You probably don’t know many certfied “Podcast and Streamed Internet Media Admin” specialists — well, you do now! I had my exam yesterday at a Prometric testing centre in Edinburgh for my Apple Certificate in Podcast and Streamed Internet Media Admininstration. I passed. I’m adding it to my other Apple Certification as a Certified Apple Help Desk Specialist. Ultimately I’m looking to gain my Apple Certified Systems Administrator badge.
Why bother? Well I think that just because we work for the church we shouldn’t be seen as “unqualified amateurs” “doing their best” “in their spare time”. I’d much rather that we were seen as the professionals in our field that we are. Not that anyone has said as much to me I should confess, but I think that nonetheless we should strive towards excellence in all that we do.
I also hope that it will give other churches and organisations more confidence in hiring us and our team to help them with their podcasting and streaming needs 
In case you’re reading this and wondering what benefit this has to the church, then why don’t you take a look online at either 10.30am or 6.30pm each Sunday where you can join us in worship taking advantage of our live internet stream. You’ll need QuickTime 7 from, er, Apple.
Congratulations!