YOU can be Part of the Great “IT” Commission
- Is one translator capable of doing seven Bible translations at the same time?
- Can 18,650 translation-focused Kingdom workers operating in 90+ countries synchronize their efforts financially, administratively and strategically?
- Can millions of messages per month instantly flow between Great Commission partners with maximum security?
- Can missionaries receive essential training anytime, anywhere...without a trainer?
All this and more is possible when the mechanisms of the Great Commission make use of Information Technology (IT).
IT Pros are Central to Modern Christian Missions
If you currently work in:
- Business analysis
- Project management
- Software development (any kind)
- Database engineering/admin.
- Network engineering/security/admin.
- Telecommunications engineering/admin./maintenance
- Web programming/admin.
- Hardware/infrastructure maintenance
- IT training or training development
- Direct user support, help desk, troubleshooting
- IT personnel management
Then we are speaking to YOU!
God has given us IT technology, and He has liberally sprinkled IT skills among His children. Today IT missionaries are central to the logistical operation of the Kingdom, and the secret is out: the evolving missionary movement requires IT specialists every bit as much as evangelists, church planters and translators. Wycliffe alone has over 250 openings worldwide for IT missionaries, as well as hundreds of other IT involvement options. If you have ever wondered how (or even if) your IT background and the Great Commission could intersect, we have a strong affirmative answer for you.
Discover a World of Possibilities
Invest two days at a Wycliffe Check-IT-Out conference and reap eternal significance:
- Meet Wycliffe IT missionaries, and see how God is using them.
- Enjoy networking with Kingdom-minded IT professionals during breaks and on-site meals.
- Attend 12 topical presentations, plus additional sessions detailing how you could be personally involved in a way that fits your skills, gifting and life situation. Each presentation has a question and answer time where you can ask about your specific interests.
- Hear from IT missionaries in live interviews from field locations.
- Have an opportunity to sit down with Wycliffe reps, and chart your own personal journey into one of the eight modes of involvement.
Drill down to get more information about the program schedule and the speakers.
Take a Moment and...
Consider how you might remotely debug a field worker's email configuration problem.
Imagine yourself being able to analyze a business process that crosses internal organizational boundaries and specify a web application to foster efficient partnership among them.
Picture yourself managing an Agile development project involving in-house IT missionary "customers" and volunteer software developers.
Dream about yourself creating a computer-based training tool for use by mission workers all over the world.
Envision yourself providing hands-on technical support and personal encouragement for translation staff working in often-difficult field locations.
Think about yourself creating, for the first time in history, the machine-readable representation of a complex, non-Roman writing system, so that translation can be done for a Bibleless people group.
No Worries!
- Check-IT-Out is about information.
- We believe that serious Christian IT pros want to know about the eternal side of their profession. Therefore, you will not be spammed, harassed, solicited or pressured to give or do anything. There will be no "love offerings." If God prompts you to give or do something, we will be prepared to help make it happen.
- If God wants you to pursue some non-Wycliffe part of the Great Commission, we won't try to "help you see it our way." If He does want you involved with us, you won't need our pressure to make it happen. Check-IT-Out just helps you make decisions based on all the facts.
- Check-IT-Out qualifies as one of the shortest, most eventful mission trips on record. The cost of a fancy dinner out and two days of your time is all you need to start changing thousands of lives for eternity.
Warning: Check-IT-Out may be hazardous to your professional status quo.
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Check-IT-Out and other events are located in different areas of the country at different times.
If you you would like more information about the conference or if you would like to sign up, please visit our conference website at www.checkitout.org.