There was a point during the Biola Digital Ministry Conference where it was put out there and became a calling card of sorts that I was sketching my way through the sessions I attended. That made it all the more important to get this up and done. It is a very small slice of what I’m finding in back-channel talks was a very wide and deep connect for all of us who attended. This is definitely something you’d want to put on your radar for next year.
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The 2012 Biola Digital Ministry Conference will be getting started in a few hours. I’ll be doing a session on the first full day of the conference talking about making ministry websites mobile which features some information from past posts including pieces from the Mobile Ministry Methodology and our look at the biNu Mobile App Developer Platform. As usual per our presentations, you can view these by going to our Issues, Presentations, and Experiments page.
About the Biola Digital Ministry Conference
The Biola Digital Ministry Conference
is designed to empower individuals with the vision, knowledge, and relationships necessary to be thoughtful designers, developers, and practitioners of digital technologies for the cause of Christ.
The theme for this year’s talks is “the disruptive nature of digital.” Also new to this year’s conference is a three-pronged attack on the topic areas: Theology, Strategy, and Technology. You can bet that there will be some amazing insights passed along not just from the speakers/presenters, but also for those attending to glean and share. Take a look at the sessions listing, there’s a lot of neat items being brought to the front of the digital ministry discussion.
Keep up with the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #bioladigital. Depending on things, I might even get a chance to sketchnote things when not speaking/conversing.
If you’ve been paying attention to the wealth of events noted on the #mobmin (mobile ministry) calendar, you’d know that its been a pretty rocking time in terms of conferences as the spring as worn on. With summer meetings just around the corner, we wanted to let you know of two upcoming conferences we’ll be attending – with the hope that you’ll come out to one or both and join for conversation, networking, and knowledge sharing.
Biola Digital Ministry Conference (June 5-7)
The Biola Digital Ministry Conference is designed to empower individuals with the vision, knowledge, and relationships necessary to be thoughtful designers, developers, and practitioners of digital technologies for the cause of Christ.
This conference features 14 speakers, a Digital Ministry Hack-a-thon, and sessions grouped around technology and practical applications. Besides the weather, I’d recommend attending this conference if you are looking to hear not just what’s happening in the digital ministry space, but also how to position you/your ministry/your organizations for future trends and disruptions. There’s the Biola Digital Blog featuring some of this year’s speakers to give you a taste of what to expect in this year’s conference.
For more information and to register, visit the Biola Digital Ministry Conference website.
International Conference on Computing and Mission – aka ICCM (July 16-20)
The International Conference on Computing and Mission (ICCM) is an annual informal (NO ties allowed) gathering of women and men who have a common interest in computers and mission. We share a vision of cooperation for effective use of technology, bringing the Gospel to every nation.
If there was a geek fest specifically for ministry, ICCM would totally fit as a great sounding call. Feeling one part like an IT retreat and another like an IT refresh station, ICCM is very unique from other conference formats in that it (a) happens over the course of the middle of the week, (b) emphasizes spiritual fellowship and accountability as much as IT and (c) offers a unique opportunity to hear from those persons working in ministry support areas as easily as you hear from those who do more strategy-focused activities. Moving to Colorado Springs, CO this year (from its usual location at Taylor University in Indiana), there seems to be a neat energy about the connections and sessions happening.
From poke that I got via Twitter yesterday, there may still be some time to take advantage of early-bird registration. For more information, including learning more about the other ICCM events happening (Europe and Australia), visit the ICCM website.
Other Events this Month to Take Note Of:
For more information about these and other events, add the #mobmin (mobile ministry) calendar to your bookmarks, favorites, or RSS reader.
Just a heads up that the Biola Digital Ministry Conference is coming up in a few months (June 5-7). The theme for this year’s conference is the disruptive nature of digital.
The Biola Digital Ministry Conference is designed to empower individuals with the vision, knowledge, and relationships necessary to be thoughtful designers, developers, and practitioners of digital technologies for the cause of Christ.
There will be three tracks this year: theology, strategy, and technology. I’ll be doing a breakout session teaching folks how to (quikcly) build a mobile website, and there will be a score of opportunities to network with many ministries and organizations throughout this mid-week conference.
If you are a missions organization, developer/development shop, or just have some general interest about what’s happening in the space of digital ministry, definitely consider coming out. Would love to connect with you if we haven’t already there.
For more information, including registration and session topics/speakers, visit the Biola Digital Ministry Conference.