It was a little surreal.
The same day I learned that I was acquiring ChurchMag, my wife and I drove by a store that had a sign hanging in the window that read, “Under New Management.”
We grinned.
As the new owner of ChurchMag, I would like to announce to you:
ChurchMag is under new management.
ChurchMag Has Been Acquired
ChurchMag has been on an awesome journey so far. Started by John Saddington, ChurchCrunch was first launched in 2008 and later transformed into The 8BIT Network. The 8BIT Network was a combination of six different blogs (ChurchCrunch, ChurchCreate, ChurchIT, ChurchDrop, ChurchCode and ChurchCMS) which were combined into ChurchMag in May of 2011. During this journey over the past five years, over 10,800 posts have published along with over 58,575 comments. ChurchMag wouldn’t be where it is today if it wasn’t for the stellar community surrounding it.
Now What?
- ChurchMag will continue to explore the intersection of Church and technology.
- ChurchMag will continue to mix serious discussions and helpful information with lots of fun on the side.
- ChurchMag will continue to be awesome.
The goal of ChurchMag remains the same:
Be the #1 source for everything Church and technology.
ChurchMag will remain insanely-interested in exploring how the Church, ministries, and non-profits use technology to effectively fulfill their mission to the world, as well as how we all personally interact with the ever changing and challenging aspects that technology brings into our lives.
Finally
Since my first blog post here over two years ago, I have written thousands of posts, been a part of the best community on the Internet, and worked as Editor of, what I think, is one of the finest online publications focusing on Church and technology.
It’s such an honor to be the new owner of ChurchMag.
I am excited to see where we are going to take it together.
James Cooper says
Does this mean I have to call you ‘Boss’ now?!!? 😉
Exciting stuff and I look forward to bigger and better things for the good ship ChurchMag.
Eric Dye says
Call me ‘Boss’!?!?
No way.
You can call me ‘Friend.’
😀
Rudy Norman says
Congrats on this exciting journey. I have no problem calling you ‘boss’ just as long as we don’t have to call you ‘sir’.
Let the adventure continue!
Eric Dye says
Indeed! And an adventure it will be.
Sam says
Congrats Eric! Seems like a natural fit. Looking forward to where things go and continuing to be a part of the extended community.
Eric Dye says
Thanks, Sam. I look forward to where things will be going, too. Thank you for being a part of our community!
jeremy says
Definitely Second what Sam said.. It seems like a natural fit.. You have been the face of ChurchMag for me since I started.. John has been there, but you have been the face.. Proud of ya boss.. lol Good luck in the future!
Eric Dye says
LOL! Thank you, Jeremy.
Chad Ritchie says
Congratulations Eric! I look forward to the journey.
Eric Dye says
As do I. 😀
April says
Congratulations!
Eric Dye says
Thank you!
John Saddington says
eric,
you’ve taken it above and beyond the original vision and you’re the best person to captain the ship moving forward.
so excited for you and the future!
Eric Dye says
Thank you, John. That means a lot.
James Brooks says
Congrats Eric,
All the best for the future!
Eric Dye says
Thanks James! #goodtimes
Barry Dollar says
I know you are excited. Congratulations and great success!
Eric Dye says
I am! Thank you. 😀
Tre Lawrence says
Congratulations!!!!
Eric Dye says
Thanks!!!!
Paul Clifford says
Very exciting. I thought it had been sold to some big conglomerate like Lifeway or something and “nothing would change” at first, but then Beth Moore articles would slowly supplant tech articles and before you knew it “bam” mediocrity. (Not that Beth is mediocre, but if she tried to write tech, I bet she wouldn’t be as good at it as others.)
Glad you’re the one buying it Eric. That makes me happy.
Paul
Eric Dye says
LOL! Amazing, Paul. Thank you for being awesome.
Eric J says
Awesome When I read the title in my RSS reader I was nervous but when I saw who acquired it I was completely relieved congrats Eric!
Eric Dye says
LOL! That’s awesome. Thank you, Eric.
Tyler Hess says
I kinda thought this was already true, so the surprise for me was in the history and not the present, but good for you 🙂
Eric Dye says
Ha!
Chris Ames says
This is a testament to how well Eric was doing! And how well he will continue.
vietchristian says
Congratulations, Eric!
Eric Dye says
Thank you!!
Raoul Snyman says
Cool beans, Eric 🙂
Eric Dye says
YES!
Marcus Williamson says
congrats eric!
Eric Dye says
Thanks, man!
Marcus Williamson says
Always 🙂
Rachel Blom says
Cool move boss, looking forward to further working with you 🙂
Eric Dye says
Thank you! I look forward to more of your awesome writing, too!
Peter says
When you first sent out the email to the authors yesterday, I got worried because I was like, “Oh no, I wonder who it is?!?”
But then I found it was you and I was totally stoked! Congrats Eric, you deserve the very best 🙂
Mad love from the Not Ashamed of the Gospel community 🙂
Eric Dye says
LOL! That’s awesome, Peter. Love what the Not Ashamed of the Gospel community is doing! 😀
Eric E. Kidwell says
Congratulations Eric!
Before I even saw the author of this post, I knew you were the new owner. Looking forward to where churchmag goes from here 😀
Eric Dye says
It’s an Eric thing. 😉
Jason Bradley says
Congrats man. So excited for you!
Eric Dye says
Thanks, Jason!
Jose N says
Congrats Eric, I have enjoyed finding this site and all the awesome content i’ve found. look forward to seeing the things that will benefit His kingdom and His people! Thanks.
PS. working on my gravitar pic, really.
Eric Dye says
YES! Get your Gravatar! 😀
tom says
Blessings and Congratulations. Grateful for the good work thus far…and looking for even better days ahead. praying heaps of Kingdom mojo.
Eric Dye says
“Kingdom mojo” — Love it!
Justin says
Glad to see this thing growing! I’ve just started following in the last month or so and I get a lot out of it!
Eric Dye says
That’s awesome! I love hearing that!
Andy Darnell says
Exciting news, Eric. Looking forward to working more with you.
Eric Dye says
I look forward to working with you more, too!
Peter Saddington says
Congrats. Well deserved.
Eric Dye says
Thank you, Peter. 🙂
Chris Ames says
Eric, you have no idea how EXCITED and RELIEVED I was that you have the passion to keep leading ChurchMag.
You’ve been an amazing blessing to our team and I can’t wait to see what the future holds.
Eric Dye says
Thank you, thank you, thank you …
You and the team have been a HUGE blessing to me and my family–love you guys. 🙂 #hugs
Chris Ames says
A more accurate sign would be, “Under Same Awesome Management You’ve Known And Loved For Years”.
Eric Dye says
😛
Jon Manna says
Congrats Eric! Proud of all the work you’ve done here and I’m glad to be a part of the fan base 🙂
Eric Dye says
Thank you, Jon!
You’re more than a fan, man. 😉
Gangai Victor says
Congrats Eric, wish God’s blessings upon you & your ministry!
Eric Dye says
Thank you, Gangai!
Ben says
So great!
Eric Dye says
Yes. Yes it is!
Kenny says
Congratulations Eric. Can’t wait to see what you do with this.
Eric Dye says
Some with me! 😛
Jared Erickson (@alliswell) says
so excited for you Eric! You have done so much with this site, can’t wait to see what you do with it! don’t screw it up 😉
Eric Dye says
No pressure! LOL!
andi says
ALL the best – BLESSINGS for future success!!
Eric Dye says
Thank you! 😀
Tom Jamieson says
Congrats! Looking forward to many more years of awesome!
Eric Dye says
Yes! All about the awesome.
Carl Franzon says
Blessings. Was worried for a minute that ChurchMAG had been bought by some large, faceless corporation. Great that it will continue. Looking forward to more great articles as well as humorous and quirky Star Wars (and others) nerdy stuff.
Chris Ames says
Who do you think we are… TechCrunch?
🙂
Eric Dye says
It’s great to hear this! Thank you, Carl!
Mark Robinson says
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! This is such AWESOME news!
You’ve been a brilliant editor so far and I’m really excited to see what God does through you and through the site over the coming months.
“Go raibh maith agat” for the way you have been the pilot of the site and “Luck maith” in your Captaincy.
Eric Dye says
Mmmmm … my very old and distant Irish roots are swelling with joy from your comment.
Thank you, Mark. 😀
The Simple Italians says
We were so happy to read of this major success and change, even though a year after the fact. So view this as happy belated congratulations…
Eric Dye says
Thanks! 😀