Goodbye 2009, Bring on 2010

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Jim Walton

Over a year ago, I decided that Church Tech Matters had run it’s course and I felt I had given this site all I could give. I wrote this post about a month earlier and a year ago today, I posted it. I had some other ideas of how I wanted to spread my wings and had some other potential opportunities. Ultimately, a year ago today, I felt free.  Kind of like ending a job or ending a relationship, this had been a long time coming and it was a huge relief to have finally reached the end.

Well, as time went by, things progressed and this site was reborn into what it is today.  I am so proud of what is being done here although, I think we have only just begun in what we can accomplish and what we need to accomplish.

2009 can really be viewed as a year of transition for Church Tech as we worked to pull a team of writers together and figure how this can all work. We still have some things to work out but I am looking forward to next year and all that it will bring.

Church Tech Matters is now a site for church tech volunteers written by church tech volunteers and those who lead them, which leads us to still equipping the church to effectively use technology to reach people for Christ.

What lies ahead for 2010? I honestly don’t know. Some thoughts:

  • Expand our reach – Reach more tech volunteers and more smaller churches
  • More ways to share knowledge – As I said, we have only just begun and we have some new ideas that just need to get implemented.
  • Increased traffic to this site – The traffic to this site had been declining downward for the last 6 or 8 months of 2008, but it is now steadily increasing well beyond where I took it on my own. Based on current trends, I would expect traffic to continue to increase into 2010.

Coming soon we will share some new ideas about doing more to reach and connect with fellow church tech volunteers and strengthen our community.

Thank you to everyone who didn’t let me fade away into the sunset!

Thank you to all the current writers and contributors!

Thank you to all of our readers and fellow volunteers!

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2 Responses to “Goodbye 2009, Bring on 2010”

  1. Stuart on January 8th, 2010 8:36 am

    Congrats Jim and I’m glad that CTM didn’t pass away quietly and that it is fighting to reach where no other church tech blog has reached before.

    Here’s to a brilliant 2010.

  2. Matt Kirkland on January 21st, 2010 12:30 am

    Congrats on pushing through, Jim. Keep up the good work!