Here are some updates from the folks over at Internet Evangelism Day:
Church Website Opportunities
‘Desperately Seeking Lodgers’ is a new short parable from Internet Evangelism Day, highlighting the need for church websites to be people-oriented. ‘”We need more lodgers,” said Maria Silversmith to her husband Milo one evening…’
www.internetevangelismday.com/church-evangelism.php
Campaign for Prominent URLs
Internet Evangelism Day has initiated CPU – the ‘Campaign for Prominent URLs’, to encourage churches to display their website URL in large readable letters, so that passing motorists can easily see it.
www.internetevangelismday.com/church-website-publicity.php
The Church Website Design Questionnaire
The Church Website Design Questionnaire has become a valued tool for many churches. It provides a custom report, based on the answers a church webmaster enters online, suggesting ways to make the church site more attractive and user-friendly to outsiders.
www.internetevangelismday.com/church-website-design.php
Popular Culture – A Forgotten Gift
Internet Evangelism Day suggests that Christians do not often use a God-given evangelistic starting point – popular culture. “Suppose God sent you a letter. And in it, He offered you a gift – a simple evangelistic approach similar to the parables that Jesus used. Something that would engage with people’s interests, and employ a common language and experience. Would you want to use it?”
www.internetevangelismday.com/popular-culture.php
Online Training for Digital Ministry
Internet Evangelism Day lists a range of new resources to help Christians learn more about online ministry:
www.internetevangelismday.com/training.php
Speakers Available for Conferences
If you need a speaker about any aspect of digital evangelism for a conference, fraternal, staff consultation or Bible College, you can now request a speaker from Internet Evangelism Day’s panel of experts, available in a number of countries around the world. When traveling distance is a problem, most are also available to linkup via a Skype or telephone conference session.
www.internetevangelismday.com/speaker.php
Using Contact Cards for Outreach
Contact cards are an often-overlooked way to enhance a face-to-face interaction. As well as carrying your personal information, a card can invite people to visit a church website, and/or some recommended outreach sites that explain the Gospel clearly to outsiders. Internet Evangelism Day has a webpage explaining strategies for using contact cards, with a guide about using online design and print services to make your own cards quickly and easily. Pricing for 250 cards can be remarkably cheap – only a few pennies or cents each.
www.internetevangelismday.com/contact-card.php
Advance Notice of Internet Evangelism Day 2010
Internet Evangelism Day, the annual web-ministry focus day for churches, is set for April 25 2010. To mark the day, churches can create a short program, using free downloads from the IE Day site: Powerpoint, video clips, handouts and music, to investigate and showcase the huge potential for outreach using the Web.
For these and other information from Internet Evangelism Day check out their blog.