Lausanne World Pulse – Digital Ministry—Incredible Mission Opportunities

By Tony Whittaker

The Guide Network and Internet Evangelism Day
The Guide Network is an informal group of people involved in web, mobile phone, or digital outreach. It is linked with Internet Evangelism Day, the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, Internet Evangelism Coalition (IEC), visionSynergy, and the Global Christian Internet Alliance. We offer several smaller networks for digital ministry to specific areas of the world. We will gladly advise any mission wondering how to integrate the Web or mobile phones into their evangelism and explain the growing potential for involvement in computerized integration of follow-up ministry. Speakers are available for any mission consultation or conference.

Internet Evangelism Day is an initiative of the IEC, a grouping of ministries with a vision for online outreach. We encourage the worldwide Church to understand and employ this powerful new tool using a dual approach: an annual worldwide focus day on the last Sunday of April and a year-round training resource website.

Our site explains the nature of the Web as a medium and explores principles and strategies to reach non-seekers in both Western and non-Western countries. We believe that these are insights which any Christian in full-time ministry (whether pastor, evangelist, or missionary) needs. It also offers free downloads, such as: PowerPoint, video clips, drama scripts, music, discussion questions, and handouts. These enable a church, Bible college, or mission team to create a web awareness focus spot or seminar. Our free articles are available for reproduction in magazines and newsletters.

College Modules Needed
One major hope for the future is that many Bible colleges will begin to teach web ministry (click here for our Open Letter to Bible Colleges). Few yet do. Many of our resource pages provide seminar source material, including a possible curriculum and a book list. We also offer seminar speakers in person or via video-conferencing.

Is it time to think Web? Can we help?