James Kelly is Founder and CEO of FaithTech, a global community of tech enthusiasts for Jesus. The work of FaithTech has been mentioned in The New York Times, Wired Magazine and Christianity Today. James has spoken live over 350 times in remote villages in South Sudan to Google HQ in Silicon Valley. He has been featured on 100 Huntley, 700 Club and Faith Today. James is married with two young children and lives in Waterloo, Canada. 

He was one of the first graduates from Dalhousie University’s Bachelors of Commerce with the specialization in Entrepreneurship. He married his best friend Karen and before welcoming their son, Judah, they embarked on some formative experiences together. Living in Kajo Keji, South Sudan for three months while doing missions work introduced them to a new level of poverty and heartache. The experience deepened their desire to help those experiencing this kind of circumstance and hopelessness.

James pursued and earned a Masters of Divinity from McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. Soon after, he and Karen helped strategically launch Radiant City Church with roughly 20 others, intentionally moving into neighbourhoods in need within the city, continuing their passion to share the Gospel and the tangible hope of Christ in some of the city’s darkest areas.

After attending a leadership conference in October 2015 where he heard the statement, “In the midst of devastation, there is an opportunity for innovation,” James was propelled to pursue innovation to help the poor and spread the Gospel of Jesus in new ways. He saw the opportunity the church could have if it would use technology to transform the way it is impacting and interacting with the world that surrounds it and needs Jesus.

And thus, sparked what has now become a movement. FaithTech.

James quit his full-time recruitment business near the end of 2016 to focus all his effort on the FaithTech movement.

About FaithTech

“In the midst of devastation there is the opportunity for innovation.” Challenged by this phrase, a bunch of Jesus-loving geeks, hackers, and hustlers began meeting in Waterloo, Ontario.

Projects were ignited through hackathons and regular meetups. With five cities running, the opportunities began to multiply to make lasting connections, share big ideas, and build solutions that serve the kingdom.

Compelled by this vision, FaithTech continued to build community, help people steward their tech skills for Christ, and expand how the global church talks about technology. 

As the world was gripped by a Global pandemic, FaithTech saw unprecedented community growth as Jesus-loving tech-heads from around the world joined the community. Through a Global COVID-19 Church Hackathon, and the launch of the Global Labs Program, they used their skills to get the good news of Jesus into a world that desperately needs to hear it. 

As FaithTech continues to find Christians in tech across the globe, our prayer for 2021 was to continue the growth by reaching 20 more communities and provide more opportunities for volunteers to leverage tech for the name of Jesus, we’re excited to see how God moves.

Resources:

www.jameskelly.tech

https://faithtech.com/

FaithTech in 44 Seconds

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gug3gdadWh0 

Social Links:

https://www.facebook.com/FaithTechHub/

https://twitter.com/faithtechhub

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wjameskelly/