Greg Davis

Location: Wilmington, DE
Facebook: www.facebook.com/gregdavispsu
Twitter: @gregdavispsu
Website: www.gregdavispsu.com

Who are you?
First, I am a husband (just celebrated 20 year anniversary) and a father of two wonderful middle school kids.  We are an active and adventurous family and I am very blessed to have them.

My wife and I met at Penn State University and I was actually born the very year and month that Joe Paterno took over as head coach of the football team!  Guess it was destiny that I would go there!

At church, I hold a volunteer staff position as the Technology and Innovation Director, while my paying and supporting job is in the Information Services group at VWR International.  For the past 13 years I have worked on various SAP projects first at DuPont and now VWR.

I have also recently started a new business venture, 38solutions, which helps individuals and small businesses with their web-related technology solutions.

What makes you a Digital Disciple?
I am passionate about helping the local church stay connected with culture and to reclaim technology to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.  I seek to help the church stay connected and build relationships but I also am passionate about helping individuals better understand technology and to engage with each other and the local church.

What website or technology has impacted you most?
That is a hard one to pin-down because it seems like it always changes. I believe that the biggest challenge has been to try to stay even somewhat on top of continuous evolution of technology and to be able to digest it in a way that can make sense out of it for everyday people.

Fortunately, technology has become much simpler to use and more of it is within the reach of more people, but at the same time it has gotten a lot nosier and in many cases intimidating keeping many of the less tech-savvy away.

How has your faith grown or been tested through technology?
Keeping people and relationships first and the technology that impacts them second has always been a challenge for me. It is very easy to get excited and lost in the latest gadget or newest change coming out and forget about the everyday relationships that you are a part of.  Keeping priorities straight and not to get trapped by some of the snares and darker sides of technology is always a modern day test of faith for me.