Shane Nixon

That would be because our good friend Shane Nixon has taken a new position with the Baptist Children's Homes working in communications there.Shane, we miss you buddy.Congratulations on your new job though.

"The church stays, historically, about 10 years behind in matters of technology," said Shane Nixon, who works for Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina as director of information services.
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In some areas, Nixon said, churches may resist new technology out of suspicion.

For example, he said, putting the words to hymns on a large screen can help people who don't read small print easily and may struggle with a hymn book.

But churches may be reluctant to do that because the method is associated with more contemporary worship music, and few things are more controversial in some church circles than the debate over what style of music is appropriate.

With the Internet, Nixon said, he perceives less resistance of that nature.He thinks churches have simply preferred to put money and effort toward things that are "more obviously missional" - for example, sending missionaries overseas.

Thinking in the church community as a whole may be changing, and Nixon is convinced there's missionary work to be done online.

Some believers, he said, surf the Web and go into chat rooms looking for opportunities to share their faith.

MOST LARGER AND medium-sized churches now have a Web presence, Nixon said, though the extent ranges from something as simple as a MySpace page to a Web site with extensive information.You can even find Web sites meant to allow people to worship online, perhaps similar to the decades-old idea of broadcasting religious services on TV and radio.

"Most of those (sites) have failed miserably," Nixon said.
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MORE THAN USING Web sites to attract visitors, Nixon said, churches typically use them as a source of information for their members and others who attend regularly.
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IN MANY CASES, Nixon said, faith-based organizations that are not churches have made greater use of the Internet.

As scary as it is to use your credit card when you're buying something over the web, our computer consultant Shane Nixon says it's not any more dangerous than other times you use your credit card.As much as we hear about identify theft and the stealing of credit card numbers, it's about as likely to happen in person as it is on the web.Of course, you still need to use common sense.Know who you're dealing with and don't give your credit card information to just anybody.Shane Nixon has more.more>>

As scary as it is to use your credit card when you're buying something over the web, our computer consultant Shane Nixon says it's not any more dangerous than other times you use your credit card.As much as we hear about identify theft and the stealing of credit card numbers, it's about as likely to happen in person as it is on the web.Of course, you still need to use common sense.Know who you're dealing with and don't give your credit card information to just anybody.Shane Nixon has more.

"The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has been accepting online registrations, payments, and donations since September of last year.That's September 2004.

Shane Nixon
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***Shane Nixon***Nixon is the institutional director of information services.He joined BCH in 2005 coming from the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.Nixon oversees the implementation of technology and is responsible for the dissemination of information throughout the institution.He is a member of the President's Management Group.

Nixon is a native of Dobson, North Carolina.He earned a BA degree in history from Campbell University in 1992.Nixon is highly qualified through a variety of technical certifications.

Nixon is married and has two children.

By Shane Nixon
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Shane Nixon is CIO for the nonprofit group Baptist Children's Homes of NC, Inc.You can reach Shane by e-mail at snixon@bchfamily.org.

Thank you Shane Nixon, Director of Information Technology Services, Baptist Children's Homes of NC, Inc., for appearing on behalf of Protect Every Child on the CNBC cable news program, Closing Bell, on April 7, 2006, supporting the Cyber Safety for Kids Act of 2006 (S.2426) introduced in the U.S. Senate and now in the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.We are grateful for the excellent job Shane did in defending this bill and the right of every American citizen to make the decision about what comes into their home through their computer.

"Because our facilities are located on a mountainside and there are trees throughout the campus, we couldn't link all our facilities using a point-to-multipoint system," said Shane Nixon, Director of IT for BCHNC.

"Because our facilities are located on a mountainside and there are trees throughout the campus, we couldn't link all our facilities using a point-to-multipoint system," said Shane Nixon, Director of IT for BCHNC.

Shane NixonDirector of Information Technology Services, Baptist Children's Homes of NC, Inc., Thomasville, NC