Do you need an upgrade?

When I was a younger we visited churches across the United States. I remember one church in particular that we attended in the mid 90′s that was still using office equipment from the late 70′s. No joke! With my interest peaked in computers, I always asked why they had not upgraded to newer equipment. The answer I got was, “Why change it if it works?” Works is a relative term to the individual.

This image reminded me of that office scenario – the green monochrome screens, the decades old stained, mildewed keyboards, and the sound of dot matrix printers spooling paper up and buzzing line by line. Don’t forget the perforated rip sound when the job was done, and the peeling off of the paper track with the little equidistant holes, not to mention the LPT and serial cable spaghetti bowl.

Imagine trying to cram this 1980′s hard drive beast into your cellphone for extra storage.  It’s quite the dichotomy for sure.

What if there was a photo that depicted your current methods and mindset with the imperative of the Gospel, modern innovation, the direction of the church, and the culture around you?  Would you need an upgrade?

Here are my questions for those methodologically obsolete. Why upgrade your methods and your mindset if you’re comfortable doing what you’re doing? Why teach your team new concepts if they’re hitting status quo? Why expand your mind and learn new things on a weekly basis? Why use social media for your church? Why upgrade your God-forsaken website made with Frontpage? Why stretch yourself to find more creative ways to share the Gospel?

The answer: you might just find a more efficient, effective, economical, engaging, evangelistic and exhilarating experience around the corner.  Jesus was a  mindset and method changer. Work smarter, not harder for the Kingdom.

(Photo via http://www.dump.com/2010/03/20/20gb-in-1980-vs-32gb-in-2010-pic/)