It's funny. I've had this blog for over a year now, but I still feel as though I need to introduce myself to you again. I've kinda neglected this blog. The poor thing has embarrasingly few posts, and my readership consists of me...and maybe my wife if she's really bored. But this has got to change. There are tons of ideas rattling around in my head that I really want your input on, and that's never going to happen unless I start a-postin' (I can say it that way because I live in Tennessee).

So, for the last time, let me introduce myself, and we'll get on with the (hopefully regular) business of blogging.

Introductions: Me and Doxology Software
My name is Doug Walker, and I live in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Doxology Software is my one-man software and consulting company, which I started back in 2004. Since I started the company, I've been busy primarily with web consulting work for churches and small Christian businesses.

It's always been my goal, though, to create and sell packaged software products for churches and ministries. I see so much potential for software in the church, and I'm just itching to get started. But before I do, I think it's important that we lay some foundations.

Toward a Biblical Philosophy of Church Software
While I'm excited about how software can help the church, I think it also has the potential to do more harm than good. While it's supposed to save us time, I've seen it consume hours and days out of even people's time, making them less productive in the ministry than they were before! How do we make sure that software occupies its proper place in the church? I think it starts with having the right theology about the church and the right philosophy about software.

Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to be explore these two topics, and I'd really love to hear your comments. Please join me! You can subscribe to my RSS feed so that you'll be sure to know when I post next.