Overview of Technology and Ministry Activities in Boston

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Overview of Technology and MinistryActivities
in Boston

• Andrew Sears
• Association of Christian
• Community Computer Centers
• www.ac4.org, info_at_ac4.org [phone]
• Technology and Ministry Conference
• February 22, 2003, Boston

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Outline Goals

• Goal to provide introductions on activities of
• Para-church technology ministries
• Christian community computer centers
• Computer ministries in churches
• Technology businesses owned by Christians

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Para-church Technology Ministries
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Churchline.comBoston, Sidney Burton,
617-427-4376, sburton_at_churchline.com

• Focused on developing Bostons Urban Christian
  Online Community
• Website provides Portal for Boston Christians
  including
• Directory of churches
• Calendar of church events, where you can post
  your event

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Black Ministerial AllianceBoston, Daniell Gantt,
Director, Victory Generation After School
Programs, [phone]

• Co-sponsor of Technology and Ministry Workshop
• Currently operate after school programs at six
  sites, with about half of sites having computer
  labs
• TechMission Boston program of AC4 is currently
  discussing setting up additional labs with BMA,
  which may include AmeriCorps staff to support in
  the future

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Emmanuel Gospel Center Boston, Jasmin Sung,
[phone], jasmin.sung_at_verizon.net

• Emmanuel Gospel Center supports over 650 Boston
  area churches through training and other
  ministries
• EGCs Media Ministry
• Trains urban churches to use media and understand
  the impact it has on ourselves and our culture
• Provides affordable rental of sound, video, and
  presentation equipment for their outreach work
• Trains church members on media literacy and media
  education, training Trains on how media can be an
  effective tool for building the Kingdom of God in
  our city.

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TechMission BostonDorchester, Liza Cagua,
617-282-9798, liza_at_ac4.org

• TechMission Boston is a program of the
  Association of Christian Community Computer
  Centers (AC4) with the goal of equipping
  Christian community computer centers in the
  greater Boston area by providing
• Staff Resources
• Liza Cagua, Program Officers for TechMission
  Boston
• Helping to recruit and train over 100 volunteers
  from churches to serve at Christian CTCs each
  year
• Applying for 15 AmeriCorps staff in partnership

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TechMission Boston

• Equipment
• Used Computers providing 200 Mhz, Pentium I
  computers to start new labs
• New Computers goal to provide new equipment to
  an additional 3-5 existing faith-based CTCs in
  Boston (through our collaboration with the
  Beaumont Foundation)
• Training
• Technology and Ministry Conference
• Assistance in Starting a Computer Center
• Capacity Building Manual
• Curriculum
• Curriculum manual and training

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TechMission Boston

• Collaboration and Community
• TechMission Boston E-mail List
• AC4 Website and E-mail list
• Fund Raising Assistance and Grants
• Information on Tech Grants
• Beaumont Foundation Grant
• Sub-grants will come to Massachusetts in 2005
  through AC4 and CTCNet
• Goal to provide a total of over 750,000 in
  services and redistributed resources to
  faith-based CTCs in Boston by end of 2004

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Computer Centers
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Mount Moriah Baptist Church Brockton Rev. Eugene
Neville, 508-543-6850, revnev_at_attbi.com Latisha
Stewart, ljs557_at_yahoo.com

• History
• The Amara Computer Learning Center began by
  providing technology training to children ages 5½
  -17 years old through its after-school program.
• Has offered computer classes in Introduction to
  Computers, Office Applications, CD Production,
  Graphics and Animation, and Creative Writing and
  Journals.
• The center has trained individuals from such
  organizations as the Brockton Housing Authority,
  the YMCA, and the Boys and Girls Club. In 1999,
  the center had served over 1,400 individuals.

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Mount Moriah Baptist Church

• History (contd)
• Summer campers and their parents in 1999
  received a free Pentium computer upon completion
  of camp or for parents, a six-week training, to
  continue practicing the skills they learned.
• Equipping churches across the country with video
  conferencing technology through donation from
  PictureTel
• Stats
• Computers donated through various private
  organizations. Funds are also generated through
  registration fees and through small grants.

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Higher Education Resource Center
(HERC) Roxbury David Marcillo, 522-9040,
dmarcillo_at_abrecorp.com Sam Acevedo, 442-5608,
judaherc_at_earthlink.net

• Current Uses of Computers
• Adult computer literacy classes two nights a week
  for parents and grandparents of students pursuing
  a higher education at HERC
• Starting a computer mentoring program during the
  summer
• In collaboration with Roxbury Presbyterian
  Church, Cambridge Community Fellowship Church
  (CCFC) and the Cambridge Vineyard
• Hope to teach computer networking skills on the
  level of Microsoft Certification Software
  Engineer (MCSE) combined with a Christian
  discipleship focus
• Train the trainer sessions for volunteers

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Higher Education Resource Center (HERC)

• Stats
• 12 networked 3llenium computers handbuilt and
  run by member of the congregation
• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)/high speed
  connection to the Internet

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Roxbury Presb. Social Impact Center Dudley,
Roxbury Shawn Lions, [phone],
lyons_shawn_at_roxburypreschurch.org James
Manyiel, [phone], manyiel_at_hotmail.com
Currently Partnership with Higher Education
Resource Center (HERC) Provide Technology
Training in After School Program Have received
Timothy Smith Grant which provides technology for
20 years - May have additional sites on grant
for churches in Roxbury
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Bruce Wall Ministries PREP Program

• Joint Program of
• Bruce Wall Ministries
• Dorchester Temple Baptist Church
• Cambridge Vineyard Christian Fellowship
• PREP Activities
• Computer Classes
• Walk-In Computer Center
• Youth Run Web Business
• After School Technology Curriculum
• Computer Club for Kids
• Saturday Lunch

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PREP Program
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PREP Video
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Ella J. Baker House Four Corners,
Dorchester Marc Jermain, Jed Hresko, 282-6704

• Uses of Computers
• After-school program for middle and high school
  students with 40 students per session
• 1/2 METCO and charter students, 1/2 students
  referred to by DYS and the courts
• meet twice a week and divided into four groups
  with open lab time on Saturday
• use Encarta Africana software that provides a
  comprehensive look at African/African-American
  history
• Computer lab is currently on hold
• Computer lab in partnership with Harvards DuBois
  Institute and Microsoft

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Ella J. Baker House Four Corners,
Dorchester Marc Jermain, Jed Hresko, 282-6704

• Goals/Vision
• Emphasis on not just throwing technology out, but
  providing training and content
• Stats
• Computer lab with 10 brand new Dell computers
  with CD burners
• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)/high speed
  connection to the Internet
• Scanner, color ink jet printer, 3 laser printers,
  web camera
• Harvard arranged funding through banks and
  foundations

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Uses of Computers Developing Computer Lab in
Church Have already developed computer lab in
social services center
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St. Pauls AME Church Cambridge Lisa Mitchell,
661-1110/868-3648

• Current Uses of Computers
• Computer classes (i.e., Intro to Computers, MS
  Windows, MS Office applications Word, Excel,
  PowerPoint, etc., Financial Planning with a
  financial planner from American Express, Intro to
  the Internet, Desktop Publishing, etc. -
  2/person/class).   
• Walk-in assistance and internet access
• Stats
• 10 Pentium PCs
• ISDN dialup connection may convert to DSL soon
• Donated color laser printer

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Twelfth Baptist Church Dudley, Roxbury Warren
Montgomery, montgomeryw_at_usa.net

• Goals
• 10 computers networked, with some donated by
  AC4/TechMission Boston
• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)/high speed
  connection to the Internet
• Donated color laser printer

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Lowell Mission Church Lowell Rhea Gordon,
978-458-6480, LowellMC_at_aol.com

• Goals/Vision
• Planning a walk-in computer lab for at-risk youth
  population outside of after-school program that
  includes homework help and tutorials for computer
  applications
• Develop artistic abilities of youth through
  computer art applications similar to Adobe
  Illustrator

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Grace Church of All Nations Codman Square,
Dorchester Katherine Combs, 617-825-6757

• Part of City of Boston program called Technology
  Goes Home
• Supply teachers for 10-week session of classes to
  collaborative
• Refer families who are low-income and do not have
  a computer one parent and one child to
  participate in 10 weeks of training in order to
  qualify for a free new computer

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Other Churches/Ministries That Have Existing
Technology Programs
Salvation Army Roxbury, Hee Sook Kim, (617)
541-2160 Have computer center where they teach
computer classes Paraclete Center, South Boston,
Sister Ann Fox, [phone],
paraclete_at_paraclete.org Have educational
enrichment program where high school students run
network Laboure Center, South Boston, Aidan
McCann, [phone] Have computer center
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Other Churches/Ministries Looking Into Starting
Technology Programs
Metropolitan Baptist Church, Dorchester, Barbara
Robinson, 436-0479 Currently have six computers
and looking to grow Faith Pentecostal Church,
Dorchester, Elvina Greenaway, 265-2375 To teach
computer classes for the community and integrate
technology into the after-school program Charles
Street AME Church, Roxbury, Teddy Maynard,
442-7770 Technology center one of the projects
considering when education center is built
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Misc. Tips

• Sign up for PREP Computer Classes
• Instructional Book Using Theology to Teach
  Technology
• Find more at http//www.etrainingconsult.com
• Christian Computing Magazine
• See Church management software review
• http//www.ccmag.com

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Misc. Tips Discounted Software

• AC4 Discounted Software Info Page
• www.ac4.org/resources/software.html
• Software to Serve Participants and Community
• Get 30 most Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec products
• At www.computmentor.org and at www.giftsinkind.org
  
• Software for staff
• Get copies of Microsoft Office XP Professional
  for 65
• Order at www.CCBNonprofits.com

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Computer Ministries in Churches
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New Covenant Christian Church Rocklyn Clarke,
617-296-5683 x139, reclarke_at_nccci.org

• Developed an internal computer ministry which
• Provides internal tech support to pastors and
  staff
• Is developing a wireless church network
• Is investigating starting a computer center in
  their after school program

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Cambridge Vineyard Christian Fellowship Cambridge
Katie Peterson, 617-282-0155, katie_at_bwministries.
org

• Currently
• PREP is a joint program of Dorchester Temple
  Baptist Church, Bruce Wall Ministries and the
  Cambridge Vineyard Christian Fellowship.
• Announcements and reports about PREP to the
  entire church each semester Cambridge Vineyard
  also provides some of the funding.
• 50 people have volunteered at PREP over the last
  year and a half.

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Cambridge Community Fellowship Church (CCFC)
Central Square, Cambridge Kevin Ewert,
617-282-0155, kevin_at_bwministries.org

• Formal partnership with the Higher Education
  Resource Center (HERC) in Roxbury members mentor
  high school students towards pursuing a higher
  education by spending time with them and helping
  them with their college applications
• Formal partnership with PREP/Bruce Wall
  Ministries donating hardware and building a
  team of volunteers

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Technology Businesses Owned by Christians
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Technology Businesses Owned by Christians
3llenium Technologies, Vladimir De Lorenzo, (617)
359-9504, vdelorenzo_at_3lennium.com - Computer
Manufacturing Company InfiniTEND Consulting, Reg
Mosley, [phone], reg_at_infinitrend.com -Web/D
atabase Consulting Company SBurton Services,
617-427-4376, sburton_at_churchline.com - Computer
Consulting Company yBos, Peter Vessenes, (617)
621-7787 peterv_at_ybos.net - Web/Database
Consulting Company
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Summary
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Media Ministry
Sound Team
Business Ministries
Technology Ministries Summary
Computer Ministry (outreach)
Arts/Graphics Ministry
Computer Ministry (internal)
Technology/ Business Luncheons
Online Evangelism
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Christian Community Computer Centers Summary