Church IT Roundtable
OK congregational techno geeks, there’s a place for you to meet others just like you! IT professionals Tony Dye, Information Technology Director at Perimiter Church in Duluth, Georgia and Jason Powell, Information Technology Director at Granger Community Church in Granger, Indiana have teamed up to network church IT staff and volunteers, giving them a place to talk about tools, tips, best practices, etc. as it relates to technology in the church.
The home base for this community is the website Church IT Roundtable (CITRT), http://citrt.org. From here users can participate in twice monthly phone in and online conversations (http://citpodcast.wiki.zoho.com), a discussion forum (http://itdiscuss.org), and community WIKI (http://itdiscuss.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/ChurchITRoundTable).
CITRT’s Vision is:
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To encourage and have fellowship with one another (because feeling isolated and discouraged can be a real de-motivator and just the opposite happens when we come together at the Church IT RoundTable: spirits are lifted, people are encouraged, and that gives your emotional and spiritual capital to put back to work in your Church IT job)
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To create people networks of Church IT professionals (Church staff, consultants, companies, even volunteers) to assist and support Church IT
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To seek out and publish Best of Class Solutions for Church IT
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To provide regular Church IT RoundTable discussions, live, or via technology, to network in person and to encourage each other.
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To provide an online forum to express ideas, ask questions, work out solutions to current challenges, and document best of class solutions to Church IT.