ABC Great Rivers Region: Technological Tools for the Church

ABC/GRR > Tech Tools for the Church

God gives each generation new technologies as tools for ministry. Before this brings to mind computers, projectors, e-mail, internet, instant messaging, cell phones, text messaging, etc., remember God has given us many others to use before integrated circuits were ever developed. Here are some examples:

shepherd's staff
clay tablets
stylus
papyrus then paper
pencil, pen
printing press
saddle
carriage
train
telephone
automobile

This section of the Great Rivers site is given to you to serve as your introducer, teacher, and helper with regard to the newer technologies God has chosen to give this generation.

In the left column of each page, there is a listing of the various tech tools introduced and described.

Also, there is a listing of contacts who can help you in specific areas of need. Like you, your GRR Staff have each learned - by trial and error and some classroom hours - to use these tools God is giving us. We are here to help you by listening, teaching, and encouraging you in the availability and use of these tools.

Technologies
Articles
Contacts

Browsers (e.g. Internet Explorer)

Basics of Anti-Virus Software

Carry a Backup of Your Powerpoint

The Gospel is More than Information

How to NOT Lose Your Work

Making, Editing, Using Video in Presentations from Powerpoint to the Web

PDF: Advantages, Lower Priced Alternatives, How to

Preparing Digital Images for the Web

Presentation Hardware

Technical Help for Projection Hookups

Use E-Mail in Ministry

You're About to Show the Powerpoint, but where's the file?

Your Church's Web Site

You most likely have expertise in the form of persons in your congregation. This would be good first place to look for help for it enlists these persons in ministry Listed below are some areas of experience with which we may be able to help you as your question pertains to use of these technologies in ministry.

Dwight Stinnett
   Executive Minister
    Projection Tech (PowerPoint)
    PowerPoint Composition

Roland Sundberg
Executive Administrator
Database Questions

John Grisham
   Mission Support
   Stewardship
      E-mail as Communication
      PowerPoint Composition

Cheryl Henson
   Area I
   Ministerial Recruitment
   Ministerial Cont. Ed.
      PowerPoint Compositions
      E-mail Newsletters
      Web Page

Max Klinkenborg
   Area II
   Natural Church Development
   Spiritual Development
      Personal Data Assistants (PDA)
      E-Mail

Richard Ricks(Tech Team Leader)
   Area III
   Multimedia & Projection
   Web Technologies

Randy McNeely
   Area IV
   Bivocational Ministry
   Costa Rica Partnership
      Using PowerPoint for Display
        during events

Muriel Johnson
   Area V
   Church Planting
      Using Video Chat
      VOIP (Telephone over Internet)
      E-mail as Communication Tool

American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region