The exciting potential for online digital Gospel proclamation

Online outreach is proving to be an effective and far-reaching tool. Here are trends that we can already see:

Internet access through mobile phones and hand-held devices - can they be used for evangelism?
Streaming audio and video will have a larger contribution as the Internet gets faster - though many will be limited to slow dialup speeds for years to come.
Cross-media outreach which links radio, literature and the Internet will be increasingly used.
It will soon be normal for most churches to have a website.
Template editing and content-management systems are helping people to produce attractive sites without understanding HTML at all.
Teaching web skills and computer use is proving to be a method of outreach.

The world will never be the same again. Increasingly, people use the Internet as a starting place for information, help, friendship, fun, and leisure. They can be reached! The opportunities are enormous. Help spread the challenge! This 1200-word summary sums up the potential, and is available to insert directly into your own site, or is available for publishing in any print medium.

There are a number of hard-to-reach countries for which online evangelism could be vital.

There are many opportunities for big organizations with time, money and expertise, to produce large evangelistic websites. But there will always be a place for the sparetime webmaster, giving his or her evening hours to reach the world. Your fingers - on a keyboard - can be used in the battle for souls.

"Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle." (Psalm 144:1)

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The X Spectrum - defining the target audience of any Christian website or other communication medium.
Free page for your site - add an introductory page about Web Evangelism to your site. Also available as 1300-word article for print media.
Christian blogging - how to use blogs for outreach
Internet Evangelism Day – the exciting new focus day for YOUR church

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