WEB EVANGELISM BULLETIN
. . . learning from each other
W-E-B Issue 205 ~ February (ii) 2012
Monthly ISSN 471-0323
WIN COPIES OF STRATEGIC NEW EVANGELISTIC IPHONE APP
NEWS FROM PUERTO RICO - AND ANOTHER NEW PHONE APP
DIGITAL MINISTRY CONFERENCES
INTERNET EVANGELISM DAY
MOBILE PHONES IN MINISTRY
WIN NEW LEN SWEET BOOK: VIRAL
SOCIAL MEDIA
OSCAR AND OTHER PRIZE-WINNING ANIMATIONS AND SHORTS
TAILEND FUN
"Forgiveness re-writes your history" - Kris Vallotton
WIN COPIES OF STRATEGIC NEW EVANGELISTIC IPHONE APP
UK's Damaris ministry has just released a remarkable iPhone app Talking About Jesus.
Although it only costs $0.99/£0.69, you can win a free copy (5 are available), just
by Tweeting, Facebooking, or otherwise publishing news of this strategic kingdom tool:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7187
Back to contentsNEWS FROM PUERTO RICO - AND ANOTHER NEW PHONE APP
Samuel De Jesus leads the Spanish-language web evangelism team www.WebEvangelismo.com based in Puerto Rico, and writes,
"Our ministry has recently published two new sites:
http://www.Facebook.com/DiadeEvangelismoporInternet
http://www.DiadeEvangelismoporInternet.com
to create a greater awareness about Internet Evangelism Day (Dia de Evangelismo por
Internet) and continue to provide training, consulting and speaking at events about
Internet Evangelism and how to/why embrace it.
"We are also doing internet marketing campaigns in Google and Facebook and will be
conducting radio campaigns during the month of April, locally in Puerto Rico - see large
printable poster/flyer:
http://ieday.net/images/dia-de-evangelismo-por-internet-2012.png
"Our ministry is also very excited because we are entering this year into mobile evangelism! We are developing the first mobile app in Spanish for mobile evangelism! It is called Mensajes de Fe (Messages of Faith). It will be available next month for iPhone/iPad platform, and soon after that for Android platform."
See large printable poster/flyer for the app:
http://ieday.net/images/Mensajes-de-Fe-app-flyer.png
and check the app store at http://www.WebEvangelismo.com for more details.
Samuel is a regular speaker about digital evangelism at the S. American COICOM conferences - see below for 2012 details.
Back to contentsDIGITAL MINISTRY CONFERENCES AND CONSULTANCY
BIOLA MEDIA CONFERENCE JUNE 5-7 - Dave Bourgeois gives reasons for going to this
California conference:
http://csbapps.biola.edu/bioladigital/2012/02/16/why-come-to-biola-digital/
COICOM - the Spanish-language conference with web evangelism tracks is this year in
Honduras, 18-22 September:
http://www.coicom.com/
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6822
INTERNET EVANGELISM DAY
Internet Evangelism Day is 29 April. Things you could do on the day, or any time during April - Digital Outreach Month:
- announce it/print it in newsletters/service sheets: http://ieday.net/shortannouncement.php
- download and project a video about social networking video sharing, such as http://ieday.net/blog/archives/6943
- demonstrate live on screen how to post video clips from eg www.YesHEIs.com | www.globalshortfilmnetwork.com | www.focus.org.uk directly into a Facebook page
- showcase the new Talking About Jesus iPhone app and discuss other ways that mobile phones can be used
- discuss whether your church needs to appoint a Digital Advocate: http://ieday.net/blog/archives/6573
- recognize and honor any in your fellowship who are already involved in some area of digital ministry, including the church website, and ask them to share their stories
- demonstrate live online how to open a Pinterest account and add content to it
- encourage small groups to discuss various digital evangelism opportunities
- you could even structure a whole service or meeting around digital evangelism, and even add in some music and a short drama http://ieday.net/music.php http://ieday.net/dramascripts.php
- encourage the leadership team to consider if there are digital outreach initiatives that could be implemented, such as using social media to connect the fellowship with the community, and testing the outsider-friendliness of the church website
Do you have other ideas for marking Internet Evangelism Day? Please hit 'reply' to share them.
Back to contentsMOBILE PHONES IN MINISTRY
RETHINK NOW - We need to replan our webpage design, strategy, and everything, for
mobile users. The majority of web access will soon be using mobiles. In some places, this
is already the case. "Rethink everything for mobile or you're toast," says Tech
Republic:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/re-think-everything-for-mobile-or-youre-toast/10251
The book Mobile First makes the same points in more detail:
http://www.lukew.com/resources/mobile_first.asp
Such rethinks also apply to email design and layout. Many people read their emails on
phones, so we need to optimize them:
http://www.lyris.com/us-en/integrated-marketing/1351-email-marketing-design-for-the-smartphone-audience
APPS - Snapplify converts PDFs to iOS mobile apps - looks like a good and easy way to
share books online as apps, which is better than PDFs on a phone. And since PDF supports
all language scripts, presumably Snapplify enables them to be easily read on iPhones:
http://www.afriapps.com/app/snapplify
FACEBOOK - Orange is giving Facebook access to mobiles across Africa (and also free
access to Wikipedia):
http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-africa-phones-2012-02
COMIC READERS for iPhone - there's a huge potential for online evangelism in comic
format:
http://www.appleumbrella.com/2012/02/20-superlative-comic-readers-app-for-iphone-4s/
MOBILE SURVEILLANCE PRIMER - NGOs and missions must be aware of phone trackability:
http://mobilemediatoolkit.org/mobile-surveillance-primer
BIBLE PHONE APP competition:
http://www.checkitout.org/wordapp-2012.htm
STATE OF MOBILES in the world today. Includes the explanation of why there are 4.8
billion mobile subcriptions, but 4 billion unique mobile phone users:
http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2012/02/the-state-of-the-union-blog-for-mobile-industry-all-the-stats-and-facts-for-2012.html
CREATE YOUR OWN CUSTOM bar chart about mobile usage - great for a presentation/advocacy
challenge:
http://www.ourmobileplanet.com/
Back to contentsWIN NEW LEN SWEET BOOK: VIRAL
Len Sweet's new book Viral: How Social Networking Is Poised to Ignite Revival,
publishes on 13 March. There are three signed copies to win - thanks Len! It's a hugely
insightful understanding of how digital communication is changing the very way we think,
and is also poised to leverage appropriate evangelism and discipleship. He contrasts the
two influences on us - Gutenberg and Google - which are so pervasive that we are
essentially either 'Gutenbergers' or 'Googlers'. This is likely to be the most valuable
book of the year about digital ministry, because it illuminates the underlying nature and
significance of digital communication culture. Many people use the Web and digital tools yet
don't actually 'get' what digital really is and does. A review is coming next issue. Viral
will be book of the month during April's Digital Evangelism Month. Details and excerpt
online:
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/201624/viral-by-leonard-sweet
To win a copy, all you need to do is Tweet about the book, using the hashtag #winviral
- here's a ready-made tweet for you to use:
http://bit.ly/zaj2Nz
Back to contentsSOCIAL MEDIA
PINTEREST is becoming a major driver for women's magazine traffic:
http://www.mashable.com/2012/02/26/pinterest-womens-magazines/
How to use Pinterest:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6977
LEARNING TO USE TWITTER for ministry:
http://heartyourchurch.com/social-media/a-beginners-guide-to-twitter-for-ministry-and-outreach/
http://couchable.co/blog/post/using-twitter-more-effectively
http://soundshoremedia.posterous.com/why-bother-with-twitter-14621
HOW TO FIND OUT WHO LIKES YOUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE, since FB changed the system.
Again.
http://just-ask-kim.com/how-to-find-out-who-likes-your-facebook-page/
5 WAYS to get your entire company (or ministry/church) on board with social media:
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-ways-to-get-your-entire-company-on-board-with-social-media/
NEVER FALL IN LOVE with the medium, it's all about people, says Chris Brogan:
http://www.chrisbrogan.com/never-fall-in-love-with-the-medium/
STORIES OF FORGIVENESS and reconciliation mediated by Facebook:
http://www.communicatejesus.com/2012/02/facebook-forgiveness-and-unexpected-reconciliation/
INFOGRAPHICS about digital stuff - good for summarizing, advocacy or teaching:
http://visual.ly/category/technology
SCHEDULE your posts with Timely, says Communicate Jesus blog:
http://www.communicatejesus.com/2012/02/two-excellents-tools-for-scheduling-social-media-posts/
MORE SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS to simplify tasks and help you:
http://justinwise.net/top-5-apps-for-social-media-success
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/13-tools-to-simplify-your-social-media-marketing/
http://blog.kissmetrics.com/17-social-media-tools/
PER HEAD OF INTERNET USERS, 7 Asian countries beat US/UK in social networking use. The
potential for appropriate relational evangelism is immense:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17054056
Back to contentsOSCAR AND OTHER PRIZE-WINNING ANIMATIONS AND SHORTS
In all the Oscar hype, you may not have heard that animation The Fantastic Flying Books
of Mr. Morris Lessmore won an Oscar. Watch it here, and also view another, and moving,
prize-winner, The Porcelain Unicorn:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7232
Back to contentsTAILEND FUNNIES ô¿ô
This one-take video is creatively mad! But a good metaphor (and conversation starter)
for things we could have done more simply:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOMIBdM6N7Q&feature=youtu.be
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