The real author of this article has been ministering among the diasporas of indigenous people groups in northwest Mexico for over three decades. Over the last two years, during my visits to California, I began noticing a change in the ethnic mix of men gathering every morning at a Home Depot parking lot to find work. … Read more
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
Two resources are now available to help us gain a big perspective on the current state of the world’s people. Gordon Conwell’s Center for the Study of Global Christianity has released its Status of Global Christianity 2022, which shows that the growth of the world’s Christian population continues to fall behind the overall population growth … Read more
The Christian Commons, by Tim Jore, addresses what could be the greatest obstacle to the Gospel’s spread in this century. Are you guessing it’s radical Islam, secular humanism, or maybe apathetic Christians? Although all of the above are serious issues, a huge threat to the Gospel’s spread is the inappropriate application of copyright law to Christian … Read more
As much as I love video, I confess that audio-first/audio-only people have some strong arguments why you should think about audio as much as (if not more than) video for mobile ministry. Here are some of their arguments: 1) Oral peoples love oral messages, so adding visuals to a story sometimes detracts from … Read more
Guest Post by The DMM Platform At The DMM Platform, we are experiencing the Kingdom breakthroughs that come when those who have never heard of Jesus hear Him speaking in their heart language. Simple, reproducible churches emerge as people in some of the most difficult and hard-to-reach places begin listening and responding to Jesus. We … Read more
Our good friend Tom Khazoyan at Mission Media Coach has created a wonderful three-part video series. You can learn the ins and outs of mobile video recording, using wireless microphones to capture audio. The first video is a general introduction explaining reasons to consider using wireless microphones. In Tom’s second video, he comparatively reviews wireless mic … Read more
A multiplying disciple making movement has been launched among the Yao with some Holy Spirit creativity and the help of eight-dollar phones and cheap Bluetooth speakers. This movement has led to hundreds of people hearing the gospel of Christ in an unconventional manner. Pedro is a church planter working among the Yao people. The … 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