Information Technologies Strategic Ministry Thrust of Mission Aviation Fellowship

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Information TechnologiesStrategic Ministry
Thrustof Mission Aviation Fellowship

• November 1999 - University Presentation
• Rich Olenik, Mission Aviation Fellowship

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February 23, 1946...
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February 23, 1946...
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A New Vision
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A New Vision
To use aviation technology to help cross barriers
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A New Vision
To use aviation technology to help cross barriers
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A New Vision
To use aviation technology to help cross barriers
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55 Years Later...

• The Vision lives on
• Last year
• We flew 4.7 Million Miles Flown
• Carried 145,000 passengers
• Hauled 6,500 tons of cargo
• Fleet of 84 aircraft - largest private Cessna
  fleet in the world

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Approaching the end of the Century

• Very different world from 55 years ago
• New dynamics shape our lives
• Information Technology - agent of change

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John Nasbittauthor of Megatrends

• Information technology will drive change just as
  surely as manufacturing drove change in the
  industrial era. from Global Paradox

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Bill GatesPresident of Microsoft

• The information highway will transform our
  culture as dramatically as Gutenbergs press did
  the Middle Ages.
• from The Road Ahead

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How haveInformation TechnologiesBeen an Agent
of Change?

• Never in the history of man have we experienced
  the current rapid development of technology.
• The next generation of software and hardware is
  appearing in months as compared to years.
• New technologies are having a profound effect on
  the world that we currently know.

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MAFs I.T. Thesis Statement
Information Technology is a strategic tool for
multiplying the effectiveness of the Church as it
seeks to reach the world for Christ.
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Impact on MAF?

• How does the Information Revolution affect MAFs
  traditional service ministry?
• Does it make air transport obsolete?
• Is our aviation ministry over?
• NO!

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MAFs Service Ministry
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MAFs Service Ministry
will continue to provide reliable, cost-effective
air transport where needed for many years to come.
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MAFs Service Ministry
What other technologies can help cross barriers?
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Research Effort
COMMUNICATION
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Launched New Ministry Thrust

• On August 1, 1994...
• Information Technology Division inaugurated
• Began offering communication services under the
  name of
• MAFLink

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Primary Focus
Connections
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A
The Connected World
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A
The Connected World
B
Limited Telephone
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A
The Connected World
B
Limited Telephone
C
Telephone Challenged
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MAFnet Vision was...

• To create a private, E-mail network for mission
  and church workers
• To open communication to the remote, unconnected
  parts of the world
• To provide links to the rest of the Information
  Superhighway

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MAFnet Vision
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MAFnet Vision
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MAFnet Vision
Remote Users
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MAFnet Vision
Remote Users
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MAFnet Vision
Remote Users
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MAFnet Vision
Home
INTERNET
COMPUSERVE
MAFnet
Remote Users
Country Hub
Country Hub
Country Hub
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MAFnet Message3200 Clients WorldwideOver 8,000
mission Personnel
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MAFnet Results

• Helping overcome isolation
• Support for new administrative structures
• Technical support for pilots and mechanics
• Enabling a Global Prayer Movement
• Strategic tool for the Church

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The Changing World of I.T.

• Internet connections are coming into more and
  more of the major cities where MAFnet is
  operating
• What are the real needs in the I.T. area for
  missions and the majority world churches?

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New Focus
Applications
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MAFs Applications

• Focus on E-mail based tools that can link the
  Category A world with the B and C worlds
• MAFxc

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The Internet
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MAFs Applications

• Focus on E-mail based tools that can link the
  Category A world with the B and C
• MAFxc

• 2000 Electronic Conferences (listserve)
• 1500 Members
• 9 Million Messages processed per month

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E-mail Forwarding
RichOlenik_at_kaznet.net
RichOlenik_at_xc.org
MAFxc Server
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MAFs Applications

• New E-mail services
• Secure POP3

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Public Internet
Message held on ISP Server
Country X
Country Y
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Public Internet
Secure Shell Connection
Country X
Country Y
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MAFs Applications

• New E-mail service to be rolled out next month
• Secure POP3
• Equant Network
• points of presence in over 150 countries(Airline
  industry communications network used for
  reservations, flight reports, etc.

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EQUANT Network
Private Network
Country X
Country Y
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MAFs Applications

• New E-mail service to be rolled out next month
• Secure POP3
• Equant Network
• points of presence in over 140 countries
• Dangerous word filter

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MAFs Applications

• New E-mail service to be rolled out next month
• Secure POP3
• Equant Network
• points of presence in over 140 countries
• Dangerous word filter
• Automatic Message Encryption

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RichOlenik_at_xc.org
Message in Open Text
MAFxc Server
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MAFs Applications

• Continuing E-mail services
• HF (High Frequency-short wave)

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HF Radio E-mail
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MAFs Applications

• New E-mail services
• HF (High Frequency-short wave)
• Satellite Connections

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Planet 1 Personal Satphone
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Our Current Projects

• IntRAnet Development
• Extranet Development
• Enabling Category C Connections (linking radio
  users to Internet).
• Distance Education - MAFxc Migration of
  Leadership Development curriculum.

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Is That All There Is?

• Connections for MAF staff and other missionaries
  has been good but.
• Technology continues to grow and develop creating
  even larger gaps between the haves and the
  have nots
• Where is the multiplication effect for Church
  growth?

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In The Future

• Connections will still be important for the
  category C world.
• The how to of using existing connections will
  become a greater issue.
• One big demand will be for the presentation of
  information in a meaningful way.

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In The Future

• Providing the resources for linking Christians to
  build community for a common task is our focus.
• Partner with other organizations and individuals
• Grapple with Key Issues
• Offer Solutions to Christian Community
• Help Educate World Christian Leaders to use I.T.
  effectively

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Information Systems
Research Development
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Information Systems
Research Development
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Information Systems
Research Development
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Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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Training
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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Training
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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Training
Satellite Phones
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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Training
EQUANT
Satellite Phones
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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Training
EQUANT
Satellite Phones
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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IT Foundational Platform
Training
EQUANT
Satellite Phones
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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IT Foundational Platform
Training
EQUANT
Satellite Phones
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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Leadership Development
IT Foundational Platform
Training
EQUANT
Satellite Phones
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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We Need Partners!
Buryat People Project
Leadership Development
IT Foundational Platform
Training
EQUANT
Satellite Phones
HF/VF Radios
Information Systems
Web Site Storage
Research Development
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Partners Provide

• Technical Resources
• Equipment
• Contacts with in the I.T. Community
• Volunteers for short-term Service
• Funding
• Use the MAFxc Applications

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Internship Project Goals

• To develop cross-cultural missions awareness in
  undergraduate students
• To Provide Ministry and Practical Computer
  Science Opportunities for Christian I.T. Students
• To Establish Relationships with Christian
  Educators

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Description

• I.T. and some other students at Christian
  colleges and universities, working in pairs
  (academic credit whenever possible)
• Students gather support funds as short-term
  missionaries (estimate 2500-3000)
• MAF provides guidance for support raising and
  cross-cultural training (possibly up to 2 weeks
  in June)
• Provide technical pc support and helpdesk
  assistance to field missionaries, national church
  workers and other C world Christians.

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Student Benefits

• Vision
• Skills can be used directly for ministry
• Practical Training and Experience
• Technical
• Ministry
• Experience Working in Christian Community
• Academic Credit (as your school allows)

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Technology

• MAFnet-II
• Internet-style communications
• HF to T1, UUCP to WWW
• Red Hat Linux

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Team

• Personnel
• recruiting, faculty liaison, pre-field
  preparations (passports, visas, shots, etc),
  cross-cultural preparation
• Regions/Programs
• pre-field preparation, hospitality, field
  oversight

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Resources

• Hub hardware
• already budgeted
• Travel (visas, vaccinations, flight fare,
  etc.)and Lodging
• students raise support

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Procedures

• Hands-On Training
• Student teams with hubs in dorm room
• Consulting via email with MAF, other teams
• Regular learning milestones
• Based on recent Linux admin course
• Involve faculty advisors

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Schedule

• Aug-Oct 1999
• set up school, faculty contacts
• Sep-Nov 1999
• visits to classes, job fairs
• Dec 3, 1999
• interns selected
• Dec 1999 to June 2000
• Ministry Partnership and pre-field preparations

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Schedule

• June 1999
• MAF short-term cross-cultural training
• June-Aug 1999
• travel, field service, debrief

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The Connected Body of Christ
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Vision Statement
Mission Aviation Fellowship, connecting the
global Christian community and applying the tools
of information technology for the completion of
the Great Commission and the witness of the Great
Commandment.
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