2013-05-15T12:08:54-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/review/ http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10874 2013-05-15T12:08:54-05:00 Happily there are at last a growing number of books about various aspects of digital ministry. Dave Bourgeois' new book is primarily written to help Christian ministries understand how to integrate the Internet into their existing work. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10393 2013-02-22T10:11:39-05:00 Latest Damaris materials which engage with popular culture include: - free community resources about Song for Marion - discussion guide on Beasts of the Southern Wild (which has now gone to DVD release) - analysis of Shadow Dancer http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10234 2013-01-28T11:07:31-05:00 "We must go and see this again next week," my wife and I said to each other after watching Les Miserables. This new film is simply amazing. I've already written about the incredible spiritual parallels in the film, the multiple starting points for conversation (many connected with personal pain and life issues), and the growing number of online resources available, especially the Damaris video shorts and study guide, and Rusty Wright's free-to-use article. So this post is a few personal and random thoughts about this production... http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9871 2012-12-03T13:12:33-05:00 Culturewatch ministry Damaris provides great resources that use the movie as a starting point for spiritual questions. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9684 2012-11-07T11:15:13-05:00 It is rare to find a book about technology with something for everyone, but whether you are a complete Twitter amateur or a veteran tweep, whether you are a lay Christian or a pastor or a church community interested in Twitter evangelism, Paul Clifford's new e-book Tweeting Church: Good News in Only 140 Characters is worth the download for you and your ministry. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9437 2012-10-04T12:09:01-05:00 Click 2 Save: The Digital Ministry Bible Keith Anderson and Elizabeth Drescher Moorehouse ISBN-13: 9780819227744 If Click 2 Save could be summed up in two points, they would be: If you're not involved in digital ministry, get a move on it! Once you're involved, strategy matters big time. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/9374 2012-09-27T13:02:56-05:00 Professional Web Video Plan, Produce, Distribute, Promote and Monetize Quality Video Richard Harrington and Mark Weiser Focal Press ISBN-13: 9780240815091 This is an excellent book for both beginners and experts, mid-sized teams with reasonable budgets or the one-man-band working on a shoestring. In one volume it covers all aspects of planning, producing, and publishing your video. Read more... http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8237 2012-05-29T13:06:28-05:00 Michael Hyatt's new book 'Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World' is receiving a lot of praise. Hyatt is the chairman of Christian Publishers Thomas Nelson. Christian leadership guru DJ Chuang says in his blog review that it is "hands down the best book I've ever seen about blogging and social media!" Whether you are a non-profit or ministry looking to extend your voice, or an outreach team wishing to use social media to directly touch outsiders, this book is for you. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7630 2012-03-26T11:23:41-05:00 The Hunger Games movie has released across the world, with critical acclaim. It may not be a film that would appeal to your mother, or perhaps even you – if your demographic is not teens and twenties. But be assured, most of your church youthgroup and their peers will see this one. And it's definitely not a lightweight high school comedy. This is deep and serious. http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7393 2012-03-06T11:02:47-05:00 This book is probably the best and most insightful explanation of digital and print communication cultures, the tension between them, and the huge implications for Christians, the church and especially the retelling of the good news. We just cannot continue doing the stuff we used to do, because it won't work any more.