Reflections on Christianity and technology…
Kingdom Code is a group for Christian's working in technology; we want to explore how our Christian faith shapes the way we build digital tools.
How often do you think about your work as an act of worship and something to bring to God in prayer?
Keep reading…Kingdom Code BUILD is back! 13–14th October at St. John’s Hoxton. A room full of technologists and innovators from across the UK (and sometimes further) gathering for a weekend together to worship God with the skills and tools that he has gifted us with.
Keep reading…This year saw the return of many people who have been with us since the beginning, and a number of new faces and ministries coming together for a weekend of cross-church of productivity, focus, community building, and worship…
Keep reading…As Go Chatter has grown, they’ve reached the need for a tent-making venture to sustain their vision for serving the church through evangelistic videos. This year at BUILD, Jana sat down with Mike Ashelby from Go Chatter to talk about the project they came with.
Keep reading…A constant glow was emanating from the interior of St John’s, Hoxton, last Friday night and until Saturday evening.This was not a candlelit vigil, but an act of fellowship and worship of a different sort. Laptop screens replaced candles as the source of luminescence.
Keep reading on Church Times…On Friday night, 75 designers, developers, and technologists gathered in London for the annual Kingdom Code BUILD event, a "24 hour hackathon where Christians in the world of technology & innovation meet to practically explore how their faith and skills collide."
Keep reading on ChurchSuite…From helping people think about how they vote, through to memorising scripture, or engaging people with child education and sponsorship programs, there are so many different ways your technical skill set can have Kingdom impact this year at BUILD. Andy explains more…
Keep reading…We've been checking-in with Phil Hardwick, developer of The Prayer Walk App, to hear how things are going with the project and how it is being used six months after BUILD.
Keep reading…When I first joined the CAP technology team we were a team of six… eleven years on the team has grown to almost 30 and we’re still growing because there is still such a great need…
Keep reading…BUILD kicks off tonight, we'd love for you to support us in prayer over the weekend…
Keep reading…Back for 2021, and now in the North and the South! Join Christians in the world of technology and innovation to support and serve ministries with digital projects.
Keep reading…On his Twitter feed this week John Dyer teased a update to his influential book looking at technology from a Christian perspective.
Keep reading…As life begins to find a bit more rhythm, I want to share with you our thinking for Kingdom Code over the next few months…
Keep reading…We're a little late in publishing the March reading list, but inside you'll find several great resources to help you think through some of the topics that have come up during coronavirus, and to help you serve your church and local community.
Keep reading…As Christian technologists we're equipped to innovate, to serve, to design and build tools together that helps the Church do what she does best- bringing faith, hope and love to the world around us…
Keep reading…As the government encourages us to reduce the amount of social interaction now is the perfect time for the Kingdom Code community to serve the local church
Keep reading…This month we're featuring an article from Wired.com about how a church in Cincinnati is working with tech entreprenuers, an interview with Facebook's head of faith-based partnerships and more…
Keep reading…‘BUILD's challenge stuck me to consider how we could use digital tools to increase appetite and engagement…’ Joe shares more about the desire to get their project, Bible Garden, finished and launched
Keep reading…As part of our regular 'Think' meetups we invited church history lecturer, Dr Tom Breimaier, to help us to explore how technology is on display in history of the church, and how that challenges us to think of where we go, and what we build, from here…
Keep reading…Ahead of the Global Missional AI summit we've got some primers to help you think about tech and AI, as well as people exploring how to show the relevance of the Bible to those working in tech, and think through questions raised by transhumanism…
Keep reading…Having a project idea is easy, implementing that idea is harder, but by far the hardest thing is sticking with a project for a few years! We hear back from one of the projects out of the 2016 hackathon.
Keep reading…Each month we digging out some of the best blog posts exploring the intersection of Christianity and technology. This month we've go an article from Financial Times about religion and technology, through to another BUILD project going live…
Keep reading…In March 2020 the first Global Missional AI Summit will be taking place in Bangkok, Thailand. As it approaches, James spoke to Daniel Whitenack, one of the conference organisers to find out more about the event…
Keep reading…“Technology will save us.” This is BT’s latest marketing pitch. It’s easy to look at it as yet another ad campaign, but it taps into something deeper…
Keep reading…There is an increasing number of blog posts and articles that are being written with a Christian perspective on technology. Here are four that have caught our eye this November…
Keep reading…The apostle Paul describes the church as one body with many members. Andy Geers explores what this means for us as Kingdom Code.
Keep reading…Throughout BUILD 19 we were interviewing some of the people in the room to give you a snapshot of what happened during the 24 hour hackathon. Listen now…
Keep reading…In Christ we, though many, form one body… as BUILD 2019 comes to an end we share what has happened during the twenty four hour hackathon.
Keep reading…Kingdom Code BUILD is part of a global set of hackathons hosted by Indigitous. During two weekend in October over 30 different cities of technologists come together to apply their skillsets. Here's how we can be praying for them…
Keep reading…Last year Dan Rackham came to BUILD with an idea that had been mulling in the back of his mind for a while. James sat down with him and talked to him about GoChatter, coming to BUILD and getting a team together around an idea…
Keep reading…In September our meetups in London and Leeds are getting practical ahead of next month's hackathon…
Keep reading…In September our meetups in London and Leeds are getting practical ahead of next month's hackathon…
Keep reading…Each BUILD hackathon is an opportunity for us to practically serve a Christian ministry use tech well. A few weeks ago we shared with you the challenges for BUILD. Today, we're excited to announce that at BUILD 2019 we’ll be joined by…
Keep reading…BUILD is one of our regular events where we practically explore how our skillsets can be used for God's glory. Today we're announcing the challenges for this year's hackathon…
Keep reading…A hackathon is always an intense experience where you are seeking to make as much progress as possible in a short space of time, but this year's BUILD is a little different from previous BUILD events- we only have 24 hours to get things done.
Keep reading…Years ago a friend told me 'ideas are cheap. What sets people apart is the implementation'. It was a provokation…
Keep reading…Kingdom Code BUILD is a great opportunity to kick off that passion project that you’ve had in the back of your mind for a while, or to start coding the idea that came up over a drink at a Kingdom Code meetup…
Keep reading…In a time when digital devices play a huge role in our lives, how can we leverage the skills we have as developers, designers and creatives to help people experience the power of the Bible?
Keep reading…This year at BUILD we're really looking forward to being joined by CAP and exploring their challenge around enabling local churches…
Keep reading…Build is about gathering a people together who love to think about technology; design and build. Over the course of the weekend we’ll form teams and work together on projects that bring technology to bear on the great commission…
Keep reading…I've got a confession to make… I don't think I actually read any of the books on my university reading list. At least not in 'physical book' form anyway…
Keep reading…I know what you are thinking… it’s been a while since you heard from Kingdom Code. Sorry. We’re coming out of hibernation now, and we’ve got some exciting things coming up over the next year.
Keep reading…More than 70 Christian computer-experts gathered in a room above Smithfield Market, in London, last weekend for a 48-hour Code for the Kingdom "hackathon”
Keep reading…Let’s be clear, a good hackathon pitch does not have to be polished. It doesn’t need a three year roadmap or all the details about each UI interaction worked out. What really makes a great project pitch is communicating the vision…
Keep reading…Have you noticed that we’re producing more data than ever before? There are things like FitBit, which generate data at a personal level. Datasets created by analytic tracking tools, built into our apps and websites shouldn’t overlooked.
Keep reading…Lets be under no illusion – technology has totally transformed the world we live in. It is something that continues each day…
Keep reading…Technology is deeply engrained in our society. When we were discussing it on Monday night we were thinking much more than computers, smartphones or the virtual reality (VR) headsets that are on the horizon though. Kettles, dishwashers, gas lamps, even chairs and the wheel were included in the discussion…
Keep reading…What do you get when you put 100 Christian technology enthusiasts into a Westminster conference centre for three days, with a fast broadband connection but little sleep?
Keep reading…At the beginning of the month we shared with you the global challenges that are being worked on across the different Code for the Kingdom events around the world. Today we want to share with you the challenges that we are setting specifically in the UK Code for the Kingdom hackathon…
Keep reading…On Monday night we were back at the Impact Hub. Ben ran a really helpful workshop with some of the Kingdom Code community going through turning ideas into a delightful product…
Keep reading…I love that bit at the beginning of projects when as a team we’re just throwing ideas around. There are post-it notes, sharpies, a big clear bit of wall and each member of the team is just putting their thoughts out there. The harder bit, is taking those thoughts and ideas, and condensing them down into a plan, and then getting on and making that plan happen.
Keep reading…Whether you are a software developer, an entrepreneur or a marketing guru, it’s no mistake that God has imbued you with these talents and placed you in a world where they could come to fruition…
Keep reading…While individuals and teams are welcome to come to the hackathon with they own projects and ideas, one of exciting parts of this weekend is working towards the challenges…
Keep reading…The Code for the Kingdom Global Hackathon is coming up October 2nd-4th and many people are wondering what it’s going to be like. We know 36 hours of intense product building sounds intimidating…
Keep reading…Last week I had the pleasure of spending 15 minutes talking to Chris Lim, founder of TheoTech, about what is exciting him about the global hackathon in October and why developers, designers, entrepreneurs and even pastors should sign up to come along.
Keep reading…What is technology? It is one of those fundamental questions that is really easy to pass over. We usually don’t spend time asking what air is, and how it sustains our human bodies–although it is pretty amazing if you do start to think about it—normally, we just get on and breathe…
Keep reading…Paul Morriss outlines some of the ways that tech is so vital in the process of translating the Bible into other languages.
Keep reading…My fascination with serendipity started in college. I think for most people, college was the last time it was normal to just randomly run into people all the time.
Keep reading…Noun - The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Keep reading…How do we optimise for collisions? I enjoy reading Brad Feld's blog. He is a VC from Boulder, Colorado who is best known for his thought leadership on 'Creating StartUp Communities'…
Keep reading…As Christians we stand on God's word and Truth. It is after all profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that we might be equipped for every good work. But what about the boring bits?
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