Men's Ministry Devotion

01 — Open · ~2 min

For those I haven't met — my name is Michael Byrd. Just a guy who loves the Church and has been given an opportunity to serve it in an unusual way. More on that in a second.

But first — gentlemen, I just want to say it is genuinely encouraging to see so many men showing up. Not just today — consistently. You are doing a good job as the men of this church. That matters more than you know.

The world makes it harder and harder for men to show up for their faith — and you're here anyway
That's not a small thing — leadership starts with showing up

Look around the room. Mean it. Let it breathe before you move on.

02 — The Why & The Story · ~4 min

What do I do besides camp out in the RV at the back of your church? I'm on a team that builds software for the Capital C Church
Church management, kids curriculum, check-in, worship presentation — all of it, completely free
Over 14,000 churches using it right now — all completely free
The Church spends over $1 billion a year on for-profit software — companies that answer to shareholders, not to Christ
Poorest churches in the world go without because they can't afford what the big American churches take for granted
That's not a technology problem — it's a stewardship problem
ChurchApps exists to fix it

Real Email — South Africa Church Plant

Our director Terry received this email last month from a church that had just started using our tools. This church was two months old. Two months.

"We are a church plant that is 2 months old, and the resources you guys make available for no cost are amazing. They enable us to provide a legitimate presence online, as well as presenting the worship interface professionally. Thank you for the work and resources made 'gettable' for the King and His Kingdom."

A brand new church. In South Africa. Two months old. Already equipped — because Southside Christian Church and churches just like it across the world give to this ministry and make it possible. That's the Capital C Church working together. One church gives, another church receives, and the mission advances. That's exactly how it's supposed to work.

That's why we do what we do.

Pause after "That's why we do what we do." Don't rush past it.

03 — What Scripture Says · ~7 min

The Church already has the people to do this

We don't have to outsource our needs to the world. Christ equipped His Church — gifted it with everything it needs to build, serve, and strengthen the body.

Now I know some of you are thinking — "Michael, I can barely work my phone." That's fine. But here's what I know — some of the best software developers in the world sit in a church pew every Sunday and have no idea that skill is a calling. The Capital C Church has the people. They just haven't been asked.

1 Corinthians 12:7

"Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good."

Ephesians 4:11–12

"So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up."

Faithful stewardship honors God's trust

Every dollar the Church doesn't spend on software is a dollar freed for the mission. Stewardship isn't just about the offering plate — it's about every resource God entrusts to us.

1 Peter 4:10

"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms."

Luke 16:10

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much."

Freely we received — freely we give

That church in South Africa didn't pay for those tools. Someone gave them away because that's what the Gospel does to you. Generosity is how we reflect what was done for us.

Acts 20:35

"In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

Acts 4:32

"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had."

04 — How You Can Help · ~2 min

You don't have to write a line of code to be part of this
The most powerful thing any of us can do is pray — ministry runs on it
We have a prayer page — real, specific needs updated regularly

I want to ask you to do one thing. Go to churchapps.org/pray — bookmark it, come back to it, and lift those needs up before God. That two-month-old church in South Africa, the pastor who finally has the tools he needs, the developer who doesn't know yet that God is calling them — pray for all of it. That's how you become part of what God is doing through ChurchApps.

Close in prayer. Thank God for these men. Pray for the ministry. Pray for their families. Keep it short and sincere.