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Free ebook for church-based missions advocates and promoters
'Bringing the World to Your Church' is a valuable handbook to help mission advocates. Previously published as a paperback, it is now available as a free ebook download.
It is full of valuable practical ideas. The only issue to be aware of – it was written before social networking came along, so you need to overlay its lessons with an understanding of how networking can leverage missions awareness in your church fellowship, as well as connect directly with missions staff and news from around the world.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11014
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
Open letter to mission agency leaders, executives and staff about digital evangelism
To mission executives, field leaders, missiologists, magazine editors and missionaries everywhere:
We know that your ministry's heart is to share the good news of Jesus Christ. May we draw your attention to the potential of new options that can enhance your mission's objectives: the growing array of digital and Internet evangelism opportunities.
http://internetevangelismday.com/mission-leaders.php
Facebook and missions - the potential for cross-cultural outreach
Because Facebook is worldwide in coverage with many language versions, it provides a range of opportunities for cross-cultural evangelism. There are multiple options for sharing the good news cross-culturally on Facebook.
http://internetevangelismday.com/facebook-missions.php
Lausanne World Pulse February 09 features digital evangelism article
Lausanne World Pulse – a free email newsletter – covers the potential of the Web for evangelism, especially as it relates to cross-cultural missions.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/30
Lausanne World Pulse - Complications of Communicating the Gospel:
Why We Should Take the Culture of the People Seriously. Contextualization is imperative to reaching the unreached. Understanding the culture we are in is the beginning of the process.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/themedarticles.php/684/04-2007?pg=all
Serving in Different Cultures
Our call to service is clear. But our service may look very different, depending on the cultural context of our service. Dave Livermore gives us a window through which we can peek outside of our cultural box and see how service looks in several different cultures.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=210&art_id=66
Building Ministry in Your Cultural Context
Cookie-cutter ministry formulas don't work in every cultural context. Dave Livermore helps us to adapt our ministry strategy to each context, including the Word, Worship, Community and Serving.
http://youth-ministry.info/articles.php5?type=2&cat=200&art_id=62
FIM Missionaries by Field
Fellowship International Mission has over 150 missionaries in over 30 different countries around the world. This map will help you explore our influence for the gospel's sake throughout the world.
http://fim.org/missionaries.php