Our church wants to reach into the community and beyond with our website. We want to encourage our members and site visitors to see just how effective the Web can be in reaching people with the Gospel.
[If applicable - specific church related information such as: "Please pray for X and Y who are involved in Web outreach, our teen groups chat outreach sessions on Thursday nights, and Z, our Internet Outreach co-ordinator."]
Women have a special role to play in online evangelism. Some of the most effective and sensitive evangelistic sites are written and managed by women. And a woman who may spend a lot of time at home due to family needs can nevertheless meet the needs of many people around the world though the Web and email contacts.
Teens grew up with the Web, and understand it in a way that many others do not. There are huge opportunities for you to share their faith online, not only by websites, but through chat rooms, email and instant messaging. The adventure starts... here.
The Web is no longer just a Western toy. It has become a medium for outreach to unreached people around the world, including the 10-40 Window. There is a big need to create evangelistic sites to target these people in an effective and contextualized way, in both English and other languages. This is an opportunity for both evangelistic agencies and individuals, including returned or retired missionaries who can maintain an outreach to their field of service.
This detailed resource covers many issues relating to effective Christian communication, and is required reading in some training institutes.
The Web has placed disabled Christians on a level playing field! Sometimes the first time, we can communicate effectively in a cyberworld where others may not even know we have a disability. The Internet enables us to relate and witness to the able-bodied world on an equal footing. It also allows us to share the Gospel with non-Christians who have our disability - if we can create websites that are accessible to them.
Other customized options
Here are other examples of making an entry point around an initial emphasis or specific readership group:
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Students |
Women |
Disabled |
Senior Citizens |
Pastors |
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You can copy these types of lead-in, or just link to any of these pages if you prefer.
