Gospel.com Topics Feed - Computer 2014-07-02T06:36:49-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/computer/ Teach over-65s to use Web in your church or community http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/12381 2014-07-02T06:36:49-05:00 There was a time, not so long ago, when web usage in the West was quite low for the over-65 demographic. But no longer, as the infographic below shows. Computer humor makes serious points about missing emails http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/4737 2011-06-18T07:46:36-05:00 Most humor makes a serious point. Having sent a couple of potentially important emails that were either quarantined for no apparent reason, or completely lost, the cartoon below has some truth. Using the iPad drawing app for Christian ministry and evangelism http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2482 2010-09-06T09:21:57-05:00 Here’s a fascinating use of the iPad, involving a cheap app for drawing. How could we use this in evangelism and ministry? One idea that comes to mind is to use the proven open air evangelism sketchboard approach to progressively build up a message. Internet Evangelism or computer conferences, seminars and other events relating to online web communication http://internetevangelismday.com/events.php 2010-08-08T16:30:03-05:00 Here are conferences and seminars that connect with the digital evangelism agenda. If you need someone to speak about web evangelism at your own seminar or conference anywhere in the world, we may be able to help. We have a panel of speakers who can speak to a wide range of subjects. We can also offer a video-conferencing seminar using Skype. Teaching IT, computer use, and Web skills, can be an entry point for Christian evangelism http://internetevangelismday.com/teach-it.php 2010-08-08T05:54:47-05:00 Teaching English has long been a major point of contact and 'way in' for missionaries in many countries. In Japan, for instance, a majority of Christians first came into contact with the Gospel via English lessons. (It is now possible to teach English online as a form of sensitive outreach.) Around the world, there is now a big hunger by people who want to learn how to use computers and gain IT and Web skills – a genuine practical felt need. They see it as a major part of their education and a means of employment advancement. There is thus a big doorway open for local churches and mission agencies to teach these skills. LWP- The Internet: The New Missionary Challenge of the Twentieth Century http://lausanneworldpulse.com/research.php/940 2008-05-21T17:40:16-05:00 Our calling is to go around the world preaching the good news to the entire creation. Why not send missionaries to our world’s newest continent…the Internet?