Mobility is not just about a grabbing a phone, maybe a laptop and leaving the house. Working from home used to be complicated with heavy brief cases, files and if one was lucky a portable hard drive to bring the files from the work computer home. That is no longer the case in 2010. I work from home with the ability to carry my netbook and at most my iPhone. I use the application Dropbox for keeping my files synced with all my computers and my phone. I am in the middle of writing a book and this application has proved to be immeasurably helpful to me. I can write, complete edits and upload to Dropbox ensuring I have everything in one spot.

I have been asked about this process by no less than twenty people this week.  I have shared ebooks, music and basically evangelized Dropbox like no other advertising company could to the Midwest in hopes of unburdening people’s briefcases. Sure there may be other services out there, but  Dropbox fits my needs perfectly and it is social. The more people you share it with, the more space you get to store your own files. What a great system.

My productivity on writing this book has gone out the roof, because as creative types know, thoughts don’t come at the most convenient time. I  type up drafts in the 20 minutes I am waiting in line to pick up my son, edit while waiting in line at the grocery store and come home and have my files waiting for me.  No more lost papers flying out the window, which has happened to me and caused tears. Ahem.

How is mobility defined in your life? Are you taking your files with you or are you burdened with wondering were that flash drive is? Lighten up and give Dropbox a try.

When we talked about a definition of mobile ministry last week, one of the three observable instances of mobile ministry was described as mobile as moment. Or basically, those experiences of mobile technology which start as personally beneficial to one’s salvation/faith experience, but have the potential to connect to others through direct interactions.

We get an excellent view of this via the folks at YouVersion who have recently posted a story about a woman who was able to use YouVersion to help youth engage with the Bible.

Here, we see some of the fruits of a solid platform: there’s access, accountability, goal-setting, and then the technology comes in to thread the entire experience. It makes for a solid example of what can be done with connected spaces and technologies.

How are you using technology to engage with others’ experiences of living or reading the Bible? Do you see any areas where things can be better for your given audiences?