Imagine a scenario unfolding as you watch. In many ways, it’s familiar. A church receives a phone-call which is fielded by the secretary, the secretary determines that the call is relevant for the pastor and asks if he or she is free to take the call, after determining that the pastor is able to take…
Category: Mobile
My friend Antoine is into mobile technology – REALLY into mobile technology. His passion is rather infectious, and now he’s got me writing about it too!
On the phone, and other archaic communications technology
I really dislike the phone. It’s annoying, intrusive, and demands my attention by an annoying clanging (or, worse, a digital rendition of clanging). For a while in the 1990’s I found a use for my phone-line, it got me on the Internet. When I got broadband, however, the phone just became annoying again. I don’t…
Keeping In Touch
I’m sitting outside enjoying an absolutely beautiful Spring day (and a day off). I am sitting on our swing as I write this, and had briefly considered bringing out our “landline” (it’s actually VOIP). I decided against it, but it got me thinking about the ways I keep in contact with people. As best as…
How far we’ve come
I saw this video in my Zite feed today. I showed my son the “state of the art” cellular phone at the time if this video, and then held up my iPhone. He just stared at me. Mobile technology has advanced at an insane rate over the last 30 years. What have our congregations done…
Unintended Benefits
We’ve probably all heard about the “law of unintended consequences.” An action is taken, and unplanned-for results spring up in it’s wake. Sadly, given the nature of the term, we often assume that these unplanned-for results are inherently negative. Hence the “consequences” moniker. I want to share, however, a recent experience Central has had with an unplanned-for…
