Mobile Ministry Magazine

Probably more than just wanting to play and use the latest tech tools, I find it just as much a joy when able to go someplace and teach/equip someone to use some aspect of technology that they have not used before. And while I find the gap growing between those that understand their computers and those that don't; I can be happy in saying that the lack of being equipped with computer technology is being addressed in part.

It is in stories like this one at C|Net (talking about Brazil and open source software) that makes me feel that all people should have accessiblity to computing tools (but only if it is needed). I like how they are leveraging the computer knowledge of their growing technological communities and then trying something different, because it works, not just because its different. Its an appropriate take on things and I think one who's time has come in modern day computing.

On a smaller scale, I wonder if tools like eGroupWare and even Groove (recently purchased by Microsoft ironically) can help churches and missionaries save IT costs, end-user training, and even teh amount of stuff one has to carry to go to a particular area. I think it would be great if computing could really solve this problem of collaborating and teamwork, and therefore get us disconnected from the desktop and desk and interacting more with each other on a heart level.