To quote the post from Bobby Chandler at ChurchKreatives: “God led us to create an app that we could share with other churches, free of charge…Sugar Creek has just released the code for Communique.”  Check his post if you want the details, or test drive the app here.

This is great news, and certainly deserves to be praised. I have met few people that share my belief that we Christians have a responsibility to lead in the tech community… fewer still that feel led to give away the work that God has used to bless a single church. Imagine if every church shared their very best with the Church (capital C).  My deepest thanks goes out to the people behind this project.

I am an iPhone developer.  I have one app in the iTunes App Store.  I know what it takes to produce an app and I know what it costs.  It is not trivial.  I mention this, only because I feel my following comments need context.  I am speaking from a very practical perspective with experience.

This announcement could be very good for a few larger churches with resources to take this baton and run with it, or perhaps for a church of any size that has an iPhone app developer willing to offer his talents up for his local church.

Unfortunately, most churches will not be able to take advantage of this gift.  Why? Three reasons. More >