Agape Press ran a story yesterday about a research project performed by Ellison Research, in which various statistics about the use of the internet by churches is presented. One portion in particular, quoting Ron Sellers (the president of Ellison Research), was especially intriguing:
“Pastors need to take a hard look at where technology might no longer be a matter of style or a luxury for the congregation, but an expectation,” he says. He says it is “amazing” that one out of four medium and large churches do not have a web presence—“particularly with many churches trying to figure out ways of attracting younger people, who are particularly likely to use the Internet to gather information and explore their options.”
I believe that the internet provides today's church with a historic opportunity .... to tell the old, old story of Jesus and His love in ways which could only have been imagined in times past. The objective of this website is to explore the various ways in which today's technology can be used to spread the gospel around the world.
