It’s a well known fact that my 3 favorite church info websites this year are:
3) Your site (obviously)
which is why I’ve had a keen interest in the recent developments within the LifeChurch.tv volunteer staff. Kent Shaffer, long-time blogger/developer and the well-respected author of Church Relevance, is joining forces with LifeChurch.tv.
I got to interview Kent a couple of weeks ago and probe around about his transition, plans, and goals for the future.
First of all, Church Relevance will still be hosted by Kent as will Bombay Creative, AcreScout & the other projects Kent develops.
And here’s what he told me about his transition:
His move was precipitated by a two year interaction with the LC Digerati Team as he supported their ongoing online efforts. In Jan’08 he began attending the Tulsa campus. As LC continues to expand on a global level, Kent found that he really enjoyed the challenges of thinking strategically about serving the Kingdom on a world-wide level. Not to mention, serving with a team of experts.
“The breadth and scope of mega-church ministry often produces congregations with significant impact but what usually comes with that are more pitfalls, red tape and the slowing down of ministry efficiency,” Kent says.
“LifeChurch.tv offers the ability to work on a global level but still move around with agility. I’m attracted to it’s core components, namely highly evangelistic outreach strategies employed by little monies that are stretched a long way.”
“In fact, it not just the technology that I’m attracted to, it’s the financial responsibility that I see demonstrated by LC that I can align myself with. LifeChurch.tv operates with a spirit of generosity that I want to support. I will continue to operate the companies I’ve started so that the income from those services will provide me the opportunity to volunteer more fully in ministry.”
One of the things that I told Kent at a conference we spoke at last year, the Internet Ministry Conference, was the fact that I feel LifeChurch.tv is acting in a serious U.S. leadership role with online ministry exploration & experimentation, in an apostolic way, if you will. The opportuinity to “go and plant” where few have gone before really appeals to me. And Kent.
More developments for LC right up ahead as they interview candidates for new online staff this week.
