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.

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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

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