Yup. To announce the launch of ChurchDrop we’re giving away an iPhone.
Although I love all the other blogs in the 8BIT Network (and more to come…!) ChurchDrop is one that excites me a great deal; there’s just so much potential of doing much good in the online space with mobile technology and I want to make sure the Church is on the forefront of changing lives through mobility.
But, to appreciate it fully you’re going to need a mobile handset. Obviously. So, we’re giving one away.
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- Click the green Twitter button below and RT this post.
- Comment below on how you think Mobile Technology is changing the Church and the Non Profit sector and a link to your Tweet.
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- Rebecca (who “loves Bible Studies”)
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We’ll have more giveaways later this month!
Yum.
I think that mobile technology hasn’t changed the church all that much…yet. As with most tech, the church sits, waits, and watches before it considers investing itself in it. (especially smaller churches).
That said, I do believe mobile tech is changing the way Christians interact with each other outside of church. It’s easier to stay connected, encourage each other etc. outside of just Sunday morning.
http://twitter.com/brettbarner/status/8811351310
I’m subscribed to the RSS, but didn’t see anything in the footer.
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just give it a sec. it’ll refresh. maybe it’ll show tomorrow.
ok, cool. I’m not losing my mind.
I was also looking for the “special instructions”.
ya i didn’t see anything as well.
I thought there was no way to be “outside the church”. The way Christians interact with eachother is being the church.
Personally I think that technology is changing how we get our point across. I think that many churches are able to use powerpoint and the like to capture viewers attention a little bit more. It also cuts cost on hymnals etc. Technology also helps the church to advertise itself, even though I don’t think the church should advertise itself. It should be so active in the community and helping the people that their actions advertise for them.
sweet. thanks!
If we are to “meet them where they are” to paraphrase MercyMe, then the Church needs to be more than the brick and mortar building. Social networks can reach even those that are resistant to the message by using non-traditional methods. I always hope that my re/tweets of faith based ideas reach at least one person that wouldn’t hear the message in any other way.
http://twitter.com/beachdaze/status/8811632346
Its awesome to think that our relationships at church could continue past Sunday and Wed. night. Mobile technology is allowing everyone in the church to be (once again) inter-connected like it was in the small rural towns. I have never had the opportunity to hear about what God is doing in the lives of others in the church throughout the week like I can now. This means I can pray, give, and support with more accuracy and “burden carrying” ability.
Can’t forget this
http://twitter.com/benrwoodard/status/8811423778
I think Technology is making the church have to find ways to get people to be intentional about connecting with each other. While techology creates the seduo connection we still need to find a way to promote and encourage the face to face contact and interaction. So much is lost in spiritual discussion and growth when we no longer have the regular personal interations.
http://twitter.com/tfkroberts/status/8812198767
One way mobile technology is changing the church is how the church is more quickly able to mobilize people in there is a need. Through text messages, Twitter and Facebook updates, church leaders can create a rapid call to action amongst the congregation for something as simple as prayer or something more involved like helping the victims of a disaster.
http://twitter.com/jaycaruso/status/8811990398
I have to agree with Brett. The small & local church hasn’t totally seen the potential in what mobile, social, interaction can do for them.
My particular church hasn’t totally drank the kool-aid either. I’m pushing boundaries with our student ministry and am seeing great return. Our numbers have gone up as we’ve created better avenues for the kids to invite and interact. I plan on working up a case study on what we’re doing, but we’re not totally there yet. It is great to see Wednesday nights be “the” time for our members to invite their friends. The hope is to get unchurched/lost in front of the Word in an fun interactive environment.
It is going to be this generation that pushes further. “You can fight it or you can fund it.”
oops. link: http://twitter.com/andydarnell/status/8812352633
By the way, I also do not see the footer instructions on the RSS. I subscribed though.
I honestly think with mobile technology, at the very least it makes us rethink how we can reach others. This may be a very large thing to get our heads around but I think about it daily and how to get folks from our church on your mobile or the web for the better.
Sorry forgot the link – http://twitter.com/AtomicPopcorn/status/8812584067
Also nothing in the footer as of yet!
http://twitter.com/herbhalstead/status/8812004495
Until the past few years as mobile consumption of web-media has become fairly ubiquitous – seems everyone has an iPhone, BlackBerry, or Android-powered phone – technology has been somewhat of a chore to interact with. You have to get to a computer, get it booted, get it online, launch your app, and sit there to consume your media. Laptops and Netbooks have only marginally improved this.
When you combine a hand-held, always one, always connected device with some great tools – Mobile Bible readers, Mobile blog publishing apps, media apps, etc. – media consumption is forever changed. I will never go back!
The game changer isn’t really the devices and apps. The real game-changer in my mind is what they make possible: the ability to connect with Jesus in the fabric of life – not when I have the time or appropriate surrounding to do so.
I have always been a “mobile-prayer” – praying in the car or while waiting in some line. But now, when He speaks to me in the act of living, in addition to prayer, I can pause, open my Bible reader and find that passage that I am remembering only a glimpse of, search the net for meaningful media, or re-connect with that person with whom He says I have some relational repair-work to do.
“in the footer of the RSS will be special instructions on what to do next” – like the others, I don’t see this yet.
What better way to connect a church (it’s people) then to connect with the one thing that nearly every North American owns – a mobile device. The church must take on the challenge to effectively embrace mobile technology in order to communicate the relevant message of Jesus to a contemporary culture that has lost its way. Few Churches have successfully accomplished this goal.
People are now connected almost all the time. Before it was only when they were home then it was when they got cellphones. Now it is all the time cos people are connected all the time. And the Church can use that connectivity to reach more people than ever more consistently than ever
http://twitter.com/cooperjason/status/8812656998
Mobile tech is allowing amazingly quick access and interaction with information. While the informational aspect is helpful and important, in interaction that can come from it is where real ministry can happen that couldn’t before – at least not as easily and quickly…
i can’t see any instructions in the footer either…
Wow. Then mobile aspect of church has so much potential. I personally love the idea of having your Bible on your phone with YouVersion, but if you throw in a video call and a study book app, you can meet with your small group anywhere!
And all the collaboration software out there makes it super easy to meet with your ministry team no matter where you or they are.
Tons of things you could do…
http://twitter.com/jenclen/statuses/8812591949
How is it changing?
Man I think that is tough to answer mainly because we are just hitting on things that we can do. I preached yesterday and talked about the way mobile technology is changing what we are doing. Listing out all these ideas. Also, blogged today about watching the superbowl with hundreds of people on my phone thanks to twitter.
These will be great advances in mobile tech down the road.
Link to retweet:
https://twitter.com/kylelreed/status/8813162533
Mobile technology is something that’s making a huge impact on the way our services function. We run our presentations from an iphone that the speaker carries in his hands….he controls the slides and has his notes right on the iphone – it’s pretty amazing! And this is just the beginning – we’re already looking at the propresenter app for the iphone and what that mobile app brings to the table. And then connections – twitter and youtube and facebook…..the ability to communicate to the masses and between the masses has increased visibility. Our church community has a bigger outreach because of such programs, and the fact that they are available at our fingertips (literally).
At this point I don’t know that mobile technology has made a big impact on today’s Church; with that said, I think the potential is there!
Anywhere from live streaming of services to easy to use iPhone apps for browsing blog entries, sermons, video’s, etc. I think with the right frameworks it could be a natural and easy step for churches to take.
http://twitter.com/corypratt/status/8813079521
Here’s the tweet: http://twitter.com/kkcoolj/status/8813220678
I think just like Tivo brought timeshifting into the world, Mobile Church will challenge us with place-shifting concepts to the definitions of worship and community/body of Christ.
I agree with those who have already said mobile technology hasn’t changed the church much at all yet.
Initially, I think the most obvious things churches can do is provide the same info & connections for mobile users that they’re already trying to provide for desktop computer users.
What would really change church, though, would be to facilitate mobile-specific interactions. Things like receiving questions or prayer requests during a service and having people get more info or add an event to their calendar during the announcement. Would be fun to brainstorm more about this.
BTW, I’m not seeing anything in the RSS footer either.
http://twitter.com/paulsteinbrueck/status/8813385592
Tweet: https://twitter.com/travisfish/status/8814140033
Mobile technology is changing the church by creating hundreds of new avenues for the gospel to be spread. Technology has made church less intimidating for many and will truely help the church although it can be harmful.
I dont see the footer… but ill check on it periodically
It’s changing our time frames, everything becomes instant. It’s changing our level of connectedness with one another.
It’s changing who “the voice” of the church is, from the pastor and the staff to the actual people OF the church.
You can find pictures, videos, notes, etc from worship services, sermons, conferences being posted while the events are still happening. It’s an incredible change.
And we’ll be kicking and screaming for it to stop, because we hate not having control over anything.
tweetlink: http://twitter.com/dannyjbixby/status/8813755295
As everyone else has already said, your RSS footer is dead.
Mobile tech allows a level of immediacy that has not been possible until now. Both Twitter and Facebook, for instance, can allow for the asking and answering of questions in a brief moment. At the same time, the danger is the potential depersonalization that can come with those kinds of interactions.
I think Mobile Technology allows the people of the church to be more aware of the world around them, and to stay active in the ebb and flow of that reality. Back in the day of King David, the people of the tribe of Issachar “understood the times”(I Chron 12:32). I think the 21st century
church needs to clue into that idea. An iPod is a great tool to help us connect to and participate in our world, and understand our times.
I have been wanting to be more mobile for the longest time and hopefully this will allow me to just do that. I work promotions for Unbound Movement (a modern day movement to bring an end to modern day slavery) This would be a great help.
http://twitter.com/LVNLoud/status/8815208537
Wow this is legit.
Mobile tech ups the ante in terms of communicating in real time.
Sure, we have text messages, whoop-ti-do. But what about sending a mobile video to everyone with an update? It’s pretty exciting.
Also! Mobile tech means that people will crave face-to-face connection even more, something the church is in a wonderful position to offer!
Regardless, I really want an iPhone.
P.S. in the Footer of the RSS there wasn’t anything!
Oops, link as well: http://twitter.com/StephenBateman/status/8812274053
I retweeted. @marlenastyle
The way I see it, mobile technology can only help the church and nonprofits. Considering how expensive it is to market, adverise and stay in touch with tradtitional and old fashion methods, mobile techinogy makes everything easy, affordable, and instant. It seems to offer a great improvement to the current ways
I think that mobile technology is affected how we communicate, of course. Not always in a good way though. Many times I’ll get a text with info that should have been told in an email or phone call. I think there are many benefits to it and a lot of potential for the church.
Forgot the link: http://twitter.com/jordanwiseman/status/8815618231
I also didn’t see the RSS footer, but I subscribed.
Mobile technology has allowed us to all be more connected. Technology like twitter allows us to remind people of events we do. From a campus ministry standpoint, being able to connect with other students with the technology they use allows us to reach out to more students quickly.
Hopefully soon we’ll get a twitter account set up so that our mass texts will be easier to send out. (Simple way to do it would be to just tell anyone who wants updates to follow our account from their phone, and then update twitter. viola, mass texts!)
http://twitter.com/patrickdukes/statuses/8817587831
As a church planter I have been researching the most effective tools to help organize our plans and communicate our vision. The iPhone is one of those all-inclusive techs that help to mobilize the church and help pastors like myself get out into the world!
Oh yeah! Here’s the link to my tweet: http://twitter.com/nathancreitz/status/8818000400
Mobile technology is changing the church and non-profit sector in the following ways:
1. Real-time communication – people react quicker to what they are experiencing. (especially applicable to multi-site discussions -> see tony morgan’s observations) This also applies to the reporting of people on the field (i.e. missionaries, short term missions trips etc) It’s can be easier to do via mobile than other technology (in much of the non-western world, the usage of mobile is MUCH greater than in North America)
2. HOW things get communicated. With the increasing penetration of mobile devices consideration needs to be given to how churches and non-profits communicate in ways that fully capitalize on the way people use those devices. IMHO any church/non-profit that DOESN’T take this into consideration is at risk of losing a valuable avenue of communication for their constituency (granted this does depend on the particular penetration of mobile technology in context of the organization)
3. Social Media use. In my eyes you can’t talk about mobile technology without including social media in the discussion (I think the rise of social media and mobile are connected)
4. Giving – the haiti earthquake has a lot to teach on the ability of mobile technology to facilitate a quick way of raising funds.
Just a few thoughts.
( tweeted here)
Oh, and I’m not seeing any thing in my .rss feed footer either (I subscribed on Day one)
I remember creating slides for our pre-service announcements asking people to SHUT OFF their phones. While silencing is still the best practice, we’ve actually used the technology during service. Be it the speaker running slides from the front on an iPod Touch, or sending updates to ushers in the lobby that things are too noisy out there- we use mobile technology more than we ever thought possible.
It’s funny when people object to it’s use- specifically during services, because they wouldn’t object to wireless mics or a live video feed so they can see and engage better.
http://twitter.com/nickshoe/statuses/8818116016
PS- how do I upload my gravatar image?
gravatar.com
go to gravatar.com and register. Then make sure you use the same email address when you register with ChurchDrop
with the advancements in mobile technology, churches even the smaller churches will be able to have better communication with their members, and can even be more interactive during services, events, etc. taking questions on twitter, donations through texting, etc. and not to mention the use of advertising through social media. now even small or start up churches can cheaply and effectively get their message out to the masses.
didn’t see the RSS instructions
http://twitter.com/jasonmundie/statuses/8819047856
http://twitter.com/phillipsmn/status/8816033649
I can think of a few ways that Mobile Tech is changing the church and the non-profit sector. The first is that it is a great way to communicate information, share data, and mobilize people – even better than call lists and email (I would even guess that more people check their Facebook than their email). Utilizing social media and custom apps is a great way to connect people to your mission and message.
Along those lines, I think that it is a good way to create a virtual community and opens up other ways for church members to connect with one another.
The second way may not be as positive. Some people allow social media and mobile technology to become a substitute for real relationships and connections. The result can be that the connections people have with you are less secure and could break apart when something new comes around. I don’t believe that this applies to the majority, but it is still something that happens.
I think technology is opening the door to reach more people for God. It is enabling us, through television and the internet especially to reach people around the world. Where before we were just reaching people in the local church, the services are now being aired on TV and the internet where thousands of people can watch and be reached for God. Even something like the iphone can be used to reach people because you could have a text group or something like that to do Bible study or you could be using the phone to have a worship/prayer meeting (like greatercalling.org, where you can create a conference call for prayer/worship and people can call into the number to join in).
Forgot to add the link: http://twitter.com/dancingforJesus
The church has to step up and begin exploring Mobile technology as a means to communicate the Gospel. If the church gets it right, we could revolutionize the way we do ministry. Our culture is an “on the move” society and the more ways we can leverage Mobile technology and meet people where they are, the greater the effect we can have for His kingdom!
http://twitter.com/aatraurig/status/8820830943
I’m also subscribed to the RSS, but no footer. Thanks for the inspiring posts!
https://twitter.com/megodbike/status/8821583439
Mobile Technology is changing the way we take in information as you well know. I’m sometimes not sure whether to be worried about a consumer approach to church evolving or excited about the prospects.
We’ll see
Something else I just thought of is that technology really brings the local church closer to one another. It enables them to stay connected more & support one another more through things like the ipone, where they can easily contact one another for support wherever they are. It also allows for quickly & easily calling together prayer meetings. Like if someone were to become ill and in the hospital then a text could be sent to all members of the prayer team asking them to pray or come in for a special prayer meeting or to go to the hospital to pray for them.
More connectivity all the time. Twitter and IM have helped pave the way, and powered by mobile technology, they now allow us to be the church in a more anonymous (not always good) way, but more often.
Formspring is actually a really good example of how we can be the church in an anonymous way – it allows for people that are lurkers to the Christian circle to view Christians and ask questions in an anonymous way.
http://twitter.com/rogieking/status/8823443447
The connectivity. Plain and simple. Since the church is the global body of Christ, we unfortunately will never all be in the same place at the same time, until Jesus comes back. So one thing that I benefit from is having a direct connection with my pastor who currently lives in Florida and other brothers and sisters who live out of state. The internet has shrunk the world down to 1280×800 pixels for me, or 1920×1200 here at work.
Scratch that. Make it, the internet has shrunk the world down to 480×360 pixels.
Mobile technology is making it much more challenging for the volunteer church website developer. It takes a whole different level of developer to created mobile websites at this point. Until that becomes easier or much more clear it will push churches to go to paid mobile website solutions for creation and maybe just using volunteers to maintain the sites. – Here is the tweet – http://twitter.com/jeremymphillips/status/8823481029
You ask how mobile technology is changing the church, and the non-profit sector – I think it’s working differently in the larger non-profit sector. Think texting money for Haiti, for example. For Churches specifically, change is coming more slowly, depending predominantly on the size and age of the congregation. I think where both the Church and the wider non-profit sector stand to gain the most ground is in the move to socially driven media, because they tend to be more relationally based from the outset. I write about this quite a bit on my blogazine, so it’s good to see more discussion of it. Thanks.
http://twitter.com/davidvosburg/status/8823747020
We are a small church with no physical offices, so from the beginning mobile technology has been a vital part of our church ministry structure…
I think that the mobile technology will impact the church in so many great ways, most importantly in the area of personal connection. Through the various forms of mobile content, from text based tweets and SMS, through video content delivery, our churches and non profits have a cost effective and quick way to disseminate information to everyone they are associated with.
Imagine the feeling of connectedness people will have with your vision as you increase your communications of the vision and how it is being accomplished real time in the mobile space. People will move up the ladder from hearing about the vision, to seeing the vision, to catching the vision and ultimately to owning the vision much more rapidly as they become more connected to what you are doing as an organization.
http://twitter.com/jasonframe/status/8826461866
With younger folks and those saavy with Internet, the new microblogging and social media are critical to keeping in touch.
Five years ago most people laughed at the idea of internet campuses.
Two weeks ago I was sitting in a pub and shared LifeChurch online with some friends via iPhone.
http://twitter.com/amazingjonathan/status/8831778866
The day Michael Jackson died I was at an office mixer in a room with about 8 other people. Someone poked their head in and said, “Michael Jackson is dead.” The first thing EVERYONE in the room did was grab their phone. I happened to have my computer there so I hit some news websites. But before I could, people were saying, “Yeah, I’m getting that on Facebook.” Or “No, Twitter says he’s just in the hospital.” Then we narrowed the facts with a few websites (both CNN and TMZ were in the mix) before everyone sort-of agreed to a basic version of the story. I think that experience speaks to two big trends: the growing importance of social media, and our loss of trust in traditional media.
http://twitter.com/REACHMarketing/status/8833900420
I believe that mobile technology is opening doors for churches and non-profits to connect with more people in regard to their causes and needs. You just have to look at the things going on with Haiti and how it helped churches and relief workers send coordinates to receive supplies, to get donations moving. The responses, provisions and delivery times are/were amazing.
http://twitter.com/ericcarroll/status/8837253578
I’m not seeing the further RSS instructions in Mail.app or other feed readers.
I’ve refreshed the feed. Should show up on the next post too!
Mobile is making it easier to connect, quicker to communicate, more difficult to gain attention because everything is faster. It is also bridging some of the technological divide between older and younger.
http://twitter.com/TimMcDaniel/status/8838020428
I’m hoping that the mobility of the world will begin to encourage the church to leave its buildings and to mingle with the world. If we can use mobility to equip one another for the work of ministry, how much more effective will we be in proclaiming the name of Christ!
The mobility of the world is not the “next cool thing” that the church should latch onto, but rather technology has been provided to us by God that we may use it for His name’s sake.
Mobile technology has also made it a LOT easier to do a LOT of things.
While I’m going to harp on the awesomeness of it, I think it’s important to note the dangers of mobile tech and pornography. It’s really easy with new technologies to get around blocks that you’ve set up for yourself, especially if there’s not any software to assist people in being accountable.
Having said that, there are many positive, redeeming factors about mobile technology. Someone else mentioned texting a number to charge your account a donation to Haiti relief. Another way is grassroots mobilization. People like Bound4Life, ExodusCry, and the International House of Prayer, as well as many other churches/ministries have been able to quickly spread a message through email, facebook, and twitter.
These websites alone aren’t what necessarily get the message out, but it’s when they are coupled with wireless technology, you don’t have to wait to get back to a computer to read an update or newsflash. You can read it AND share it on your ride home (assuming you aren’t the one driving). And the ability to not only read but to SHARE content is part of what makes this technology so great.
Mobile tech has revolutionized the way Americans communicate. and because of how tech savvy the young adult population is, as we grow older, the message of the Church will explode, if it isn’t already doing so.
One person’s tweet declaring the glory of the Lord will induce countless other status updates, magnifying the Creator of the Universe.
I. Can’t. Wait! It’s gonna be awesome.
http://twitter.com/rg_/status/8840176782
Mobile technology has become another extremely effective avenue for churches/non profits to reach the masses and connect with their followers.
http://twitter.com/creativelabpms/status/8842601782
I also have not seen anything in the footer.
might have to let it refresh.
Should refresh on the next post. I’ve pinged feedburner too.
I’ve noticed growth in the non-profit sector for example the donations to the Red Cross via text messaging. The results being the enormous donations received for Haiti. With the technology of today spreading the Gospel among the youth is a vital tool we use to reach others for Christ and invite them to church to continue the ministry in their lives.
Just like the world economy is being globalize by technology, Mobile Technology is doing the same to the global church. With the world being more and more connected, the church must become more and more connected. This will allow not only for the gospel to get out to people that didn’t hear it before, but also allow us to be a true “body” by supporting each other on a global scale.
Tweet- http://twitter.com/fenner403/status/8853954595
As someone who works for a nonprofit, I can definitely see how mobile technology is affecting our business model. Now we have to consider how to leverage our site for mobile access. Also, considering donation models for mobile. It’s mind boggling how it’s affecting us.
Here’s a link to my tweet – http://twitter.com/michbrinson/status/8855317004
Mobile technology should be one of the best ways to have material on hand. e.g. I use Bible s/w as well as Youversion.com on my mobile for instant bible reference. I can access my church website for sermons, materials and calendar. One of the ways I use my mobile phone the most is as a podcast aggregator for Daily Audio Bible and RZIM. So when I drive, I simply hook it up to my car system and listen. I believe mobile technology is one of the best ways for Christians to be up to date.
The web may actually save the dieing church. Almost, inevitably churches are going to utilize the resources of the web. In order to do so they are going to have to address that sacred of all cows – the resistance to change. It may be the crack in the door that is needed to move into the next stage of life for the church.
I believe the effects of mobile technology on the church will be nothing new. It will allow the church to reach out to the community and meet needs. It has been doing this for 2000 years, using different methods and tools. I’m excited that God chose us to be in the generation that can use a phone instead of stone tablets.
Here is tweet two (just in case) http://twitter.com/benrwoodard/status/8858237575
Like any tool, mobile technology provides important opportunities to fulfill the mission of the Church by spreading Christ-honoring content more rapidly and extensively. The church has always employed new technologies his way, beginning with the printing press.
The ability to more rapidly organize events, share prayer requests and meditations, and reach a larger (even global) audience make mobile technology a valuable resource for the church and non-profits.
Link to my retweet:
http://twitter.com/petrasam/status/8858923139
The church has always been ready to employ new technologies to further its mission.
Mobile technology speeds up organization, sharing of prayer requests and meditations, and allows Christ-honoring content to reach larger (even global) audiences.
I, for one, am very excited about the possibilities.
Link to my retweet:
http://twitter.com/petrasam/status/8858923139
Working in the non-profit arena part time, the iPhone has greatly impacted the way we get things done. It’s now the standard issue phone in our organization. The ability to tie in with our backbone systems, be in constant communication (with the right apps) on the go makes the iPhone awesome!
My RT: http://twitter.com/xmusicispassion/status/8864820494
…Well, it’s not the standard issue phone for interns…so I didn’t get one…thought I should clarify
The church today should be at a place where it is willing to transform the way that it communicates and operates on the social level.
I see the technology of today being an incredible avenue to further the gospel and to network and stay in touch with people…and that’s what it’s all about…relationship with God and with people.
Looking forward to see and be apart of the next step of the church today.
https://twitter.com/pianokeys777/status/8862762216
Here is my tweet: http://twitter.com/Lori520/status/8863125671
I subscribed but don’t see anything in the footer.
To be able to access sermons, passages, etc. I believe mobile technology allows us to expand to those who would not even enter church doors.
I think mobile technology allows us to get the “Word” out in a way that is both fast and targeted. The problem lies in that only the “churched” tune in to the avenues we offer. There needs to be more “stumbling” or a channel-surfing model.
http://twitter.com/bobbyshirley/status/8816874197
I’m excited to see how mobile technology will further the church’s mission and ministry in years to come. One thing I would like to see more of is mobile bulletins for worship services. I think that could be really cool!
http://twitter.com/GBrenna/status/8871395163
The church has to use mobile technology to reach those for whom this will be the only way they hear the message. If the body can make relevant, meaningful content for the medium, it will provide a gateway.
Link to my tweet:
http://twitter.com/raysaunders/status/8874094745
Churches will be able to send out text updates, create use facebook to do outreach.
Tweeter this giveaway- http://mobile.twitter.com/pelletposy/status/8893492744
Subscribed to RSS feed. Finished all the steps. Thanks!
Mobile technology is allowing the church to be more fluid in its response to the rapidly changing culture shifts. Obviously the church is not suppose to change but it is called to know the needs and ills of the surrounding society. It has to be able to communicate on a personal basis to society. Mobile technology affords the church with that ability, as long as the church is listening.
http://twitter.com/benrwoodard/status/8899366785
Mobile technology allows a much closer connection with the church to be made. Imagine having push notifications of ministerial updates, prayer requests, etc. Also, the ability to stumble upon other websites (just like I came across 8bit NW!). It’s definitely going to be interesting and exciting to see what else will evolve!
Tweet Link: http://twitter.com/wwjd3/status/8920581414
The most interesting thing about mobile technology and the church is that it allows us to be connected to each other in ways we haven’t been in the past. Pastors now open up their everyday lives by tweeting and using Facebook.
It allows allows us to get needs out to the community quickly from where ever we are. More people know about needs and faster, allowing more needs to be met.
awesome stuff Rebecca
I love this world
Are you sure I didn’t win? I’m pretty sure that phone had my name on it.
Well, anyway. Rebecca, congats on winning I know you’ll enjoy the (my) Iphone.
There’s nothing like riding a nice bike on a mountain trail – particularly in the spring time. I cannot think of anything I would rather be doing – well, there’s ONE thing ..