Ministry Technical Institute - press release
Got a voicemail from Steve Hewitt Thursday (Steve's the editor-in-chief for Christian Computing Magazine) indicating he wanted to chat with me about something he was very excited about. We then played vmail tag for a while until finally connecting.
The short of it is that Steve and Nick Nicholaou (Ministry Business Services) have partnered and formed a new company with the purpose of offering a certification program for people in the church technology fields. Here's the hot-off-the-press press release...
GRAPEVINE, TX. On July 12, 2007 at the NACBA National Conference, Steve Hewitt (Editor-in-Chief of Christian Computing Magazine) and Nick Nicholaou (President of MBS, Inc.) announced the formation of a new company called Ministry Technology Institute. Ministry Tech, as they referred to it, will serve the church and ministry community by offering a certification program for those serving ministries with technology.
"Ministry Tech's mission is to train and equip tomorrow's ministry technology leaders," said Steve Hewitt. "Many in ministry are looking for a way to identify information technology people qualified to serve in ministry settings," added Nick Nicholaou.
Ministry Tech will begin accepting students this Fall, offering classes in church management software selection, network strategies, internet strategies, website design and implementation strategies, technology legal issues, multimedia strategies, and resource software. Classes will be offered in a distance learning environment, and the initial certification will take about one year.
Ministry Tech will also offer such services as job placement and continuing education for alumni. Participants will have minimum requirements and the opportunity to major in a technology discipline such as multimedia or network administration.
"We're excited to play a growing role in ministry technology that helps build The Kingdom," said Nick. "It’s my belief that the proper use of technology can greatly enhance the ministry of any church," added Steve.
For more information about Ministry Technical Institute, visit www.ministry-tech.com.
Why call me? Steve and Nick would like to talk about their plans and get feedback on an upcoming Church IT Podcast ... sounds like a good idea ... and I've been invited to serve on an advisory board for the program. Wow, me? Are they nuts? :-)
Watch for more news about this program in the following weeks ...
This could be a really good thing. I'm eager to see how it progresses. So far there's nothing on the site but the press release.
Posted by: Bryson Medlock | July 16, 2007 at 10:27 AM
Jason, we have updated the website for the Ministry Technology Institute with a FAQ article that may better explain some of what we are planning. Now that the site is up, we are allowing people to sign up for more information when enrollment is open. The first hour we had seven sign up.. not a bad start.
Posted by: Steve Hewitt | July 18, 2007 at 06:30 PM