The Art of Networking

Internet Evangelism Day is an annual focus day for churches. This year, it is scheduled for Sunday April 25. It’s an opportunity for any church to explore with its members the exciting opportunities for sharing the good news online. Ready-made free downloads – PowerPoint, video clips, handouts, drama scripts and music can be easily built into a presentation of five minutes or 50.

2010′s focus day will be the sixth annual day to be used by churches around the world since the initiative’s launch in 2005. Over this period, digital media has developed dramatically, with the advent of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, and the growing use of mobile phones to access online services.

To make it easy for churches to act on this and join in, The IE Day organizers have created an excellent website to assist churches, at http://www.internetevangelismday.com.

IE Day’s website is a one-stop resource covering many subjects including: how to build a church website that is ‘outsider friendly’, how to use Twitter in evangelism, and ideas for effective blogging.

Perhaps surprisingly, one does not need to be technical to share faith online. One can volunteer to be an email mentor to inquirers with several large online outreach ministries, and many other opportunities are also available.

Internet Evangelism Day is an initiative of the Internet Evangelism Network, based at the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton. It is supported by a wide range of Christian leaders and groups.  “I am glad to commend Internet Evangelism Day,” says Dr. John Stott.

More information: http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com

Filed under: Internet, Internet Evangelism Day, Internet evangelism, Large churches, Strategies, churches, collaboration, evangelism, media outreach, mobile, partnerships on March 12th, 2010