Some Mild Reflections
The past three days I have been pretty much sick with the flu and the beginning of allergies and so I have had a lot of time to think about MMM. Think about where MMM was, where it is, and where I'd like it to go. And per usual my thoughts, they never seem to have an ending, but they do have a purpose in bringing clarity for you (the reader) and direction (for the team and ministry partners) as to where MMM fits in this big ole pot of Internet.
What happened to the magazine?
The magazine was never meant to be pushed aside. It has happened though that with the several changes in my own life (computing, job, and otherwise), that the time and energy needed to create a quarterly magazine has just not been there. For me, this has been the more depressing aspect of MMM as I believe that without the magazine, MMM loses what makes it different than other blogs and technology websites that are out there. Sure, others have newsletters and the like, but none had a magazine that really wanted you to take part in learning why and where mobile technology fits into the ministry sphere. Its something that I hope that can be rectified in a few weeks time, but is clearly one area where I need the most help in keeping up and keeping towards.
Is MMM about evangelism, technology, equipping, or just a rant on why everyone should use a smartphone?
I should mention first; it is not at all the intention for MMM that everyone should use a smarpthone. While a great deal of the posts here deal with PDAs, smartphones, and mobile technology; the scope of what mobile technology is is far above and beyond just a smartphone. Its the community aspect of tablet PC devices, its Logos and other Bible software used by pastors on their laptops, and its the bringing of the understanding of technology's place in ministry to all of those areas.
The one thing that MMM is not is a place where we want to evangelize you. That is not the place of this application of ministry. There are way too many other ministries that do that, and much morer effectively I might had. Where MMM fits and has relevance is helping you (the reader) to see that place where faith and technology meet, and then find that balance to both use it for the communicative tool that it is, and see the opportunities to share in community, evangelize, and improve the state of life for those near and far from you.
Now, if you can do all of that from your mobile phone, then we've sold you on just what is really possible ;-)
You don't cover news or do reviews like other tech sites. Why?
Mainly because there are other sites that do so. What we want to do at MMM is to offer you a different slant on current trends and news that you might not otherwise see. This does not mean that we will not occasionally have something of recent relevance here to read, but only that it will be framed in the context of "the intersection of faith and technology." From there, news just happens.
Where do you see MMM eventually going?
To be honest, since I started MMM I have had this question in mind. At one point I nearly just stopped posting and wanting to do anything with MMM, I was that tired of trying to find and create unique content. I've many times wondered if MMM would go the way of Engadget and others be be bought out by a larger company who's finances and administration backend would allow for the MMM team to truly get out and teach mobile ministry. I've even thought of this as the Pauline side of my life's work - where I have my day job, but this ministry is what drives me to work and to live.
I really do not know what God has in store for MMM. I do know that the friendships that I have made because of starting MMM have blessed me in so many ways. There are people that even now email and ask to partner and how to be blessed by MMM, and most times I am just overwhelmed by those kinds of responses. I'm not a pastor, I've never planted a church, and I've only done ok in the organizations and positions that I've been handed in times past. But, I feel that MMM is a combination of all of that and more. Personally, God is developing me to see how His Spirit ultimately connects all of us to His grand love scheme. Technologically, I can see how mobile technology has evened out the opportunity field for so many people around the world, and that is growing expoentially.
Overall, I have a heart to see that the Body knows how to take this gift of technology, and use it to build people up to understand the love of God in simple communicative ways. No, I do not always feel that MMM (nor I) am always successful in getting that across, but it is my hope that as you watch me/us/MMM grow, that you too become bitten by the bug to share Christ to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8 style).
posted via Mo:Blog
The past three days I have been pretty much sick with the flu and the beginning of allergies and so I have had a lot of time to think about MMM. Think about where MMM was, where it is, and where I'd like it to go. And per usual my thoughts, they never seem to have an ending, but they do have a purpose in bringing clarity for you (the reader) and direction (for the team and ministry partners) as to where MMM fits in this big ole pot of Internet.
What happened to the magazine?
The magazine was never meant to be pushed aside. It has happened though that with the several changes in my own life (computing, job, and otherwise), that the time and energy needed to create a quarterly magazine has just not been there. For me, this has been the more depressing aspect of MMM as I believe that without the magazine, MMM loses what makes it different than other blogs and technology websites that are out there. Sure, others have newsletters and the like, but none had a magazine that really wanted you to take part in learning why and where mobile technology fits into the ministry sphere. Its something that I hope that can be rectified in a few weeks time, but is clearly one area where I need the most help in keeping up and keeping towards.
Is MMM about evangelism, technology, equipping, or just a rant on why everyone should use a smartphone?
I should mention first; it is not at all the intention for MMM that everyone should use a smarpthone. While a great deal of the posts here deal with PDAs, smartphones, and mobile technology; the scope of what mobile technology is is far above and beyond just a smartphone. Its the community aspect of tablet PC devices, its Logos and other Bible software used by pastors on their laptops, and its the bringing of the understanding of technology's place in ministry to all of those areas.
The one thing that MMM is not is a place where we want to evangelize you. That is not the place of this application of ministry. There are way too many other ministries that do that, and much morer effectively I might had. Where MMM fits and has relevance is helping you (the reader) to see that place where faith and technology meet, and then find that balance to both use it for the communicative tool that it is, and see the opportunities to share in community, evangelize, and improve the state of life for those near and far from you.
Now, if you can do all of that from your mobile phone, then we've sold you on just what is really possible ;-)
You don't cover news or do reviews like other tech sites. Why?
Mainly because there are other sites that do so. What we want to do at MMM is to offer you a different slant on current trends and news that you might not otherwise see. This does not mean that we will not occasionally have something of recent relevance here to read, but only that it will be framed in the context of "the intersection of faith and technology." From there, news just happens.
Where do you see MMM eventually going?
To be honest, since I started MMM I have had this question in mind. At one point I nearly just stopped posting and wanting to do anything with MMM, I was that tired of trying to find and create unique content. I've many times wondered if MMM would go the way of Engadget and others be be bought out by a larger company who's finances and administration backend would allow for the MMM team to truly get out and teach mobile ministry. I've even thought of this as the Pauline side of my life's work - where I have my day job, but this ministry is what drives me to work and to live.
I really do not know what God has in store for MMM. I do know that the friendships that I have made because of starting MMM have blessed me in so many ways. There are people that even now email and ask to partner and how to be blessed by MMM, and most times I am just overwhelmed by those kinds of responses. I'm not a pastor, I've never planted a church, and I've only done ok in the organizations and positions that I've been handed in times past. But, I feel that MMM is a combination of all of that and more. Personally, God is developing me to see how His Spirit ultimately connects all of us to His grand love scheme. Technologically, I can see how mobile technology has evened out the opportunity field for so many people around the world, and that is growing expoentially.
Overall, I have a heart to see that the Body knows how to take this gift of technology, and use it to build people up to understand the love of God in simple communicative ways. No, I do not always feel that MMM (nor I) am always successful in getting that across, but it is my hope that as you watch me/us/MMM grow, that you too become bitten by the bug to share Christ to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8 style).
posted via Mo:Blog
posted by Antoine @ 3/04/2007 09:31:00 PM
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