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Book review: Reaching the Community with Church Websites, by Ceri Longville. Free ebook
Ceri Longville, a student at Redcliffe Bible College in Gloucester UK, has published her college dissertation on church websites.
Having been involved in church web development, Ceri saw the clear need for research. This free e-book is a valuable insight into the potential for making church sites truly ‘outsider friendly’.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/reaching-the-community-with-church-website...
Free downloa: Seeker Sensitive Church Web Sites. How to reach outsiders using church sites
This significant 10-page booklet explains the principles of using church websites to reach outsiders. Johnson’s strategy is that a church website ‘intrigue the lost’ and start a relationship-building process to draw people into the fellowship where they will begin to understand the full implications of the gospel.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/seeker-sensitive-church-web-sites.php
Book review: Jim and Caspar Go to Church, by Henderson and Caspar
This book complements unChristian, by explaining the journey of Jim (a pastor) and Matt (atheist) as they visit unannounced (rather like a ‘mystery shopper’) a range of churches. Their observations need to be taken on board, discussed, and acted upon, by every church, everywhere!
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/jim-and-casper-go-to-church.php
Book review: How to Communicate with Those Outside the Christian Community While We Still Can, by Tim Downs
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.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/finding-common-ground.php
Building Facebook fan pages for church and ministry using FB markup language
Church 2.0 blog is just starting a 6-part series on designing a Facebook fan page, particularly with churches in mind. This includes using ‘Static FBML’ code to create stunning and individual effects.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2042