Church Information Technology

Tony Dye’s Blog (http://tonydye.typepad.com/main/2008/11/best-practices-handbook-for-church-it.html) had an interesting article concerning the thought of writing a book on church information technology (IT) on 27 Nov. The idea of a book on church IT is interesting and very much needed as my literature research in this area found that there is very little published work in this area. When I state, “published work”, I am referring to peer-reviewed research. I am currently conducting research on church IT management and how variables of business processes and strategic planning relate to church IT management. I hope to conduct a survey within the next 2-3 months on this topic. Church IT has to be about supporting the ministry of the church in bringing people to Christ or furthering people's faith journey. If it does not support that, then we need too really understand what we are trying to accomplish.