One of my virtual friends, Dave Hackett, recently led a conference call on “Sharing God’s Message Intimately - Online and On Phone.”

During the call, Dave informed participants about the growing influence and practice of digital evangelism and newly emerging issues of online/on-phone evangelism, and also allowed time for questions and answers.

The presentation used an audio conference call and an online presentation which were accessed simultaneously. 

Voice Conference Call
The audio call is available for playback by calling 641-715-3443 and entering Access Code 258593#.

Presentation Site
To view the PowerPoint that Dave presented during the call, please have this Google Doc up on your screen while you listen to the presentation:
http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=d3wbggh_3c7z694d8

On November 14, we have a chance to chat directly with J.R. Whitby, President of Gospel Communications, about their vision for media evangelism. The 30-minute phone call will include a discussion of Gospel Communications’ upcoming ministry plans and the chance to ask questions.

J.R. will talk about what God has put on his heart for Gospel Communications: a new direction for our film outreach, the latest news from our internet ministries, innovative new giving tools, and more.

For more information regarding the call, including how to sign up, visit the September 28 issue of the Gospel Communications Communique.

Internet Evangelism Day, that is.

The third annual Internet Evangelism Day will take place this year on April 29. This is a great opportunity for your church or ministry to highlight the potential for the use of the internet in the completion of the Great Commission. The Internet Evangelism Day website is a vast compilation of resources to help you do just that. I would strongly encourage all churches, ministries, and individuals to visit the site and give consideration to how you can promote the this worldwide annual focus day.

Here is a press release from the Internet Evangelism Day team which will give you more information:

That’s the title of a seminar taking place on Wednesday, August 2 at Whitley College in Melbourne, Australia. The seminar will be conducted by Darren Rowse. Some may know Darren because of his well-known business blogs, ProBlogger.net, Digital Photography Blog, and Camera Phone Zone. What some might not realize is that Darren is also a Baptist minister and on the leadership team of Living Room, an emerging missional community in the north of Melbourne.

If you’re in the Melbourne area, I would strongly encourage you to make time to attend the seminar. Registration is required and closes on Thursday, July 27, so you will need to hurry.

If you’re not in the Melbourne area, check out Darren’s post about the seminar in which he asks for some feedback on online Christian resources. Why not stop by and leave a comment to help him out?

May 7, 2006 is this year’s Internet Evangelism Day. This annual event was initiated and is sponsored by the Internet Evangelism Coalition, an umbrella group of major organizations involved in web ministry. Internet Evangelism Day is a worldwide annual focus day designed to help Christians discover the potential of the internet for reaching out to an unbelieving world.

The Internet Evangelism Day website is a vast resource for 1) people who are just curious about internet evangelism; 2) for those looking for ways to expand their ministry through this medium; and, 3) for established internet evangelists. I highly recommend that you visit the site and carefully review the resources which are available to you.

Although it is obviously too late for a church to hold a special service today, there is no reason why a church cannot hold a service dedicated to internet evangelism on other days of the year. I would highly encourage pastors who read this blog to seriously consider what their local church can do to emphasize the opportunity to use the internet for outreach.

Steve Johnson is the Group Vice President Americas of The International Bible Society. Steve talked about some of the leading indicators regarding spirituality on the internet. He also talked about practical ways that a person can use the internet and other electronic technology to make God’s Word more available to friends, family, and business associates. Finally, he identified some of the existing resources that people can use for effective outreach using non-traditional methods. My notes of this session, entitled “Internet Evangelism in a Post-Literature Culture,” follow. As with my notes from Walt Wilson’s session, unless specified, my thoughts do not appear in these notes.

The Word of God has transformational power in itself — how can we make it as widely available as possible in as many media formats as possible?

Walt Wilson is the Founder and Chairman of Global Media Outreach, an internet evangelism ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. The following are my notes from his keynote address at yesterday’s Techvangelism ‘06 conference (whether or not I specifically attribute something to Walt, they are still his thoughts — what follows is largely a straight transcription of my notes without any added thoughts from me, except where specifically noted).

Walt began his speech with a reference to Matthew 24, especially verses 3 and 14. In verse 3, Jesus’ disciples ask Him what the world will be like in the end time: “As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, ‘Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?’” In verse 14, Jesus gives part of His answer to that question: “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.”

Mike Langberg of the San Jose Mercury News has written an excellent article about tomorrow’s Techvangelism conference at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church.

I was especially intrigued by the statement by Steve Johnson (Vice President of the International Bible Society in Colorado Springs) who “sees a shift to ‘a post-literate culture’ where young people don’t respond to any message — religious or otherwise — that’s delivered on paper.” Intriguing.

I would encourage you to go and read the article, and if you’re in the Menlo Park area, why not register for the conference?

The second annual Internet Evangelism Day will take place this year on May 7. This is a great opportunity for your church or ministry to highlight the potential for the use of the internet in the completion of the Great Commission. The Internet Evangelism Day website is a vast compilation of resources to help you do just that. I would strongly encourage all churches, ministries, and individuals to visit the site and give consideration to how you can promote the this worldwide annual focus day.

Here is a news release issued by the Internet Evangelism Day team which will give you more information:

Any readers of this blog who live in the Jackson, Mississippi area might be interested in an internet evangelism course which will be offered during the upcoming semester at Belhaven College.

Read about the course at Joshua’s blog (near the end of the article).