A Virtual Hackathon to Advance the Gospel Around the World
Join us from wherever you are for our VIRTUAL event, coming to you from Orlando, FL, Chicago, IL, and Phoenix, AZ!
At this year’s Hack you will
- meet like-minded people who are passionate about Jesus and tech
- use your creativity to innovate solutions that bring The Gospel to millions of people
- experience how you can use your passion for tech to serve ministries longing for your skills
You don’t have to be a programmer to get involved. We need designers, photographers, writers, project managers, social media gurus – creative thinkers of all types! The most important skill is the ability to work as a team and find ways to problem-solve.
This event will be hosted by a team representing multiple ministries in different cities, but is taking place online so that we can stay safe. That means anyone who is interested can participate, no matter where they are!
Join us this October for an amazing 48 hour experience that will be fun and life changing!
Challenges
View all project videos in this playlist
- Disciple Tools Instagram Connector [Project Page] [Video]
- Disciple Tools App Disguise [Project Page] [Video]
- OSINT Capture the Flag [Project Page] [Video]
- PrayForUPGs Branding [Project Page] [Video]
- Himalayan Teahouse [Project Page] [Video]
- Bible Story App [Project Page] [Video]
- Etnopedia Database Manipulation [Project Page] [Video]
- Love Your Neighbor [Project Page] [Video]
- Nations US Map [Project Page] [Video]
- Food for Nepal [Project Page] [Video]
- Minority Language Picker [Project Page] [Video]
- Orature Recording Software [Project Page] [Video]
Weekend Schedule
(All times in EST)
Friday (10/16) |
Saturday (10/17) |
Sunday (10/18) |
8pm - Pre-Show Watch Party 9pm - Opening Ceremony 9:15pm - Team Formation 10pm - Work Time |
9:45am - Morning Check-in 10am - Global Connect Call (Hear from teams from 30+ other cities!) 10:30am - Reboot, Rebalance, and Rally 3:30pm - Who are Unreached People Groups? (Webinar) 6pm - Team Check-in |
1pm - Prepare video for submission 2pm - Prepare for presentation 3pm - Project submissions DUE! 3:15pm - Presentations 4pm - Stories and Testimonies 4:30pm - Winners Announced! 5pm - Celebration & Prayer |
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Mentors
Mentors are available to you to help your teams get over the hump, or to help you get ‘unstuck’. Their experiences and insights could be very valuable to help give the extra lift to you as you hack.
You can reach the mentors by posting your questions in the following Slack channel: #hack-chilandix-mentors
Alternatively, you can reach out to the following mentors based on their skill sets:
Damilare Fagbemi: Python, Security
Josh Austin: Object-Oriented Programming
Kelly Hills
Tony Marsella: Javascript, Wordpress, SEO
Yvonne Carlson: WordPress
Jaya Brown: Product, Flutter, Android
Prizes
Impact Award
Team with the submission that best addresses its challenge and seeks to understand its audience and ministry.
Team Spirit Award
Awarded to the team that works through challenges and supports each other, and displays genuine care and humility for fellow members.
Innovation Award
Awarded to the team that creates the most original, unique, or ingenious solution.
People's Choice Award
Awarded to the favorite project as determined by public voting.
Best Overall
Top scoring project in all areas.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Requirements
Submit a project summary document and a short 1-3 minute video. Your video should communicate the following:
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A brief overview of what you are trying to solve.
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The solution’s impact: why does it matter?
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The demonstration of what you did and what it can do (important - shows the work you did)
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Your project’s recommended next steps (shows your vision to move this forward)
Judges
Eno
Fred Jentgen
Strategic Coach

Keith Richardson
Yvonne Carlson
Faithtech
Judging Criteria
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Kingdom Impact
Does this solution have kingdom impact? Does it advance God’s purposes as communicated in the Bible? -
Innovation
Is this an original or unique approach? Has the team done something different in how they have addressed the challenge? -
Viability
How viable is this in the real world? Is this solution implementable? How hard would it be to scale? -
Completeness
Is the project still conceptual, or has it been more fully developed? Is there a working prototype? -
People's Choice
Is there a project that is by far the favourite from the group?
themes
- Communication
- Social Good
- COVID-19