Luis Palau Evangelistic Association
Find inspiration and revival with evangelist Luis Palau as he proclaims the Gospel, mobilizes the church, and equips the next generation with his message of Hope.
Uplook Ministries, Serving Since 1922
Uplook Ministries is "devoted to to bring helpful information, varied ministry, and encouragement...
Is the Great Commission unreasonable?
Christ commanded Christians to go out into the world and make disciples of all nations. It's an...
The Lausanne Movement is blogging!
Are you familiar with the Lausanne Movement? It's an evangelistic coalition born over 30 years...
Getting Involved in U.S. Missions
People that center their lives around the purposeful living of Christianity can be frightening....
Think spiritual revival can’t happen? Think again!
Have you ever looked around, taken stock of the spiritual apathy and confusion in our culture,...
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Christian failure to communicate effectively with outsiders
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/11135
Jesus Myths video series released by Focus apologetics ministry
The latest series of video shorts from UK apologetics ministry Focus is now available online and on DVD. Titled Jesus Myths, "it unpacks the modern world’s myths about Jesus, and gets at the facts behind the fictions," says Focus founder Dave Couchman.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11121
Perhaps the best church website resource help available: Internet Toolbox for Churches
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://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/11033
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
Christian evangelism or manipulative propaganda - what's the difference?
Daily Writing Tips is a – well, there's a clue in the title. A valuable email on many different aspects of writing, often about grammar or sentence construction.
But a recent topic covered was a bit different – an analysis of 50 types of propaganda.
As I read down the list, I began to squirm. Many of these methods sounded awfully familiar. Chillingly so. Manipulative...
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10989
Damaris launches Film Clubs for discussion groups
The Damaris vision has always been to encourage people of all faiths and none to talk about the issues raised by contemporary popular culture, particularly films. In recent years we have been able to provide a whole host of free resources to help community groups think about films such as Life of Pi, Les Miserables and Song for Marion. We are working hard to ensure we can continue to provide free resources like this.
Now we are launching Damaris Film Clubs to enable people to more easily use these free resources and get priority access to them. Damaris Film Clubs are suitable for all sorts of settings – community groups, workplaces, neighborhoods, churches or coffee shops.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10961
Message to the Masses: new video faith resource for teens
A UK team has just launched a new online resource with video shorts, aimed at mid-to-late teens.
It answers questions about faith in an outsider-friendly and accessible way, so it is ideal for youthgroup members to use and share.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10946
Les Miserables now on DVD. Raises many questions about God, life, forgiveness, redemption
It's out! The incredible Tom Hooper 2012 movie is now released on DVD. This is a renewed opportunity to use this incredibly redemptive story as a discussion starter in many different situations. Here are free downloadable resources to help you.
Resources to help you:
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10849
Book review: Ministry in the Digital Age, by D Bourgeois, IVPress
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/10874
Churches miss great opportunity for effective evangelism
Tim Stevens' book 'Pop Goes the Church' makes an inspiring case for leveraging pop culture to reach out to people in the language of their lives, with compelling biblical backing for this approach. He offers a new perspective that give relevance and impact to the church by using popular culture – stories from movies and music – to point people to the gospel.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/10834