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Filling the church communication gap... with Facebook
When a worship service is canceled due to weather, or an urgent prayer request crops up in the...
Today's devotional: whose names do you know?
I'm terrible with names. I'm ashamed to admit that several years after joining and getting...
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Creative ideas for blogging, writing or speaking [infographic]
If you are a blogger, writer, speaker or storyteller, you may sometimes get stuck for ideas and inspiration. Copyblogger’s infographic could help you...
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/8048
Principles of effective clear writing for web writers. Plus infographic
Bad grammar and spelling are key factors that rob a website or blog of credibility (see infographic below). So says Professor Fogg, author of Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do in the Stanford Credibility Project where you can read chapters 6-7 of his book.
Web writing must also...
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7781
4 vital principles of evangelism in the 21st century
In 21st Century evangelism, there are four overarching principles that must inform what we do, worldwide.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7654
Left brain versus right brain communication - infographic explains the difference
We hear a lot about 'left-brain' and 'right-brain' these days. Below is a helpful infographic summary. Of course, most of us are a mixture of both sets of characteristics, depending on our personality, gender and the culture we live in. But one side may tend to predominate.
A huge significance to these differences: our digital communication culture, and therefore the biggest influence on the way we all think and communicate, is much more 'right-brain' than the print communication it is rapidly replacing. Evangelism and ministry is changing too.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7581
Len Sweet's book VIRAL How Social Networking Is Poised to Ignite Revival
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.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7393
Smugglers and roses. Avoiding christianese jargon & bible translation problems
In UK, we have a builders merchants called Travis Perkins. They are a great place to buy timber and other materials, and doubtless a business of the utmost probity, named after two companies that merged.
But it is interesting to consider the hidden color, the resonance, in this name. No word exists in a vacuum. Words only have life because they create an image in our minds. And this image, different for each of us, will be an amalgam of our previous personal experience plus an overlay from our history and culture.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7049
Oscar & other prizewinning animation / video shorts illuminate truth using film
In all the hype about the Oscars, and the deserved accolades for The Artist, you may have missed the Oscar for best animation. It went to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, a quirky allegory about the healing nature of story. (And due to be released as a bookand phone app.) Watch the full 15-minute animation below, and after it, prizewinning The Porcelain Unicorn.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/7232
The secret structure of great talks - how to communicate or preach better
Nancy Duarte's communication insights in this TED lecture seem vital. Follow her analysis of both Steve Jobs' iPhone launch and Dr King's I Have a Dream speech.
These are surely principles that work for advocacy, preaching or evangelism?
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6955
Facepainting with a difference - the letter E on your forehead
Take your index finger, and draw an imaginary letter ‘E’ on your forehead. Or have fun with some friends and use washable finger paint or marker, to make the letter visible. Do it now, before you read any further.
Recent research from Kellogg School of Management has suggested ...
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6915
8-yr-old-guitar girl: music is a God-given means of communication
Here's some sheer musical talent to honor. And yes, Zoe Thomson is only 8. Her Stratosphere guitar is likely older than her.
Music is an integral part every culture, throughout history and across continents. We are hard-wired to communicate through music. The study of music in different cultures is called ethnomusicology.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/6753