By Wing Tai Leung Asian Christians creatively make use of folk media as well as modern communication technology for evangelization purposes. Evangelism is more than transmission of information, it is also relationship building, giving voice for the voiceless and enabling people to search for their identities. Read Article >> Contextualizing Cyberspace—Missiology Still Matters When it […]
The Christian Reformed Church (CRC) expanded its work of combating racism and its effects within the church recently by hiring Steve Kabetu to serve as Race Relations coordinator in Canada. Born in Kenya, Kabetu moved to Canada twenty years ago. He will be based in the CRC Burlington, Ontario office. Kabetu has experience in developing […]
By Doug Birdsall February 2006 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus Christ! We are indeed living in exciting times, in a world of globalization and dynamic change. We see this reflected now in every aspect of our lives, from the vast array of global fashions and […]
By Jim Overholt February 2006 The Mission America Coalition* (MAC, www.missionamerica.org) was formed with the vision of “the whole Church taking the whole gospel to the whole nation,” and for many years has carried out that charter as the “behind-the-scenes” organizer of a long series of successful national evangelism initiatives. While there have been many […]
By Laurie Fortunak Nichols In a country where nearly ninety-two percent of the one billion plus people profess to be either Hindu or Muslim, Christians in the nation of India are working hard to get the gospel message out to those who have never heard. Read Article >> Fighting against Forced Child Prostitution in India: […]
By Debra Brown October / November 2012 Initiating Internet evangelism in the local church setting is a little like trying to ski uphill—it can be very difficult to get momentum. The best way we have found to do so is to develop an integrated system to support the online ministry. This approach has a number […]
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A Ten-Step Plan for Internet Evangelism in the Local Church 1. Meet with the senior pastor to explain the ministry. Obtain approval on the approach, deliverables, timelines, budget, etc. This should include a draft for project implementation that closely aligns with the evangelism strategy for the church. Make sure that all aspects of the ministry […]
By Debra Brown 2. Hands-on Internet Evangelism. Taking a proactive approach to Internet evangelism, we have: Arranged a set time each week where graduates of the online training program can meet online in pairs and enter into discussions with people in chat rooms and blogs. Encouraged the congregation to look for opportunities to evangelize on […]
February 2006 Dr. Patrick Fung OMF International (formerly the China Inland Mission) has announced that Dr. Patrick Fung will become the tenth general director of the mission. Dr. Fung, a Chinese Christian, is the first Asian to lead the ministry, and succeeds the Rev. Dr. David Harley, who served as general director since 2001. Dr. […]
April 2006 By Debra Brown April 2006 Initiating Internet evangelism in the local church setting is a little like trying to ski uphill—it can be very difficult to get momentum. The best way we have found to do so is to develop an integrated system to support the online ministry. This approach has a number […]
By Andrew Kenny January 2006 The mission of the Church may be defined as “what God has sent the Church into the world to do.” This includes both evangelistic and social responsibilities. Many speak of our mission, but what about our motivations for mission? Scripture has much to say about not only our actions, but […]
By Christopher L. Heuertz September 2007 Even the basis of our intimacy with the Lord is cradled in how our intimacy with the poor is expressed in our social lives. Photo credit: Esdrianne Cohen A Call to Justice: Reducing Poverty through Obedience “There must, then, be no poor among you.” At least that’s what God […]
