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		<title>Do You Pray For Tech In Your Church?</title>
		<link>http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/03/20/do-you-pray-for-tech-in-your-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easter is upon us.  It&#8217;s a big day for the church, clearly, and I know many churches are ramping up this week to Sunday.  Last night and tonight, for 2 different events, we have had unexplainable technical difficulties and it reminds me &#8230; <a href="http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/03/20/do-you-pray-for-tech-in-your-church/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Easter is upon us.  It&#8217;s a big day for the church, clearly, and I know many churches are ramping up this week to Sunday.  Last night and tonight, for 2 different events, we have had unexplainable technical difficulties and it reminds me of the importance of praying for our technology.</p>
<p>Coincidentally, I have written about praying for tech for the past 2 years at about this time of year.  Sadly, I don&#8217;t practice it like I should.  I have tried to write about this point but the reality is there are several really good posts in the CTM archives.  Recently, I added a link to my sidebar to <a href="http://churchtechmatters.com/pray-for-tech/">this page</a> highlighting this concept.</p>
<p>Other links <a href="http://http://churchtechmatters.com/2006/03/14/pray-for-technology/">here</a> and <a href="http://churchtechmatters.com/2006/03/29/pray-for-technologyin-action/">here</a> to other posts on the topic.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll be at Fairview at 7:00pm Saturday evening to pray over the tech.  Come join us!  Why don&#8217;t you do the same at your church?</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll leave you <a href="http://churchtechmatters.com/pray-for-tech/">with this thought</a>:</p>
<p><strong>Can satan use technology to distract from the message he doesn’t want you to hear? </strong></p>
<p><strong>You better believe it.</strong></p>
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		<title>Take A Shot For Jesus</title>
		<link>http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/01/22/take-a-shot-for-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Walton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next Level Church has done something that seems to have gotten some attention, they have even made national news. What is it that a church can do to get this kind of attention? Hand out shot glasses in bars with &#8230; <a href="http://churchtechmatters.com/2008/01/22/take-a-shot-for-jesus/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_XN3OeVrR3qw/R4rAEEydDOI/AAAAAAAAAHM/qzi85Chd-IY/s200/NLC+Shot+Glass2.jpg" align="left" height="200" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="183" /><a href="http://www.nextlevelchurch.org/" target="_blank">Next Level Church</a> has done something that seems to have gotten some attention, they have even made <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,322443,00.html" target="_blank">national news</a>.</p>
<p>What is it that a church can do to get this kind of attention?  <strong>Hand out shot glasses in bars with an invitation to come to church.</strong>  As you can see, the shot glass has the church&#8217;s name on it and says &#8216;Give us a shot&#8217;</p>
<p>Are you offended?  Are you shocked?  Is the church encouraging drinking?  Not really.  What&#8217;s happening here is that the church is reaching people where they are and not just fellow church goers, but people that probably really need Jesus.</p>
<p>What would Jesus do?  That&#8217;s a worn-out cliche but it&#8217;s still a valid question.  Would Jesus come into your church and sign up to be a greeter or maybe an usher?  Would He join the Tech Arts Ministry to show us a thing or two?   Would He count the offering money to make sure everyone was giving enough?  Would He go to the Mother&#8217;s Day potluck?</p>
<p>Or would He be out in the community, meeting people where they live, at the well, at Wal-Mart or even at the bar.</p>
<p>Way to go, Next Level Church!  What a bold move.</p>
<p><a href="http://nextlevelchurchnc.blogspot.com/2008/01/give-us-shot.html" target="_blank">Here is their blog post</a> about it.  I first saw it in the <a href="http://www.catalystspace.com/catablog/?p=360" target="_blank">CatalystSpace newsletter</a>.</p>
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