Justin R. LesterFounder & AI-Ministry Strategist, TheoXTech · Pastor. Professor. AI Strategist.

Last week reminded me: this isn’t just content — it’s community.

24 Apr 2025 · 2 min

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Justin R. Lester met followers in person last week across multiple events and saw engineers, cybersecurity managers, and IT professionals show up. He's calling Black technologists and their families to comment and tag so they can build a praying Christian community in tech.

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April 24, 2025

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn

North Carolina; Atlanta

Engineers; cybersecurity managers; IT professionals; students; professors; ministry workers

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Everybody, this is that tech pastor and I wanted to just give some reflections. The last week has been just a whirlwind of amazingness where I've been able to meet so many new people who have followed me on Instagram and on TikTok and on Facebook and on YouTube and on LinkedIn. And let me tell you, hi, I'm Justin and the same person you guys saw on stage. And whether I met you in North Carolina, met you in Atlanta, met you in all the spaces God has allowed me to go to, this is just amazing to meet you and I just want to say hi to you. One of the amazing things for me that's happened is not just meeting those of you who want to come along for the journey to learn more about tech, but those of you who are already in the world. I've been reached out by so many engineers and cybersecurity managers and IT professionals and others in the field who are doing this, and just to see that there's so many black tech leaders and black technologists out there has made my just super excited. Those of you who are in college who've reached out, those of you who are in ministry who've reached out, those of you who are students, those of you who are professors, those of you who are working in the field as great leaders who said, hey Pastor, thank you for the voice. And so I want to let you know I'm an advocate for you at the tables that God purges me to go to. And so if you do me a favor, if you are a black technologist, say hi in the comments. I'd love to get to meet you. And sure we can build a community together of Christians who are doing this work and know that you have someone who's praying for you as you're on the mission field. And if you know someone who maybe it's your son or your daughter or a colleague or a friend, comment their name below, tag them in this post so we can have a community that prays for those of you who are building this technology, who are loving this technology, who are passionate about it, and know that you have a community of people who are praying for you.