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iPhone Giveaway!
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.
How to Enter:
- 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.
- Subscribe to this blog via RSS, and in the footer of the RSS will be special instructions on what to do next.
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Winner:
Thanks to everyone who entered! Hope you’ve found something of interest here while you *waited* to see who won!
- Rebecca (who “loves Bible Studies”)
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Holy Roller iPhone App, Best Name Ever.
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.
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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?
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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.