbit the attention it deserves, so I figured that it would be the responsible thing to hand it over to John (and his capable team), who has/have far more time & energy to put into growing a community site.
It wasn’t a decision I made lightly, and had a bit of “double confirmation” in talking with other Christian friends, aka: “You know who would be good… John Saddington, and the guys at ChurchM.ag / 8BIT.”
In a way, I feel like we’ve “won” at getting the message about Web Standards out to the “big-C” church. Whereas a lot of church sites were table-based when Godbit started, now we see “HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript” on many web design job postings for positions at churches.
Now, that’s not to say that Godbit did that directly, just that times are a changin’, and the good news of Web Standards has been sufficiently “preached.” There will always be new people entering the field, but do so more from the standpoint of eager to learn — rather than needing to be convinced of — how to build sites correctly.
What is still of utmost importance, is the furthering of the gospel, and continued examination of the intersection of faith and technology (a topic that will always need coverage, due to Christianity’s fundamental — read: ought to be unchanging — values, and ever-shifting technological advancements). I feel like that is an area where ChurchMag thrives.
In short: We’re out of the “Dark Ages” of the web, and well into the Enlightenment.
Needless to say, I look forward to seeing what John and crew do with Godbit!
[via Godbit]
If you visit Godbit, today, everything looks the same. Nothing has changed for a very long time, but the gears are moving in the background.
The 8BIT team is at work.
The look.
The feel.
The vision.
Godbit 2.0 is brewing.
Get your mugs ready.
For a number of years, there has been an interested in the ChurchMag community to launch a community network or forum. Godbit will serve this desire. Godbit and ChurchMag will become sister sites.
As the original purpose of Godbit has been met, a new direction is on the horizon.
Are you ready?
Follow Godbit’s progress via Twitter.
[Image via Martin Gommel]
Ben Terry says
Looking forward to seeing the finished project.
Eric Dye says
I’m looking forward to it, too!
Chris Ames says
Exciting! So thankful for the heritage of GodBit.
Eric Dye says
😀
James Cooper says
Can’t wait guys!
Eric Dye says
Neither can I!
Yannick L. says
Looking forward to what you guys have in store.
Dustin W. Stout says
#Curiosity { status: peeked; }
Eric Dye says
😉
Ben says
There is always something baking with 8bit!