Mobile Advance has been publishing a series of interviews from people in and around the mobile ministry initiative/effort/meme. The latest of these interviews published is that of me based on my work with (and before) Mobile Ministry Magazine. Here’s a snippet of that interview:
5. What are some of the biggest obstacles to implementing effective mobile ministry? For you/your ministry? For the Christian world in general?
Mobile is still very new for many ministries. Some have just figured out how to get on the Internet train consistently, and mobile adds a layer of knowledge and engagement that should be familiar, but has unique challenges many aren’t ready to answer. For MMM, our challenge is getting people to talk about their challenges and successes with mobile. We’d be just fine if there was an easier way to get folks to document what they are attempting. For the Christian world, mobile is just big. And its unique in every instance. Many don’t focus on discipleship as much as they do activity and teaching, and so they miss that personalized level of life that mobile and discipleship tend to sit on. Mobile requires that kind of on-the-ground relationship…
Read the rest of this interview at Mobile Advance and then check out what I write and do at Mobile Ministry Magazine.
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