Comments on: How’s Your Church’s Cell Phone Ministry? http://churchfuse.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/hows-your-churchs-cell-phone-ministry/ Fuse Your Methods to Reach Your World! Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:40:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Richard Briggs http://churchfuse.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/hows-your-churchs-cell-phone-ministry/#comment-6210 Richard Briggs Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:11:48 +0000 http://churchfuse.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/hows-your-churchs-cell-phone-ministry/#comment-6210 Fundamentally I agree with your thoughts. Some form of every tech application eventually will end up on cell phones. Using tech to enhance/enlarge/expand the ministry of a church is crucial to survival. I worry, however, about the churches that (1) see tech as the silver bullet that solves their problems, and (2) the high-tech church that remains in an attractional mode (sort of a Christian Cineplex). It seems to me that first, a church should understand its particular mission in its particular context, then evaluate what technologies will enable it to perform that mission with greater precision, accuracy, and results. In other words, let's make sure that technology serves the Church, not vice versa. Fundamentally I agree with your thoughts. Some form of every tech application eventually will end up on cell phones. Using tech to enhance/enlarge/expand the ministry of a church is crucial to survival. I worry, however, about the churches that (1) see tech as the silver bullet that solves their problems, and (2) the high-tech church that remains in an attractional mode (sort of a Christian Cineplex).

It seems to me that first, a church should understand its particular mission in its particular context, then evaluate what technologies will enable it to perform that mission with greater precision, accuracy, and results.

In other words, let’s make sure that technology serves the Church, not vice versa.

]]> By: Antoinette Phoenix http://churchfuse.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/hows-your-churchs-cell-phone-ministry/#comment-5921 Antoinette Phoenix Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:29:27 +0000 http://churchfuse.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/hows-your-churchs-cell-phone-ministry/#comment-5921 What do I need to do to develop a mobile ministry. I would like our ministry to be able to send text messages to cell phones, ie daily devotionals and/or scripture. Is there a company that offer these services? What do I need to do to develop a mobile ministry. I would like our ministry to be able to send text messages to cell phones, ie daily devotionals and/or scripture. Is there a company that offer these services?

]]> By: thirdfloorthoughts http://churchfuse.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/hows-your-churchs-cell-phone-ministry/#comment-2 thirdfloorthoughts Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:00:10 +0000 http://churchfuse.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/hows-your-churchs-cell-phone-ministry/#comment-2 you are dead on... i think that we need to be operating ahead of the curve and not behind it, i go to a larger church, and the other week i was ill, and loved that i could worship due to the live streaming webcast... Thank God for the technology... you are dead on… i think that we need to be operating ahead of the curve and not behind it, i go to a larger church, and the other week i was ill, and loved that i could worship due to the live streaming webcast… Thank God for the technology…

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