Ounce for ounce, nothing can beat the ubiquitous microSD card as a ministry tool. Here are a few examples of ministry via microSD card: Donna, a worker in India, gave a microSD card filled with audio and video files about Jesus to her friend, Amira. She was very poor, but she had a media-capable phone … Read more
Distributing the Bible (ie. Scripture portions, the New Testament, or the entire Bible) electronically has become so important lately. As billions of people purchase smartphones and tablets, the demand for the Bible and Scripture resources for these devices only increases. Wifi media boxes (WMBs) like the Lightstream and ConnectBox were designed to meet this growing … Read more
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, tens of thousands of people have fled to the United States (37,000 slated to be sent to various states initially) and other countries. According to one U.N. estimate, up to half a million refugees will leave Afghanistan by the end of 2021 . Since they are coming to the church’s … Read more
When it comes to compressing audio, MP3 is the defacto standard. But should it be? What if you could compress your files even smaller without sacrificing quality? What if you could fit more on a MicroSD card? What if your app size could be reduced, making it easier to transfer via Bluetooth? In this paper, you … Read more
This was written by Martin Lange, who serves with SIL training leaders in Latin America How do you get digital resources into the hands of people who aren’t connected to the Internet? How do you distribute apps, videos, audio, documents, and images to people who can’t afford the data it would take to download those … Read more
Let’s use this time of quarantine and social isolation to pray, tool up, and launch out – trusting the Lord to see our ministries expand rather than contract! Our Media, Mobiles & Ministry Curriculum is the most comprehensive resource for training in media ministry for missions today. That said, the curriculum is not the easiest … Read more
During this time of social isolation and quarantine, we are sharing this video to inspire and empower your efforts to be salt and light for neighbors near and far. Download your free copy of An Introductory Guide to Social Media for Missions here. _______________________
In the last MMF blog post, we shared a number of websites you can follow to keep up with the latest-greatest in media and ministry. In this post, I want to share the best media and ministry articles and videos I came across in 2019. Here are my “Top 10” for general media ministry and … Read more
Watch the video above to hear where Iris Global teams are taking these micro SD cards and the cost some have paid to follow Jesus. A micro-SD card. It’s only a few dollars, but it could easily cost some people their lives. Micro-SD cards, loaded with the audio Bible, continue to make their … Read more
A Christian worker, “Nathan,” sat with a church planting national partner, “Mustafa,” in 2015. They went over the partner’s church planting and leadership maps. His network of believers had been using microSD memory cards in their outreach for approximately one year. The microSD cards are loaded with digital outreach content and are given to those … Read more