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2014-05-08T11:34:57-05:00GCIinfo@gospel.com/feeds/topics/secular/Being heard in a secular world: 21-min video by Sheridan Voyseyhttp://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/121252014-05-08T11:34:57-05:00
Sheridan Voysey is an Australian writer, speaker and broadcaster currently living in Oxford UK. You may have see his recent new book Resurrection Year, which has helped many. Check his blog.
Here he is speaking at the November 2013 Christian New Media Conference in London. His insights into appropriate effective evangelism apply across the spectrum. Engaging with your nation's soul & spiritual questionshttp://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/81832012-05-16T09:47:44-05:00
When people are seeking spiritual answers, why would we not try to listen to them and start engaging in the terms and language they are using, rather than defaulting to some standardized formulaic gospel presentation? Free online training resources for web communication, Christian and secularhttp://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8752010-08-09T16:12:30-05:00
Adrienne at the Computer Forensics Training blog has put together a remarkable list of 100 Open Courses to Make Yourself an Internet Expert.
These are free downloadable courses from major universities and training institutions, on a wide range of internet and communication topics.
We also list other training options for different areas of web ministry which includes the new IMPP online courses from Dr Dave Bourgeois. Principles of evangelism: communicating the gospel to a secular postmodern culture & worldviewhttp://internetevangelismday.com/secular.php2010-08-07T18:22:58-05:00
As secular culture has moved further and further away from Christianity, it has become increasingly necessary to change the traditional evangelistic approach in order to communicate the Gospel. On the whole, we can't earn an opportunity to be taken seriously when talking about Jesus or God until we have connected with people on issues they are already interested in. We have to earn the right to be heard. Book review: How to Communicate with Those Outside the Christian Community While We Still Can, by Tim Downshttp://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/finding-common-ground.php2010-08-07T15:26:07-05:00
The biblical concept of ‘sowing’ as compared with ‘reaping’ is explained. The book demonstrates how to:
* bring up spiritual subjects with busy and distracted people.
* use secular movies and books to talk about biblical ideas.
* overcome prejudice and stereotypes in our listeners.
* keep open doors of communication with even hostile opponents.
* move everyone we meet a step closer to the Gospel. LWP - Mission among Young People in “Secular” Europehttp://lausanneworldpulse.com/themedarticles.php/9472008-06-11T13:31:59-05:00
If we are to reach Europe’s youth, we need to cultivate and encourage "missional imagination" in leaders.