Summit Church of Christ

God expects us to utilize every resource that He has provided for us. Today, we have technology that was not available just a few years ago. He has allowed us to discover new things; however, His expectations are that we will utilize those new discoveries for His glory. Many of our grandparents didn't have the airplane or even the car; today, those are essential in our worldwide ministry. Many of our parents did not have the internet; today, we accept that technology as standard. We are blessed at Summit with persons who have a good background in technology and who are willing to "show us" how to use those resources to teach the Word of God in a more effective way.

The elders at Summit developed a new Technology Ministry in 2004. The development of a web site for the Summit Church of Christ was the primary written goal for calendar year 2004. Following a detailed Web Page Project Plan approved by the elders in October, 2003, the web site was launched on January 1, 2004. The functions outlined in that plan have been accomplished and additional features have been added. In addition, the site has been upgraded on numerous occasions during the year to provide not only more functionality but a more appealing page as well.

The web site is the primary responsibility of the Technology Ministry, but there are other responsibilities as well. These include maintenance of the congregational database application which contains information for the church directory, tracks those tasks/worship assignments that individuals volunteer to perform, and provides numerous reports with this data. Maintenance of computer hardware and the internal network for the congregation is another responsibility, as well as being the primary contact for the ISP and other technology vendors.

New goals:
1. Continue making improvements/modifications to the web site as needed and as suggestions are received from the elders/deacons/ministry leaders/teachers and members.
2. Continue encouraging teachers and ministry leaders to utilize the web site in their work.
3. Continue to support the existing database application and possibly find better ways to integrate the contents of that database with the web site.
4. Make contact with 6 people through the web site for the evangelism ministry to teach and convert.

Long-Range goals:
1. Equip the auditorium with high quality projection equipment installation for use in classes, singing, and sermons.
2. Equip classrooms with hardware and software needed to teach the curriculum.
3. Develop a plan to establish "smart" classrooms for our present building as well as a future classroom building.
4. Employ a sound engineer to design a sound system for the auditorium and foyer and purchase and install the equipment.