Bonser said that the role of the CEA is to support the church’s mission by making contact with people, "We’re giving people the chance, in their own territory, in their own way, to explore Jesus."
Therefore, he encouraged churches to use the CEA in their own evangelism, and to provide links to the www.rejesus.co.uk website, which received 1,000 visits a day last year.
Bonser lamented that many churches in the UK have not utilised the internet as a powerful tool for evangelism. He said, "The problem with many church websites is that they are about the church, and not about why the church is there."
Through the website, people can even explore faith in their own home at the click of a button. It is important to construct resourceful websites that introduce Christian faith, so that plenty of people who are searching can quench their spiritual thirst.
Following last year’s success, CEA has formulated a new mission strategy for 2005 which focuses on introducing Christian faith through contemporary culture. The first project entitled Evangelising Contemporary Spirituality, is based on making connections with modern spiritual concerns. Three books dealing with subjects such as angels and nature will be released at Easter.
The second project is tailor-made for people who are interested in visiting historic churches, through the material provided by the CEA, people can come to know Jesus.
A third project is based around the release of the film The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Christmas. Based on C. S. Lewis’s well-known children’s book, the film is expected to have many spiritual resonances and the CEA will produce material which can be used by churches as part of their outreach programmes.
The BUGB’s Head of Mission, the Revd Derek Allan expressed his great appreciation of the CEA’s work, "It is part of the outreach of the churches in the UK, not just another evangelistic agency."
"Many people today do not relate their sense of spiritual searching to anything that the church has to offer, and CEA has proved that it can help make that link."
"It appeals particularly to men, something rare in the UK church scene, perhaps because they feel comfortable with the degree of anonymity it offers," he commented.
