Christopher Harris is the Speaker Wrangler for this year’s WordCamp DFW.
My journey with WordPress began in 2005 when I set up a blog for my mother. I found WordPress easy to use and install. It was perfect platform on which for my mother to learn to blog. I was a seminary student at that time studying to become a Pastor.
I concluded my seminary studies in 2008 just after Facebook opened to users beyond those with a .edu email address. I’ve always been doing the tech thing along with ministry. When I came out of seminary, I was really was like, “I don’t really feel called to work with one congregation right now. I feel called to help the church learn how to use digital communication tools for ministry.” So I started a ministry organization called, Faith Growth.
At Faith Growth we are digital ministry consultants. Our goal is to make digital easy for church leaders. We have been at this just over five years and just now feel like I know what I am doing. I would not be here today if it where not for the WordPress community. I have learned the ins and outs of WordPress from the community via user groups, online tutorials, and from kind strangers answering my questions on forums. I also have learned how to run my business from project management to writing proposals from other WordPRess consultants that shared with me their experienced.
WordPress is great CMS and is perfect for most projects, but WordPress is also strengthened by the community. I am thankful everyday for this great community!
Tickets are now on sale for this year’s WordCamp DFW held on Nov. 11-12. There are also plenty of opportunities to sponsor the event, speak at the event or help run it. We hope to see you there!