Mobile Ministry Magazine

Mobile Ministry Magazine (MMM) is the product of a vision given to one person, but shared by believers who use mobile technology and the Internet and want to see it better used by the Body of Christ to share Jesus with the world and minister more effectively inside and outside of the church building.

It is one part informing about the abilties of current techology. And it is another part teaching responsiblity about mobile technology to those who may need correction in that area. It is one part an infomational resource to those seeking what is happening within the area of technology as it relates to Christians; and another part connecting people with others who wish to use technology in similar ways to better communicate. Mobile Ministry Magazine (MMM) is not an Internet church, but it is being placed as a reference to churches and other groups who wish to be effective online and off.

Began in October 2004 as a PDF-based magazine, Mobile Ministry Magazine has expanded to become a web blog which utilizes associate writers, technology reviews, devotionals, and editorials to create the unique content and forward the vision of MMM (giving a foundation to the use of technology as faith and technology intersect with current and future generations of Christian believers

Our Focus/Relevance

At the end of 2008, there were nearly 4 billion people who owned and used a mobile phone. Each of those people had and continue to be impacted personally by mobile technology. Whether something as simple as an SMS, or as culturally engrossing as music, the 7th mass media - mobile - has firmly planted itself as one of the fastest, most agile, and profitable forces to be recognized in modern times.

The Christian church has always been notable in terms of mass and personal media. Here at Mobile Ministry Magazine (MMM), we ask questions and give answers in the hope that of those 4 billion+ persons who own a mobile device, that the Body can be an accessible, relevant, and Christ-centered answer to sparking innovation and leaving a God-pleasing legacy.

It is our hope that you enjoy the content and commentary here - including our Issues and Special Reports section - and that it enables you to proceed with excitement towards God's Kingdom at work in the earth. Its an active movement, and the light is now green.

You can also connect with MMM, its content, and ministry partners through Jaiku and Twitter.

Interacting Throughout MMM

Thoughout the existence of Mobile Ministry Magazine (MMM),there have been several experiments undertaken to increase the interactivity and relevance of the content presented here. This has been done more often as MMM has moved to a blog-based magazine format, with the intention to keeping interactivity as the DNA of the site's mission.

Much of this interactivity is done as an example to the applications and innovations spoken in various posts. Its our hope that you are able to use one or some of these additional interactive elements to share content, as well as bookmark it for later reference. The interactive elements at MMM include:

• Contact Form
• RSS subscriptions
• Ability to subscribe to the RSS feeds via SMS with Pingie
• Mobile-formatted version of the site - powered by Mobify.me
• Twitter
• Jaiku
• The AddThis button at the end of each post
• QR Codes - containing the title and URL of each post, and a QR Code to subscribe via RSS
• Microsoft Tag
• HTML and PDF versions of some Issues and Special Reports
• S5 Presentation Format for slideshows
• Linking to shared multimedia content - YouTube, Flickr, Ovi, etc.
• Banners to display on your website to link back to MMM: horozontal and vertical versions (PNG format)

There will always be more to come; and do share with us any interactive elements that you think we are missing.

About the Writers

Antoine RJ Wright: Founder and Chief Mobile Evangelist. Antoine started Mobile Ministry Magazine (MMM), and currently maintains its content and manages the team of writers and ministry partners. The "face" of MMM, Antoine can be found online and off, exploring various uses of mobile and web technologies which become synthesized into content for MMM.

When not writing at MMM, Antoine can be found on his Personal Website or writing for the mobile technology news website Brighthand.

LaRosa Johnson is a technology enthusiast. As a student of the Scripture, he primarily focuses his technology usage on how to best improve his study and engage others with tech and the Bible. As the lead e-book developer at a WORDsearch Corp., he plays an integral part of making sure that Bible tech is readily accessible and continually moving forward.

When not writing at MMM, LaRosa can be found running his web ministry (Trailblazin Ministries) or writing on his blog (LaRosaJohnson.com).

Demetri Poulos: Contributor, Field Resource and Follower of Jesus. Demetri's professional background includes mechanical engineering, project management and sales. His mobile technology passion began back in 2000 with his first PDA , the Handspring Visor with Minstrel modem, and as they say, "the rest is history". Demetri currently manages a sales team at AT&T and still enjoys helping people connect with mobile technology.

When not working, Demetri enjoys spending time with his family (Sarah, Dexter and extended family), being outdoors and motor sports. Demetri's personal blog, MobileCowboy , is periodically updated, but you can follow him more frequently on Twitter, www.twitter.com/dpoulos.

A. Jay Sutton: Contributor. A. Jay is a network administrator for an ISP in Iowa. He has been involved in mobile computing since the late 1990s when he got his first Palm V, and has worked with a variety of devices and platforms. He also works with computer and internet safety and helps families keep their computers protected on-line

He blogs about it at Portability & Platform Independence when time permits.

If you would like to see others who are involved within the mobile ministry arena, a Twitter list called Mobile Ministry has been setup for those connections.

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