Think about this. In the past year, Google:

• Acquired YouTube.com for 1.65 Billion Dollars.
  
• Launched a suite of online office products designed to compete with Microsoft Office, and is rapidly consuming market share.
• Released a piece of software for Mac OS that is even better (according to many reviews) than Mac's own application.
• Announced plans to move into the Mobile Phone market with a proprietary "Google Phone".

The lines between the Internet and "Real Life" are blurring fast. More people than ever are relying on the Internet for entertainment, work productivity and communication.

Are you ready? Does your ministry have a 5 year outlook on how you will take advantage of these trends?

Gone are the days where a ministry has the liberty to spend more on printed products, white out, notepads and cleaning supplies than they do on Web based technology. The list of opportunities is already staggering:

• Web based community tools
• Web basded media (audio & video) distribution
• Online development includng donations funded in real time
• Worldwide interconnectivity and colaberation for workers
• Web based business systems such as HR, Accounting, Constituent Management - - all with real time reporting
  

You could go on and on. If your ministry's approach does not stack up, don't let such huge concepts scare you. The best way to move forward is one step at a time. Let's use the Internet for the advancement of the Kindgdom of God.