Have you ever looked at another church staff from the church across town and thought,
“Man, if only I had that technology, I would be able to do some amazing things.”
But then you start thinking about how you could get your church budget committee to approve these expenses and you start to back out. While I love the idea of doing that, I really do not think they will do it.
So the idea sits in the back of your brain. Maybe it becomes a mental splinter that will cause jealousy and frustration towards your own church. Or maybe this idea turns to not wanting to do anything extra for your church and you get stuck going through the motions.
This is that blog post to encourage you to do more than settle with mediocrity.
We Want Action And Passion
While we guarantee no results will come from these specific points for trying to do something amazing, without them, we can ensure that nothing will happen. (except maybe asking for someone to fill the vacant position after you are let go)
- Keep Up With The Times
With a tech industry in our generation that is flying faster than we can keep up, no one wants to end up with a twenty year old soundboard, a computer running Windows Vista, and speakers that were cool in 1989. But without a dream to implement it into ministry that offers a way to improve what is currently happening, you will never actually further your equipment. We are NOT endorsing spending money to keep up with the times, that is not good stewardship. But if you can dream well, you can be revolutionary with your ministry. - Limiting Tech Maybe Limiting Ministry
I was once told that my ideas cost too much and they couldn’t do it because it was not worth it. After just 5 minutes with him and his senior pastor, explaining the benefits that an Apple TV could have for their ministry both in their sanctuary and a second one hooked up to a flat screen television in the entry way, they were online purchasing them to be rush ordered. All the pastor needed to see is that an Apple TV could enhance their programs by showing off what was available to new visitors as well as serving opportunities for those looking and at a small $200, it was worth the ask. - Separate Good and Great Ideas
In a ministry like church technology, good ideas are a dime a dozen. It’s a good idea to record your sermons, put them on DVDs, and take them to all of the local retirement homes for their community of people to watch. A great idea is to stream the service live, save the recording on your church’s website, and then share it with those same people, as well as the thousands of others that could not be there because they have moved, gone to college, were sick, or any other number of reasons. Separating good from great frees you to grow ministry efficiently.
How do you stand your grounds with technology in church?
Eric Dye says
My pushback is: keep it reasonable. I’ve seen a lot of tech spending abuses, too. That being said, I think it’s OUR job to keep that in check, as many church techs find plenty of resistance when trying to implement something new.