2013-06-20T11:16:30-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/outsider/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11135 2013-06-20T11:16:30-05:00 Our biggest failure has been to frequently fail to reach unchurched outsiders. Yet this is possible, if only we would do it appropriately. Sheridan Voysey writes: "A fascinating experiment has been taking place in Australian Christian radio. The result is that between 40-70% of the audience listening to these stations have no connection with church... http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11033 2013-06-13T10:54:18-05:00 Internet Toolbox for Churches is exactly what it says on the tin. If you are a church leader or webmaster, Dave Hake's newsletter, podcast and short articles are essential reading. View his latest posts, and sign up, at InternetToolboxforChurches.com The significance of his vision is that he understands and explains how to make church digital strategy (website and social media presence) outsider-friendly, and not just a noticeboard for church members or believers looking for a new or holiday church. http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/christmas-is-for-losers-6763 2012-12-12T10:03:39-05:00 Aren't you glad Christmas is for losers like you and me? Let's be sure that Christ comes to some people no one else comes to. He'll come to them through you, and they'll come to you to bring you into His family. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9903 2012-12-11T11:24:03-05:00 One of the key ways to engage with non-seeking outsiders is through a mutual interest or personal need. Hobby websites are therefore a great way of building redemptive relationships. Yet such sites are vanishingly rare. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9457 2012-10-18T11:54:03-05:00 Check the striking message of the first pie chart in the infographic below, based on a study by Buzzplant. Admittedly, the polled sample of churches was relatively small, and only within one country. But… see how churches claim that social media was twice as effective as any other means of connecting to the wider community. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8823 2012-08-07T12:34:37-05:00 Think about it. How many confusing websites do you leave in frustration? Apply the same outsider's eye to your own. Or, much better, test your site with web users of only modest web ability, who do not know your site. This is easy to do and will repay the time and effort a thousand times over. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8067 2012-05-04T10:05:21-05:00 When you hear the word 'church', what is the first thing that comes to your mind? If you are like me, then you may think of your church building or some mega-church that stands out in your mind. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6548 2011-12-19T12:06:47-05:00 Church websites have huge potential. The Internet Toolbox for Churches offers a regular podcast with vital information on this area. Some podcasts are rather self-indulgent chats with a lot of padding around the content. This one isn't. It is 28 minutes of sheer clarity and practical guidance by David Hakes, so good you'd pay to go to a conference to hear it as a seminar. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/5876 2011-10-10T11:31:27-05:00 Without a website, a church is effectively invisible. With a website, you potentially create a shop window for the community to peer through. What is on display, especially 'near the glass', is very important. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/945 2010-08-09T16:08:23-05:00 Ceri Longville, a student at Redcliffe Bible College in Gloucester UK, has just published her college dissertation on church websites.