When you talk about technology most people tend to listen, but when you talk about Church tech some people don’t listen at all. That’s ok, I used to be one of those people who didn’t listen until I realized how Church technology has changed my life.
The year was 1999 and I was invited to a small church in West Baltimore named Miracle Temple. I was hesitant to attend but a good friend kept inviting me, and it helped they had a free meal after the service so I finally obliged.
The Pastor at the time was talking about vision and creating a website, the first website for the church, and at the time, I was working as a freelance website developer. I felt inspired and after a few more visits I told the pastor I wanted to join the church and help with the team.
Visitor to Leader & Lessons Learned
Fast forward a few years later and I ended up taking over the media team and web site. I got to do many things on a public website with really good feedback. For example, I can remember streaming our services for the first time and hearing the reaction of people being excited to see themselves on the Internet. I can remember Comcast coming to install the router and setting up the wifi connection, and how proud we felt when we let members go online.
Church technology has taught me a lot of lessons. Life lessons, people lessons and business lessons. The most important lesson it has taught me was to listen first to understand and then find a solution.
Church technology may not land me on the Today Show like my good friend Mario Armstrong, but it has given me an eternal reward that money or fame can’t buy.
Helping people is my calling and passion and using technology is my vehicle. After all these years, it has finally dawned on me that Church technology has never been about me — it’s about serving those who need to hear an encouraging message and helping spread that message with technology.
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