Taking the Church Bulletin A Bit Further
If there is one thing that I do appreciate and loathe at the same time, it would be the church bulletin. Truth be told, I read it while the rest of announcements are going on, and those things that I am interested in make it into my Treo pretty quickly. I have no need for the 'notes' area, though in my church I do appreciate that the pastor who is preaching and the scripture reference are printed there.
What I'd like to see more churches do is to take advantage of their existing websites, and add a touch of in service interactivity. Basically, make the bulletin a Bluetooth or Wifi exchange moment in the middle of service. I figure that its pretty possible seeing what CBS is about to do (via Gizmodo). And considering that some rank bulletins as very important aspects of the service and community of church, it could just work.
I see it working like this. As usual, one would get their paper bulletin in walking into service. But then, at that point when servie has gotten to announcements, the leader makes the announcement that all who have Bluetooth or wifi devices can now turn on their devices and receive the latest bulletin as a downloadable file (PDF, vCal, etc.). Or, as the indovidual announcements are being spoken about, a Bluetooth connection is 'opened' where people can download to their phones and PDAs the latest events in one simple calendar file. You could even do the same thing with the pastor's notes before or after the sermon. Now of course, the church would turn off the wireless connection (Bluetooth or Wifi) a few minutes afterwards to keep security on key and the attention span of people back on the message and worship. But it would make for a nicely social engaging time, as well as show folks that those Bluetooth phones do more than just connect to wireless headsets
Aside from just making the church all out geeky, it would be a way to allow for those who are IT-inclined to see their gifts in a more personable way as they are being used in the Body.
What I'd like to see more churches do is to take advantage of their existing websites, and add a touch of in service interactivity. Basically, make the bulletin a Bluetooth or Wifi exchange moment in the middle of service. I figure that its pretty possible seeing what CBS is about to do (via Gizmodo). And considering that some rank bulletins as very important aspects of the service and community of church, it could just work.
I see it working like this. As usual, one would get their paper bulletin in walking into service. But then, at that point when servie has gotten to announcements, the leader makes the announcement that all who have Bluetooth or wifi devices can now turn on their devices and receive the latest bulletin as a downloadable file (PDF, vCal, etc.). Or, as the indovidual announcements are being spoken about, a Bluetooth connection is 'opened' where people can download to their phones and PDAs the latest events in one simple calendar file. You could even do the same thing with the pastor's notes before or after the sermon. Now of course, the church would turn off the wireless connection (Bluetooth or Wifi) a few minutes afterwards to keep security on key and the attention span of people back on the message and worship. But it would make for a nicely social engaging time, as well as show folks that those Bluetooth phones do more than just connect to wireless headsets
Aside from just making the church all out geeky, it would be a way to allow for those who are IT-inclined to see their gifts in a more personable way as they are being used in the Body.
posted by Antoine @ 8/30/2006 03:06:00 PM
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