This week has been nuts… really nuts. Filled up with meetings surrounding virtualization, SANs, a lunch with VMware, a lunch with Dell/EqualLogic, and various VAR meetings. Also we are wrapping up a relaunch of our main Watermark.org site which now will sit on top of Typo3 for the CMS. On Friday, I kicked off a new web project to integrate our Arena system with Unifier, which is a product of the Pursuant Group. The goal is to fully integrate the Arena system with Unifier, which is a social networking, blogging, and communications tool. We really want to move our church communications back to the people, and allow simple ways for small groups and ministries to communicate effectively. Last week, David Drinnon had an interesting post concerning the church and social networking. Basically, I agree that there are controlled and uncontrolled aspects. What we are hoping to accomplish gives us the power of a social network within the controls and administration of Arena. Should be interesting to see how this plays out.
On a completely different topic, the expected 3G iPhone announcement is just days away. The big question… just how many of these devices will show up on my desk the same day they are available for sale? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan of my iPhone. I think it is a killer device. Still, we’re going to let our staff know not to expect immediate configuration of their new toy. Besides, we need to keep it and play with them for a while. =)
And now for something even more completely different. We have talented people on our staff. I’ve mentioned before that the Lord keeps bringing overqualified folks to us. That’s great stuff and here is a recent example. Last Friday, I was passing by our main receptionist desk. Fridays are typically slow days so the phones aren’t ringing off the hook. As I walked by, I noticed our new receptionist was reading a book and making notes. Now this wasn’t a little book… it was huge. It had lots of big words in very small print. I stopped and asked her about it. “Oh” she said, “It’s Gruden’s Systematic Theology, I’m re-reading it. I read it once for a class I was taking, but I’m going through it again.” So there you have it, our receptionist, RE-READING a book that makes many seminary students’ heads spin. Not only that, but she is a great receptionist to boot. Overqualified and awesome. But knowing that God is a big as He is, why should that suprise me?
