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Amazing stats for how people use the digital media
The world-changing spread of the Web are charted on this interactive world map displaying figures from 1998 to 2008. For more interative maps from Charts Bin on a range of statistical developments, including web users, mobile subscribers, and many social trends.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/1483

Why people go online. Valuable interactive piechart and stats from Ruder Finn research
Public relations and communiciations consultancy group Ruder Finn offers some revealing and valuable figures under the heading Intent is the New Demographic. This is displayed using an interactive pie-chart. By default, this opens as a simplified summary with the option to click on different demographic groups: Men, Women, Youth, Seniors, or All. Click on the ‘full index’ link on that page, and you get a more complex piechart with subdivisions, but which (as far as I understand) represents the ‘All’ percentages broken into subdivision categories.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/1055

Research study on making church websites outsider friendly and evangelistic
Ceri Longville, a student at Redcliffe Bible College in Gloucester UK, has just published her college dissertation on church websites.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/945

How people find Christ - two vital insights into conversion and salvation
Two very helpful resources here: 1) The Gray Matrix Frank Gray’s modification of the Engel Scale is an incredibly useful pictorial tool: More on the Matrix 2) How Adults Become Christians Dave Bennett, UK National Director of Bridge Builders (formerly Pocket Testament Leaque) conducted this study by interviewing a range of lasting adult convert regarding the factors that had brought them to faith. His main findings were that the majority of lasting conversions: a. took a long time – an average of about 2 years. b. spiritual journeys frequently started due to a felt need or life problem. d. the biggest factor by far, claimed by the respondents, was ongoing relationships with Christians, and seeing faith modeled in their lives. This far exceeded other factors such as reading books, tracts, even the Bible, or watching videos.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/87

Christian research studies and dissertations on Internet, church and evangelism
Wise insightful research is a pre-requisite to action: Nehemiah 2:11-18. Without concrete information, we are often just guessing and ‘flying without radar’. A growing number of people have done research into the relationship between the Internet, the church, and evangelism-related subjects. Not all of us are called to either write, or read, such in-depth material. Yet the concept of research in the Christian world is very important. Without facts and figures, or understanding of trends, we cannot plan strategy or anything else.
http://internetevangelismday.com/research.php

Internet Evangelism books and research studies, many free downloads
The books in this section cover different aspects of internet evangelism, and are mainly free downloads.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/internet-evangelism-books.php?id=menu

Internet Evangelism books and research studies, some free downloads
The books in this section cover different aspects of internet evangelism, and are mainly free downloads.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/internet-evangelism-books.php

Christian research studies and dissertations on Internet, church and evangelism
Wise insightful research is a pre-requisite to action: Nehemiah 2:11-18. Without concrete information, we are often just guessing and ‘flying without radar’. A growing number of people have done research into the relationship between the Internet, the church, and evangelism-related subjects. Not all of us are called to either write, or read, such in-depth material. Yet the concept of research in the Christian world is very important. Without facts and figures, or understanding of trends, we cannot plan strategy or anything else.
http://internetevangelismday.com/research.php?id=books

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...

Lausanne World Pulse - The Global Status of Evangelical Christianity:
A Model for Identifying Priority People Groups. Assessing the state of evangelical Christianity worldwide is more complex than simply counting resources.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/research.php/448/08-2006?pg=all