Archive for May, 2007
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
A quick look at the tech behind the mission
With all the buzz about the Coptic Mission, I thought I would take this chance to share a little about the their technology infrastructure. My wife, Sherry, and I have had the blessing of serving in the mission with His Grace Bishop Paul numerous times during the past eight years. In the fall [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Mission, Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Coptic Hope Center Praised in Speech by President Bush
Yesterday, President George W. Bush, in a speech on HIV/AIDS, praised the Coptic Hope Center in Nairobi, Kenya and thanked the director, His Grace Bishop Paul.
From the President’s speech…
“You know, one good example of this good work is supported by — that the U.S. supports is called the Coptic Hope Center in Nairobi, Kenya. Three [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Mission by Andrew Mitry
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
Links for 2007-05-26
BLOGOS: The Feast of Pentecost: Unity and Diversity
Geeks & God: VoIP and Your Church Podcast
Geeks are Sexy: Dell finally ships Linux PCs
Micro Persuasion: Tips for Starting and Maintaining a Blog
Seth Godin: Alignment
Worship Tech Online: Service
Comments Off - Posted in General by Andrew Mitry
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
The Blogging Church
I had pre-ordered the blogging church, by Brian Bailey with Terry Storch but I didn’t get a chance to read it until a couple of weeks ago while I was on vacation. I definitely recommend reading it if you want to understand more about blogging, have your own blog or want to start one.
There [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Web/Tech by Andrew Mitry
Friday, May 25th, 2007
RoundTable Launch Successful
Yesterday, by the grace of God, we had a successful launch to the Washington, DC Church IT RoundTable. David Russell has pictures, audio and more here. One thing David forgot to mention is that Mark Batterson popped by and soaked in a few tech vibes, we also got a tour of their quasi [...]
Comments Off - Posted in DC CITRT by Andrew Mitry
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
First Washington DC Metro RoundTable – May 24th
Just a reminder…
The first Washington, DC Metro Church IT RoundTable will be meeting at Ebenezers, tomorrow, May 24th at noon.
2 Comments » - Posted in DC CITRT by Andrew Mitry
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Dynamic Church 07 – Day 3
Tony Morgan of Simply Strategic fame, started off Saturday morning with his keynote speech, “10 Stupid Technology Mistakes that Churches Make.” Having made a few of these mistakes myself, the list is a great guide to remember. Jeff Bull has additional notes here. Next, Tony and Terry headed up a fun unconference session, [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Fellowship One by Andrew Mitry
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Dynamic Church 07 – Day 2
The last couple of days were nonstop so I didn’t get a chance to post on the rest of the Dynamic Church conference until now. Curtis Simmons kicked off the second day with a keynote address on where they are going with Fellowship One. The roadmap definitely looks exciting and I pray that [...]
Comments Off - Posted in Fellowship One by Andrew Mitry
Monday, May 21st, 2007
Welcome Zion!
Congratulation to John and Lisa Basta on their new baby boy, Zion Noah Basta.
John barely made back in time from the Dynamic Church Conference to escort Lisa into the delivery room. Thanks be to God, Zion came out a healthy, happy and big baby.
1 Comment » - Posted in General by Andrew Mitry
Friday, May 18th, 2007
Dynamic Church 07 – Day 1
We started off the day at 3:30 AM, heading out to Dulles airport to catch the early bird flight to Dallas, TX. Thankfully, John and I both got a little shut eye on the flight. After a checking into our hotel and pick up some grub we headed over to the conference center [...]
