This is one of those cases where I was sent an article and wondered why I didn’t post about it before. Ah well, one cannot think and do everything.

Think Christian has an excellent post talking about those churches that have free hotspots taking that “empty” wireless space and using it to create an environment where web-workers, small groups, and others can come into a relaxed and laid back area and get “life” done. And then how such an environment makes for a simple place for discipliship and evangelism.

My previous church in MD has a setup like this and I know of others that do as well. As a point of rest and refreshing, there’s not many better places than a church. And I can imagine that such an idea – hotspot ministry zones – can be a means for churches and organizations to reach out to those that would not usually enter those facilities.

There is an issue that will come up in terms of financing infrastructure. But what if the church basically made the wifi free, and then provided tech recovery/support services for a cost. Sounds like a nice meeting station in the mist of a tracked life.

~ This conversation was spawned from one at Church Marketing Sucks on the same subject