Who does this guy think he is?
And… who does he think is going to read this blog?
Well…I began talking about that on the Home Page.
Below is the “Part II” for those who want to know more…
- Neil before his beard turned grey
Many people visiting this blog know me from my work with teaching with computers in Christian education. I’ve been teaching with software in Sunday School since 1990, and started Sunday Software Inc. full-time in 1996. That site is www.sundaysoftware.com. I’m still amazed how much kids love this medium, and I believe we should harness that excitement for teaching purposes. Many of my software customers and friends talk to me about their churches, staff, and tech issues, -and often ask for advice. This blog is a place for me to continue to share some of that advice, both pastoral and technical.
Some people visiting this blog know me from my work with the Workshop Rotation Model for Sunday School, …a different way to organize your program and teach kids -which I had a hand in creating. It is estimated that over 9000 churches in N. America use the model. I was the founder of www.rotation.org -the model’s official website, and have been posting articles and thoughts over there for a number of years. This blog at Sundayresources.net will handle some of my church thoughts and ideas that aren’t rotation related.
Both my software and rotation work began because -as a pastor and parent, I was dissatisfied with the way we did things in the church and believed things could change. I’ve had my share of successes and failures trying to change things, and I’ve heard from many others in the church who’ve tackled their own. This blog shares some of those conclusions.
Over the years I’ve realized that I’ve have been blessed and cursed with a contrarian or iconoclastic approach to many topics and problems in the church. As I’ve spoken and written about a number of my ideas and experiences, they have resonated with many of you in the church. This blog is meant to consolidate and continue that discussion, -parts of which used to be scattered over several sites.
Three people (maybe more) know me from my articles and seminars about building a better church website. One of my ministries is to freely help fellow church techies and fellow pastors who are trying to harness technology to improve their ministry. As a minister, educator, church volunteer, software developer, former church staff member, “web guy”, and as an occasional “visitor” looking for a congregation to land in, I bring some unique perspective to that work. This blog continues that discussion.
Over the years I’ve written dozens of tech and CE articles for various church related magazines. This blog contains a few of them.
Disclaimer…
We all have a lot to learn. This blog is my way of trying to sort through my experiences and knowledge to try and come to some conclusions that might help. As I post, I get the kind of feedback that keeps me going. If it helps one pastor, teacher or church, then I’m happy. It also helps me to talk/write about these things, and have a place I can send people to when we’re talking about this stuff. Beats trying to remember it all!
Gilding the Lily…
My family and I lived in suburban Columbus Ohio until 2008. Before that we were in Chicago, and before that Western New York. I continue to be an ordained Presbyterian minister doing what they classify as “interdenominationl work. ”
2008-2011 we lived on the island of St Croix in the US Virgin Islands where I continued my Sunday Software work and worked as the Parish Assistant in a small Reformed Church here. This explains the ocean/water/beach imagery on this blog (the island, not the church). The blog theme photos come from my kayaking trips around the island.
In 2012 we moved back to the mainland, and have rooted ourselves in Sarasota Florida.
My girls hanging out at Sandy Point, St Croix
Nope, we’re not rich. We gave up a lot of “things” so that we could afford some interesting moves and adventures.
For more about WHY we moved from Ohio to St. Croix, and what our three years was like there, go to http://sundayresources.net/neil/2008/10/22/living-on-st-croix-usvi/
<>< Neil
neil@sundayresources.net
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