Orality Journal Volume 3, Number 1, 2014 | Page 45

Mobilizing the Story of His Glory paradigm-shifting reality that mobile devices have brought into existence. Mobility is something that will undoubtedly continue long into the future. 43 comprehensive look you can refer to the online document Mobile Ministry Optionsi . While there may not really be th at many ways to the top of Mount Fuji, there are, indeed, many ways to get to most destinations. At times the best way is to hop on an airplane. At other times the best, and perhaps only, way is to lace up some hiking boots and start putting one foot in front of the other. Choosing the best mode of transportation requires knowing both the options available and the situational dynamics that determine the utility of those options. The fire safety rule you traditionally learn in first grade is “Stop, drop and roll.” I would say a great rule of thumb when starting out with mobile ministry is “Pray, look and listen.” While the pray part should be obvious, the further we move into “big-picture” outreach projects and strategies the more it seems we have to be hit over the head with the need to bathe our planning and work with prayer. Spiritual results require spiritual efforts! We need wisdom from the Lord. We need the Spirit’s filling and lifting of all our efforts both great and small. Similarly, there are dozens of mobile ministry options available to help you achieve your ministry goals. For example, while building an app may appear to be the ideal mobile ministry solution, it quite often is not. Knowing what your other options are before investing in a costly app development process could save great amounts of time, money and frustration. We will run through several mobile ministry options available to ministries both large and small later in this article but for a more The look and listen part requires a bit more explanation. What are we looking at and listening to? Well, primarily we should be looking and listening to the people we are seeking to reach. What are their circumstances? Are they living in a free and open or an oppressive society? How are they experiencing “mobility”? What mobile technologies and services are they using? How are they using them? What is their socioeconomic status and how does that affect their ability to take advantage of mobile options that Getting Going