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WEB EVANGELISM BULLETIN

. . . learning from each other
W-E-B Issue 214 ~ October (i) 2012
Monthly ISSN 471-0323

    

RESEARCH HELP - YOUR INPUT NEEDED
BOOKS
SITE USABILITY
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN
SOCIAL NETWORKING
MISSIONS
CHURCH MINISTRY
MOBILES
COMMUNICATING WELL
TRAINING
TECH TIPS
TAILEND FUNNIES

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"Story is the heart language of humanity" - Sheridan Voysey

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RESEARCH HELP - YOUR INPUT NEEDED

Please can you help Billy Thornton at SouthEastern Bible College, Birmingham, Alabama. His college research project research project is on Evangelism and Facebook - he would value your input on this very short survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WebEvangelism

If you did not already also help Amber Stamper with her questionnaire about online evangelism, mentioned last month, check it here:
http://ieday.net/qde

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BOOKS

FREE 40-PAGE EBOOK about mobile phone ministry, particularly for the Majority World. Mobile Ministry Made Easy: A Simple Guide to Begin or Advance Your Use of Mobiles gives useful practical advice, ideas and case studies, with a particular emphasis on the needs in the Majority World:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9417

BOOK REVIEW - Professional Web Video
Plan, Produce, Distribute, Promote and Monetize Quality Video:
www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9374

BOOK REVIEW - Click 2 Save - The Digital Ministry Bible:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9437

FREE EBOOKS - get them here:
http://ieday.net/eb

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SITE USABILITY

Don't ask people to register for your website, unless this is totally unavoidable. They hate it:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9539

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THE WORLD WE LIVE IN

DIGITAL MAP of Roman Empire - look at this incredible road system, the gospel internet of its day:
http://pelagios.dme.ait.ac.at/maps/greco-roman/

LIVING IN DIGITAL DISTRACTION LAND and what to do about it:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9353

MIDDLE EAST - Understanding the Arabic digital generation:
http://www.wamda.com/2012/10/understanding-the-arab-digital-generation-report

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SOCIAL NETWORKING

DIGITAL MISTAKES to avoid - for your church, organisation or business:
http://pbhdigital.com.au/five-digital-mistakes-businesses-should-try-to-avoid-making/

24 SOCIAL MEDIA do's and dont's:
http://www.churchleaders.com/outreach-missions/outreach-missions-how-tos/162435-24-social-media-dos-and-dont-s.html

LOCAL TWEETS - 9 ways to find Twitter users in your town:
http://mashable.com/2009/06/08/twitter-local-2/

USING THE NEW TWITTER header option:
http://www.arikhanson.com/2012/10/02/25-twitter-brand-header-examples/

CONSIDER PINTEREST as a add-on for your ministry website:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9397

CHURCH PINTEREST PAGE - example from Trinity Church, Tariffville:
http://pinterest.com/trinitytville/?timeline=1

STUMBLEUPON - don't forget to use it:
http://www.webpronews.com/read-this-and-tell-me-stumbleupon-isnt-an-amazing-marketing-tool-2012-08

YOUR FACEBOOK FANPAGE'S voice - why this matters:
http://joshburns.net/blog/?p=1720

TOP 5 Reasons why internet evangelism is the next big thing:
http://notashamedofthegospel.com/online-evangelism-101/top-5-reasons-why-internet-evangelism-is-the-next-big-thing/

STUMBLEUPON is a useful social networking tool:
http://www.webpronews.com/read-this-and-tell-me-stumbleupon-isnt-an-amazing-marketing-tool-2012-08

THE APOSTLE PAUL - a first-century expert in internet outreach?
http://www.internettoolboxforchurches.com/paul-internet-outreach-expert

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MISSIONS

USING TEFL to share the gospel:
http://www.oscar.org.uk/oscaractive/articles/bradridge.htm

VISION SYNERGY announces new website for their partnership-advancing team:
http://www.visionsynergy.net/

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CHURCH MINISTRY

RESEARCH - Steve Hollinghurst's Tomorrow's Evangelism (4) now online:
http://www.churcharmy.org.uk/ms/sc/Evangelism/sfc_tomorrows_evangelism.aspx

YOUR CHURCH WEBSITE should be a hub for all your communications, not a standalone site:
http://blog.ourchurch.com/2012/09/26/how-to-design-your-website-to-be-the-hub-of-communications/

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MOBILES

THINKING OF CREATING A MOBILE APP? Read this first:
http://www.onesheep.org/blog/2012/09/designing-mobile-bette/

WHAT DOES YOUR WEBSITE look like on a mobile?
http://www.howtogomo.com/en/d/test-your-site/#gomo-meter

HOW MOBILES help the homeless:
http://www.mobiledia.com/news/162649.html

AMAZING STATISTICS for the mobile web:
http://churchm.ag/mobile-web-stats/

ACCESSIBILITY ANDROID APPS FOR VISUAL and hearing impairment:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smartphones/android-accessibility-options-for-vision-and-hearing-impaired/5744

27 LIFE-CHANGING iPhone & iPad apps for people with Bbain Injury, some apps useful for anyone:
http://www.brainline.org/content/2011/05/23-lifechanging-iphone-ipad-apps-for-people-with-brain-injury.html

ANDROID AND iOS being adopted faster than any consumer technology in history:
http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/08/27/report-ios-android-adopted-faster-consumer-technology-history/

5 ESSENTIALS for a mobile-friendly website:
http://www.sitepronews.com/2012/09/04/5-essentials-for-a-mobile-friendly-website-a-spn-exclusive/

WHY OH WHY do smartphone manufacturers not do this?
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9009

AFRICA - mobiles transforming the continent:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9157
and in learning (link not available in UK):
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120823-what-africa-can-learn-from-phones

SPEED UP your site for mobile users:
http://www.speedawarenessmonth.com/15-things-for-making-your-site-faster-for-mobile-users/

FILM-MAKING - iPhone apps:
http://mindsoulstory.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/confused-about-iphone-filmmaking-apps/

RECORD CLEAR AUDIO on a mobile phone:
http://mashable.com/2012/09/13/record-audio-mobile-phone/

MOBILE MINISTRY FORUM - still time to book:
http://www.mobileministryforum.org/mmf-consultation-2012

JESUS FILM'S new iPhone app:
http://churchtechtoday.com/2012/10/02/jesus-film-project-launches-ios-app/s

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COMMUNICATING WELL

STORYTELLING - what is actually happening in your brain:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9553

HOW TO WEAVE A STORY that captivates your audience:
http://www.copyblogger.com/start-with-a-story/

CONTEXTUALIZATION - all Ed Stetzer's blog articles in one place:
http://www.edstetzer.com/contextualization/

BOOK REVIEW - telling true stories:
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/book-review-telling-true-stories/

IMAGES - always use them:
http://pkscribe.com/nonprofit_news/frame-nonprofit-storytelling-with-photos-and-videos-8-2012/

WRITING - easy-to-make grammar errors that rob credibility:
http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9086

USABILITY - people have tunnel vision:
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/tunnel-vision.html

THE DELL DILEMMA - find a way to transform "Oh no. Which one should I choose?" into "Wow! Look at all these great choices!"
http://echohub.com/posts/communication/the-dell-dilemma/

HOW-TO video shorts for church communications:
http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/08/youtube-playlists-videos-organized-by-topic-to-help-you-learn/

BIOLA OPEN - wide range of video seminars and features are now public:
http://open.biola.edu/

WHAT A NON-CHRISTIAN HISTORIAN thinks about Jesus:
http://frankviola.org/2012/09/10/willdurant/

DESIGNING emails that are welcoming
http://econsultancy.com/uk/blog/10759-seven-top-tips-for-designing-welcome-emails

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TRAINING

CARTOONING TRAINING in 2013, in Taiwan, by Create/YWAM:
http://www.createtaiwan.com/

STORY CHICAGO 2012 - get free ebook and conference recap:
http://justinwise.net/story-chicago-2012-conference

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TECH TIPS

- non-techies look away now

5 PORTABLE malware and antivirus solutions:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/five-apps/five-portable-antivirus-and-antimalware-tools-to-carry-with-you-at-all-times/1572

DEPRECATED CODE - we need to make anchors a different way:
http://www.willmaster.com/library/web-content-prep/deprecation-of-the-a-tag-name-attribute.php

100 USEFUL CSS tips and tricks:
http://sixrevisions.com/css/100-exceedingly-useful-css-tips-and-tricks/

HTML5 grayscale to color hover trick:
http://webdesignerwall.com/demo/html5-grayscale/

ANTIVIRUS - what it does and doesn't do:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/antivirus-what-it-does-and-doesnt-do/8470

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TAILEND FUNNIES

"I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down."
[Source: Mikey's Funnies

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