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Aug 25
2009
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Churches Go Mobile with the New Iphone ReleasePosted by exiadmin in Untagged |
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The new 3GS Iphone has better graphics, faster internet connection, and mobile video streaming is now possible!
With the latest release of Iphone 3GS, more and more churches are going mobile.
Mars Hill, a tech-savvy church based in Seattle, WA, has its own application that is available as free download from Itunes. It lets you listen to Mark Driscoll’s sermons, watch videos, and stream Mars Hill music amongst other things; while Honolulu-Based New Hope Christian Fellowship and Northland Church have a mobile version of their media section that lets you stream video of their live services.
Photo is a property of MarsHill Blog. For more information on this app, click on the image above.
Mars Hill, a tech-savvy church based in Seattle, WA, has its own application that is available as free download from Itunes. It lets you listen to Mark Driscoll’s sermons, watch videos, and stream Mars Hill music amongst other things; while Honolulu-Based New Hope Christian Fellowship and Northland Church have a mobile version of their media section that lets you stream video of their live services.
Photo is a property of MarsHill Blog. For more information on this app, click on the image above.
The question is: Is there really a need to go mobile?
I believe the answer lies on the size of the church and its financial capacity. It is also good to consider if the congregation is tech-oriented just like Mars Hill.
Mobile technology is only going to get better and churches are becoming smarter to make use of this to expand their outreach as more and more Iphone users are hoping to be able to listen to sermon audios, watch videos, and read blog right from their Iphones.
There are two ways to get your church mobile:
1. Develop a native application.
A native application is an application downloaded and installed in the user’s Iphone. It is basically a software that lets you do things, depending on the features you request your application developer.
Ideally, a church iphone app will let user:
a. Listen to Sermon
b. Watch Video
c. Receive RSS feeds of News & Updates
d. View Calendar
e. Read Blog
2. Develop a mobile version of your web.
Another way to go mobile is to develop a mobile browser compatible version of your church website. It will have a lot less content because it will not be a full-blow website but it will show important elements such as media, blog, and news and updates.
Interested in having a mobile version of your web or a native Iphone application?
Talk to us…we can help!
1. Develop a native application.
A native application is an application downloaded and installed in the user’s Iphone. It is basically a software that lets you do things, depending on the features you request your application developer.
Ideally, a church iphone app will let user:
a. Listen to Sermon
b. Watch Video
c. Receive RSS feeds of News & Updates
d. View Calendar
e. Read Blog
2. Develop a mobile version of your web.
Another way to go mobile is to develop a mobile browser compatible version of your church website. It will have a lot less content because it will not be a full-blow website but it will show important elements such as media, blog, and news and updates.
Interested in having a mobile version of your web or a native Iphone application?
Talk to us…we can help!