Who You Gonna Call?


Judy wants to encourage our women at Staff Training to take advantage of mentoring at CSU. I explained our program in the previous post, but thought you might appreciate knowing who can help you get started as a mentor or mentee. I thought a picture of me would help if you see me on campus (minus the hardhat from a mine tour–ask me about it!) I’d love to help you, so just introduce yourself and we’ll chat. Continue reading Who You Gonna Call?

Discipleship / Seminary Training on a Mobile Phone


Are you aware of the successful launch in March of cellphone-based distance learning in Kenya, the mLearning Project of our Global Technology office?  A friend explained to me some of the challenges they faced. A phone was available just months before the launch that is affordable for Africans ( about $100).  Almost none of the students had seen or used a touch screen phone prior to starting this class, but almost all students learned to use them within a couple hours. Larger capacity memory cards were ordered to handle the file sizes for the video lectures (multiple GBs). A SMS-based … Continue reading Discipleship / Seminary Training on a Mobile Phone

Youth + Technology = Change the World


Recently, a friend was dismissing the importance of Facebook.  Later, his words kept coming back to me since I’ve seen personally the potential for ministry in social networks. You may also know the role of technology in the events in the Middle East, if not, take a minute to read Tim’s review of the cover article published in Time magazine on  February 28, 2011.  He includes an interesting map of the youth demographics of the area.  (Also, 54% consider television as their most trusted source of news.) Are you using social networking to grow your ministry and empower your disciples? … Continue reading Youth + Technology = Change the World