Technology

In the last decade, the means by which ministry occurs has changed dramatically. In order for someone in the United States to minister to someone abroad, that person was forced to incur the expense of travel and time away. Now, things like the internet, CD-ROM and DVD have become some of the favorite tools for ministry. It's great that someone can record himself and upload the video on to a website like godtube.com. Within a matter of minutes, the video is available to anyone who has internet access.

To reach people in more remote areas of the world who don't have internet access, a simple medium like CD-ROM or DVD can be burned and shipped. That requires a lot less resources than sending a team of people abroad!

When reaching the lost, nothing replaces the opportunity to look into a person's eyes or embrace a person in the midst of their pain. That's powerful ministry! Technology, though, can be very useful in training, instruction or discipleship. That's powerful too!