There’s A Day On The Way: May 7

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:

The growth of the Internet over the last ten years has been incredible. There are over one billion Web users around the world. There are many thousands of Christian websites, but the vast majority of these are written only for Christians. Very few are designed to reach out effectively to non-Christians. Yet the potential is vast.

So the Internet Evangelism Coalition (an umbrella group of outreach ministries) is offering churches and other groups a focus day program called “Internet Evangelism Day.” The website is at:
www.InternetEvangelismDay.com.

This is purely a “web evangelism awareness day” — there is no fund-raising element. Many churches and other Christian groups have already used this exciting focus within church services and other meetings. The IE Day site offers downloadable materials for this purpose: 5-minute video testimonies of people who found God online, drama scripts, PowerPoint presentations, discussion questions, and many helpful links. “Our church just started a website and we think that this will give us an opportunity to take it to another level,” says a church in St Louis, Missouri.

The IE Day team hopes for a range of outcomes. High on their list is that churches will create effective websites which can reach out into the community, rather than just be an online noticeboard for members. “It’s an exciting challenge,” says IE Day Co-ordinator Tony Whittaker. “The potential of the Web is enormous.”

Other leaders share his enthusiasm. “The Internet is one of the most key tools that God has given us in the church today,” writes George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilization.

“I am excited to see how God will reveal Himself in mighty ways through the uniqueness of cyberspace,” comments Dr. David Tucker of Trans World Radio.

IE Day is endorsed internationally by a wide range of organizations and denominations. For more news of Internet Evangelism Day, visit www.InternetEvangelismDay.com.

Posted by on 03/08 at 05:49 AM

The Collective Voice!

Amedu Monday Amedu continues the discussion:

Dear Frank Johnson,

“ Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God,
and of Jesus our Lord.” 2pt. 1v2.

This is an amazingly wonderful ministry that seeks to reach out to all via the Internet. I think Our God is going to prosper it as of course, I can sense in my spirit it progress already! I am keened to join in this direction; this is divine! JESUS prospers IE, AMEN.

This prayer is surely for you… my beloved in the Lord.

Here from you soonest,

“Grace be with all them that love our Lord jesus Christ in sincerity,
Amen.” Eph. 6v24.

Yours servant,
Amedu Monday Amedu

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Effective Church Websites For Emerging Generations
Investigating the various ways in which a church's website can be targeted toward unbelievers in a church's local community.

A Strategy For Local Internet Outreach
How can the internet be used for evangelism and outreach while maintaining an environment of authentic Christian community?

Flawed Follow Up Or A Flawed Philosophy of Evangelism?
The ease with which we can “share the gospel” online can actually short-circuit the God-ordained process by which unbelievers are brought to faith.

Should We Include A Gospel Presentation On Our Websites?
Should conversion be our immediate goal in our internet evangelism efforts?

A Strategic Opportunity For The Church
A proposed strategy in which a church would use short video profiles of members of their congregation to entice unbelievers in their local area to consider the value of a local congregation’s ministry in their own lives.

2 John 12
Is there something incomplete about digital communication?

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