Comments on: I Work at my Church. http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/ Chief Information Officer for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:09:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dizionario http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-539 dizionario Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:46:08 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-539 Nice site you have! Nice site you have!

]]> By: bambino http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-518 bambino Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:19:36 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-518 Interesting comments.. :D Interesting comments.. :D

]]> By: LDS CTO Guy http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-223 LDS CTO Guy Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:19:54 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-223 You're correct. The church is an enterprise and if there was any organization that should be held to a higher standard it should be that of the church. You have a big responsibility and a lot to clean up. You mention that there is an 'extended workforce of millions'... My question, how do you plan on "employing" the technical subset of that extended workforce to enable the rest to be more effective in their service? The church systems are closed, monolithic, and quite frankly unusable in many ways... I know you have thought of this but my question begs for more detail on how to create an LDS Platform whereby the technical subset can create a software ecosystem around it to empower each other... I think of the sociological and technical implications of the Web 2.0 (and beyond) trend and if there were ever a scenario where an organization could benefit from such a momentous shift, it would be the church. So, since you've put yourself out here (on the web in the blogosphere), it's accountability time... Are you the leader to take the church into the 21st century, and more importantly, is the church leadership willing to allow you to? You’re correct. The church is an enterprise and if there was any organization that should be held to a higher standard it should be that of the church. You have a big responsibility and a lot to clean up. You mention that there is an ‘extended workforce of millions’… My question, how do you plan on “employing” the technical subset of that extended workforce to enable the rest to be more effective in their service? The church systems are closed, monolithic, and quite frankly unusable in many ways… I know you have thought of this but my question begs for more detail on how to create an LDS Platform whereby the technical subset can create a software ecosystem around it to empower each other… I think of the sociological and technical implications of the Web 2.0 (and beyond) trend and if there were ever a scenario where an organization could benefit from such a momentous shift, it would be the church. So, since you’ve put yourself out here (on the web in the blogosphere), it’s accountability time… Are you the leader to take the church into the 21st century, and more importantly, is the church leadership willing to allow you to?

]]> By: Lewis Campbell http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Lewis Campbell Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:49:53 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-172 Thank you very much for this blog. I worked for Microsoft from 1989 through 1993, a few years after I was baptised and right after my wife and I were sealed in the Arizona Temple. It was a huge culture change for me. I remember deciding to go to the Temple in Bellevue early one morning, for the first session, before work. Becuase of this, I just wore my suit and tie to work instead of going home to change. I didn't want to sound like I was bragging, so when my coworkers asked me why I was "dressed up," I just told them that I had a meeting that morning. Apparently, everyone was convinced that I had a job interview, so by lunch time I was summoned into my manager's office and interrogated. When I finally told him why I was dressed that way, I was told to never do that again. :-) Since leaving Microsoft, I've been amazed at the professionalism and quality of the Church's technological offerings. In particular I'm awestruck at the quality of the web sites and the amazing variation of things you can find there. I've always wondered about who produces these things and how they accomplish what they accomplish. So I want to say "Thank You" again, both for this blog and for the amazing quality of the work you and all of your staff produce. Thank you very much for this blog. I worked for Microsoft from 1989 through 1993, a few years after I was baptised and right after my wife and I were sealed in the Arizona Temple. It was a huge culture change for me. I remember deciding to go to the Temple in Bellevue early one morning, for the first session, before work. Becuase of this, I just wore my suit and tie to work instead of going home to change. I didn’t want to sound like I was bragging, so when my coworkers asked me why I was “dressed up,” I just told them that I had a meeting that morning. Apparently, everyone was convinced that I had a job interview, so by lunch time I was summoned into my manager’s office and interrogated. When I finally told him why I was dressed that way, I was told to never do that again. :-)
Since leaving Microsoft, I’ve been amazed at the professionalism and quality of the Church’s technological offerings. In particular I’m awestruck at the quality of the web sites and the amazing variation of things you can find there. I’ve always wondered about who produces these things and how they accomplish what they accomplish. So I want to say “Thank You” again, both for this blog and for the amazing quality of the work you and all of your staff produce.

]]> By: Jacob on Religion » Church CIO has a blog http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Jacob on Religion » Church CIO has a blog Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:50:03 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-39 [...] Church CIO has a blog Joel Dehlin, the Chief Information Officer of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has his own blog at http://www.ldscio.org. In his first post, he explains that he left work at Microsoft for the CIO position at the Church, including some funny reactions he got from others. [...] [...] Church CIO has a blog Joel Dehlin, the Chief Information Officer of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has his own blog at http://www.ldscio.org. In his first post, he explains that he left work at Microsoft for the CIO position at the Church, including some funny reactions he got from others. [...]

]]> By: Clifton http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Clifton Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:45:08 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-36 I've been thrilled to see the internal tech voice of the Church emerge through this blog and NorthTemple.com. I'm glad to see the Church is gathering talent to step everything up a notch or two. Since I have your attention, I think online home teaching reporting would be cool. I developed a system for that once, but if integrated with a ward's website and the updates made in MLS in each unit, it would work even better. I look forward to reading more from you. I’ve been thrilled to see the internal tech voice of the Church emerge through this blog and NorthTemple.com. I’m glad to see the Church is gathering talent to step everything up a notch or two.

Since I have your attention, I think online home teaching reporting would be cool. I developed a system for that once, but if integrated with a ward’s website and the updates made in MLS in each unit, it would work even better.

I look forward to reading more from you.

]]> By: Cristobal Alvarez http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Cristobal Alvarez Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:23:31 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-9 Congratulations for starting a blog. I would be very interested in reading about your experiences. I worked as a web developer for BYU Broadcasting for a while, and I was indeed amazed at how much traffic some of the websites get. Also, as a CS student, I am happy to see the Church's use of technology to reach even more people and fulfill its mission. Congratulations for starting a blog. I would be very interested in reading about your experiences.

I worked as a web developer for BYU Broadcasting for a while, and I was indeed amazed at how much traffic some of the websites get. Also, as a CS student, I am happy to see the Church’s use of technology to reach even more people and fulfill its mission.

]]> By: Jamis http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jamis Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:57:28 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-8 Thanks, keep it comin... :) Thanks,
keep it comin… :)

]]> By: danithew http://www.ldscio.org/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/comment-page-1/#comment-6 danithew Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:49:36 +0000 http://ldscio.sweeting.net/2006/11/11/i-work-at-my-church/#comment-6 I'll definitely be paying attention as I'm interested in what you are doing. [Usually the name/email/website goes above the comment field. Is it formatted this way on purpose? Might be an interesting change.] I’ll definitely be paying attention as I’m interested in what you are doing.

[Usually the name/email/website goes above the comment field. Is it formatted this way on purpose? Might be an interesting change.]

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