BLOGGING FOR EVANGELISM
A blog is probably the easiest type of website to set up, and requires no technical knowledge at all:
http://www.pastors.com/article.asp?ArtID=8959
Although there are thousands of Christian blog sites, virtually all of them have been written for other Christians. Yet there is enormous potential to use blogs to reach non-Christians. Check the new IE Day resource page to learn how:
http://ied.gospelcom.net/blogging.php
Please link to it, blog about it, pass it round. We believe there is great potential for sharing faith through blogs, yet very few are doing it.
OUTREACH SITES IN CHINESE
Just launched by an Asian-based team: RenshiShen.com (Knowing God) and XinShengMing.com (site for students):
http://RenshiShen.com/
http://XinShengMing.com
There are very few sites truly designed for non-Christian Chinese readers (and even less in Japanese), so pray for these strategic developments.
LIFEWAY RESOURCES ON OFFER
LifeWay.com are effective exponents of innovative, biblical communication in many forms. Their latest resources include...
Billy Graham Celebratory Website
As Dr. Graham enters the twilight years of his ministry, it is amazing to consider just how many people he has touched with the glorious news of the gospel. LifeWay just unveiled a tribute site that highlights key events and milestones in his more than 50 years of ministry. Photos, videos, personal stories and other components make this a must-see for anyone familiar with Billy Graham. Submit your own story how he has impacted you or a loved one:
http://www.lifeway.com/billygraham
Web-based learning for ministries
LifeWay has partnered with Thomson NETg, a global leader in online learning, to offer ministries and other organizations more than 100 classes ranging from leadership development to Microsoft skills. A year's subscription gives an 'all-you-can-learn' access to all courses:
http://www.lifeway.com/learning
New software gives instant access to Scripture
EZword automatically presents Scripture in a small new window as you mouseover biblical references. It can also drop, with a simple keystroke, full passages into emails or word-processed documents, in the translation you choose. Running in the background of your computer, it automatically works with many different applications:
http://www.ezword.com
In addition, LifeWay will shortly launch a podcasting site for Christian audio, and have a ministry technology conference in the pipeline for Nashville during May - details next time.
EVENTS
LEEDS UK: I'll be speaking at an evening meeting about web evangelism 15 February:
http://ied.gospelcom.net/events.php
CALIFORNIA: TechVangelism, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, California, 17-18 March 2006 - conference on technologies for communicating Christ cross-culturally:
http://www.mppcfamily.org/w_page.php?id=8401&type=group
ROX35 - latest comic training seminars in Sydney, Australia, May 2006:
http://www.comix35.org/
PASTORS, CHURCHES AND WEB MINISTRY
Survey: 1 in 4 churches neglect ministry potential of the Internet:
http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=22412
Not all pastors have grasped the significance and potential of the web. '8 things pastors need to know about e-ministry'
by Terrell Sanders is a useful Pastors.com resource for them:
http://www.pastors.com/article.asp?ArtID=8958
Ten Internet 'best practices' for church site ministry:
http://www.pastors.com/article.asp?ArtID=8992
Use Web forums to draw people to your church, says Chris Forbes:
http://www.pastors.com/article.asp?ArtID=8960
CHURCH WEBSITES: we have simplified the method for syndicating the IE Day page of church site tips into any webpage. Now all you need to do is copy/paste a single block of code onto the point in a new webpage where you want the material to appear. And that's it - the online content will automatical be drawn down onto your page:
http://ied.gospelcom.net/church-site-tips.php
Code available here:
http://ied.gospelcom.net/church-syndicate.php
where you can see how jesussites.com have added it.
