Mobile Ministry Magazine

Ok, so I barely went a day before going back to the desktop and posting an aritcle. But that wass because I was already there creating and editing for other sites and it was just easier since I was there. In the meantime, I came across some postings that provoked differrent types of thoughts, but most relevant to the mobile and connected lifestyle that we tend to live.

Church, or Experiencing God? - [church]
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god_article.php?id=7380

This is probably something that I hear of more and more today. Besides the really base level of "what is church" that this article brings, we can and should also look at the concept of who we are representing whether online or offline, or in the mist of that mix.

More Than Simply Listening - James 1:22
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/trailblazin_devotions/~3/128311056/06-27-2007.php

Just take a read. LJ really hit on some really important points here.

Important Mobile Tool #6: Knowing How to Maximize Bluetooth
http://www.thesmartpda.com/50226711/important_mobile_tool_6_knowing_how_to_maximize_bluetooth.php

A good article with some getting started info on Bluetooth and what (besides ear pieces) is possible. Worth a read of the entire series if you have time.

Slick: "Oops, I'm Late!" GPS Auto-Alert App
http://feeds.smartphonethoughts.com/~r/smartphonethoughts/~3/130673730/index.php

Not that anyone that I know suffers from the occasional being late for appointments with friends or colleuges. But this application on a GPS-enabled mobile device could reeally be a reputation saver.

Will the iPhone destroy society?
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThinkChristian/~3/130231656/

I always tend to shy away from articles like this because they take a small subset of human culture and put that out as if the entirity of humanity will fall to the side. I read this initally yesterday, but had to include it for obvious reasons. As Christians, we have a responsiblity to understand what and how technology is moving. We do not and should not be governed by it. Several points in this article are worth noting, and if you are a parent of a connected teen, you will want to pay attention to where and how they are connecting in light of the communicational culture shift. You cannot stop it, but you can teach appropriate use within it.

The looming of a digital dark age
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartMobs/~3/130666107/the_looming_of_....html

This is something that was pretty much inevitible. In past systems, making data formats that would grow and evolve easily was not as much a conceern because there was not a thought of a computing boom. But with that boom of hardware, software, and culture, older information flies out of the way prettty quickly if not checked. This article should serve as a note to admins to make sure that you are using file formats that grow, and storage solutions that can and will stand the test of time -- or at least until something else comes that it can be moved to.

Ironically, this is one of the reasons why I hesitate moving to a new mobile device. I have several Bibles in Bible+ format, and only the S60 Bible reader on Symbian devices can read it. I would hate to loose this library becasue I need to move to a new device that cannot read it. Hence, using open formats is much preferred (developers)..

WiFi in a North American city
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmartMobs/~3/130589749/wifi_in_a_north....html

This is a good look at the state of the not-so-mobile wi-fi metro boom. For those of you in these areas with city-wide wi-fi, how much use are you really getting out of it? Or is it priced out of the range of really being useful on any level?

Digital Life vs Life Digital: Our Inevitable Digital Future
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/readwriteweb/~3/130762039/digital_life_vs_life_digital.php

I had not heard this analogy untl today and I think that it is a good one. Whereas we can sometimes get caught up into a digital life, it is probably better to seek a life that has digital components and then from there make the inate connections that make for fruitful and positive God-breathing relationships.

Help test my Nokia mobile web server
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SmsTextNews/~3/130065526/help_test_my_nokia_mobile_web_server.html

Now, if I did go with a Symbian device (I am thinking a N95 with at least 8GB internally, with space for an microSD card still, hehehe), I would totally think of and push MMM into being used on a mobile server. Besides being extremely accessible and able to admin (all on the device), I would be able to take this with me wherever and make MMM much more the mobile place to work.

From the perspective of some missionaries and church planters that I know, I would probably go with a mobile server solution like this just so that it is easier to keep on tasks with all that is on their plate without worrying about the overhead of an IT staff person or other aspects of running a site that would largely stay out of one's hands.

That's all for now. Have a good day/night all and thanks for visiting Mobile Ministry Magazine.