The Open Source Church

Check out this post by a good friend of mine Pastor Marty Walker of The Sanctuary Church in Canyon Country, CA.

This dude has a truely incredible ability to communicate. I think his insight on this is amazing.

So I explained what we are about last week. This week i want to give some insight into what we are going to be doing specifically with this site and project.

First off we will be building a database of open source software and solutions that we feel can benefit the church. From website building to document processing to server software to video editing and anywhere in between. we want the church to be able to operate more smoothly and efficiently while saving money on proprietary technology.

Secondly we will offer tips, articles, and consulting to churches looking for help with technology, marketing, and design. And since we are the OPEN SOURCE church, we will offer everything that we do for free. How can we do that you might be thinking?

Here is how. Through the grace of the almighty God that we serve. We aren’t exactly sure yet how we will sustain what we do financially, but we know that God is calling us to do it. So we are being faithful to that call and offering churches our help and services for free in the hope that we can help churches spread the gospel of Christ to the world.

So what are some of the services we are going to offer then? Here are just some of the things we offer you:

1. Technology Consulting
2. Website Design and Development
3. Marketing Consulting
4. Graphic Design
5. Software Consulting
6. Internet Strategy

And anything else that we can do to serve to the churches that are out there in need of help.

How will this work? Where do I sign Up? When can You start?

I am sure that these are questions that are running through your mind right now. Well As we get up and running please allow us a little time to get set up before we start offering these services. I expect that we will be available to start serving the church in about one to two weeks.

So stay tuned in to this blog to keep up with what we are doing.

(Coming up in Part 3: A glimpse at some of the open source solutions we are developing in house.)