In a time where technology plays a central role in nearly every aspect of life, its potential for global missions is higher than ever. Taylor University’s Roth Center for Mission Computing (RCMC) has embraced this mentality. This January, Director of the RCMC Dave Hines and Taylor adjunct professor Christina Brandle led a trip of five Computer Science students to serve at Tyndale Theological Seminary, an international seminary in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands.
Tyndale Theological Seminary has a multicultural community and wide-reaching global impact. During the trip, the Taylor team worked alongside Christians from around the globe, with dozens of countries and distinct languages represented. They worked on implementing a learning management system, school management system, new website, print server, car rental software for missionaries, and more.
Hines described the work as a uniquely challenging opportunity for students to grow in flexibility and creativity to solve problems. He shared, “There’s a different energy and enthusiasm when you're working on a real-world project, something that will be valuable to the organization. You’re motivated by more than a grade.”
As part of the academic requirements for the trip, the team read Corrie Ten Boom’s book The Hiding Place, and they visited her home in Haarlem where Jews were sheltered during WW2 (pictured above). This experience served as another reminder of the importance of forgiveness, working for the good of others, and sacrificial servant-leadership.
Taylor University has a long history of service and ministry in computing. Over the years, Taylor has partnered with organizations such as Wycliffe Bible Translators and Operation Mobilization. The RCMC seeks to be a premier connection between missions and technology. These mission opportunities train students to be innovators who use their technological skills for the Kingdom, and they invite professionals to join Taylor in service. These trips advance missions computing, expose students to tentmaking missions, and open doors to future partnerships.
The RCMC has an upcoming spring break mission trip to LightSys Technology Services in Colorado Springs, an organization that equips missionaries with IT consulting, training, and software development. There, two teams of Taylor Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) majors will write software and develop web projects for mission organizations with global impact.
Looking forward, the RCMC is partnering with mission organizations to plan multiple J-Term trips for 2026 and send out CSE students to serve over the summer and complete their practicums. These efforts ensure that Taylor CSE students have ample opportunity to leverage their gifts to serve global missions.
