Code for the Kingdom: Faith & Tech in Cascadia

How can we support, activate and unleash technologists to use their gifts to advance God’s Kingdom?

In this talk I share the massive opportunity for the Church (especially in the Pacific Northwest)–so massive it would be irresponsible not to pursue–as well as 4 methods and 6 models for doing so.

Listen or read the manuscript: https://meritandgrace.com/faith-and-the-tech-sector/

Transcript

1. Code for the Kingdom Faith and the Tech Sector (in Cascadia) October 2016 Christopher Lim, TheoTech LLC @meritandgrace | chrislim@theotech.org
2. Cascadian Culture is Technological 90,000 coders in Washington State 238,000 workers total $22 billion in wages / $2 billion in taxes 8,610 Information Communications Technology Companies Total Market Value > $1 Trillion Each coder generates 7 additional jobs. Source: Washington Technology Industry Association Accessed: 10/13/2016 http://www.washingtontechnology.org/washingtons-information-and-communication-tech-ict-companies-create-job s-faster-than-any-other-industry-and-wtia-has-the-analysis-to-prove-it/
3. Source: Pew Forum Accessed: 10/13/2016 http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/washington/#social-and-political-views
4. Gospel Funding Opportunity $22 billion * 20% ~= $4.4 billion in wages $4.4 billion * 10% = $440 million in giving 90k coders * 20% ~= 18,000 coders
5. Unleashing Coders for the Kingdom • Theological Instruction • Kingdom Witness • Technological Activation • Eschatological Entrepreneurship
6. 6 Models for Technological Activation • Hackathon Model • Bezalel Open Source Model • Missional Communities in Corporations (MCC) Model • Missionary Model • Institute/Foundation Model • Entrepreneurship Model
12. Code for the Kingdom Seattle 2016 Links: http://bit.ly/1TSJv29 codeforthekingdom.org https://www.facebook.c om/c4tk.seattle/
13. 6 Models for Technological Activation • Hackathon Model • Bezalel Open Source Model • Missional Communities in Corporations (MCC) Model • Missionary Model • Institute/Foundation Model • Entrepreneurship Model
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15. 6 Models for Technological Activation • Hackathon Model • Bezalel Open Source Model • Missional Communities in Corporations (MCC) Model • Missions Model • Institute/Foundation Model • Entrepreneurship Model
17. 6 Models for Technological Activation • Hackathon Model • Bezalel Open Source Model • Missional Communities in Corporations (MCC) Model • Missions Model • Institute/Foundation Model • Entrepreneurship Model
20. 6 Models for Technological Activation • Hackathon Model • Bezalel Open Source Model • Missional Communities in Corporations (MCC) Model • Missions Model • Institute/Foundation Model • Entrepreneurship Model
21. Code for the Kingdom Seattle 2016 Links: http://bit.ly/1TSJv29 codeforthekingdom.org https://www.facebook.c om/c4tk.seattle/