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True Woman: Ministry Beyond Your Front Door
I don’t think God is honored when we throw our families under the bus in the name of ministry. However, I worry that we can get so caught up in making our families a ministry priority that we allow the ministry to stop at our front door.
http://truewoman.com/?id=1644

Mobile phones - free articles to republish explain the opportunities for mobile ministry
Two free articles available to republish in blogs, newsletters or in print.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/4103

Free music to encourage us to share the good news
Music embeds truth in our minds in a particular way, that’s why it is so powerful. We have a range of links to completely free MP3 downloads and sheet music, for mission challenge to Jesus followers.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/3880

Book review: @stickyJesus - social networking for Christians and evangelism
@stickyJesus is a dynamic new book about sharing faith online through social networking. Tami Heim and Toni Birdsong are gifted writers and communicators. Their blog tag-line 'keeping it real & living sticky online 4 Him' sums up their vision. 'Sticky' reflects their desire that the message should be shared in such a way that it clings to people's hearts. Heim and Birdsong 'get' social media.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/3915

Why churches and Christian groups should use mobile QR Codes
We are increasingly seeing QR Codes in public – those pixellated black-and-white squares, such as the one in the top right corner of this page. They enable anyone with a smartphone to point it at the code and be taken instantly to a website (or phone number, or other embedded text information).
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/3799

Status of Christian faith around the world, in Urbana video
Challenging short video explaining the current status of faith and evangelism around the world.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/3360

Word cloud analysis on Bible, our own words, or evangelistic writing
Word clouds assign size to demonstrate the frequency of word use in text. 66Clouds.com have done this for the entire Bible. What, I wonder, would word-cloud analysis of my spoken words look like? "Me, my, I, no, disagree, but"; or "you, we, us, yes please, thank you, well done"? Scary. And such a word cloud exists.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/3555

Kids and comedy - side-splitting video clip: questions about Jesus
Outnumbered is a BBC sitcom about a long-suffering couple with three smart children. Sadly for those outside UK, it is not streamed or archived on the BBC site (it does have some clips here and here) but it is available worldwide on DVD (Region 2). Here’s an incredibly funny clip that has gone viral, with 9-year-old Ben slow-grilling a minister.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/3590

Movies and TV tell hidden stories with spiritual messages and parallels
People have always loved stories – indeed we are hard-wired to so, and we spend a considerable portion of our leisure time in the world of story, particularly through movies/TV. Yet many people probably enjoy them without necessarily discerning areas of deeper significance within the plot.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/3532

Advance news of Internet Evangelism Day 2011 on 15 May
The 2011 Internet Evangelism Day is set for Sunday 15 May. However, we also plan to extend the focus to the entire month of May, which gives churches and other groups wider freedom to present digital opportunities in ways that fit into their programs.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/3263