MinistryTECH first day

Well...today was the first full day of the MinistryTECH Conference. The opening session was led by Tony Morgan, he is the co-author of Simply Strategic Growth.

He gave a speech entitled "10 Reasons why Techies Scare Me." Here's the list (without any explanations):

1. Techies assume everyone thinks like a techie.
2. Techies don't bend on standardization.
3. Techies Hire the best geeks rather than the best leaders.
4. Techies always want more staff.
5. Techies always want more stuff.
6. Techies don't document processes.
7. Techies implement technology solutions without considering the strategic systems.
8. Techies implement technology solutions without communicating with the team.
9. Techies focus on implementation without creating systems for training and support.
10. Techies let technology drive the ministry rather than letting ministry drive the technology.

That was good and it was a real hullabaloo getting to meet Tony...


Unfortunately there was only one other session that was really that beneficial. Although, the networking was good. Supper was awesome later that evening! I will post tomorrow on some of our great local Oklahoma Dining experiences we have had (and so far they have been great!)