Across the USA, in both major cities and their suburbs alike, Christians are maximising their Web Outreach following IE day. The municipal Wi-Fi market is picking up to such an extent that even residents in a small village in Ohio can access high speed internet without dial up. And as the Internet takes new heights, Christians are getting on board to make the Gospel just as accessible as wireless.
|PIC1|Following the recent second annual Internet Evangelism Day which took place on the 7th May - Christians have tagged their web pages to InternetEvangelismDay.com where one evangelistic ministry is reportedly seeing up to 1,400 indicated decisions for Christ every day.
From simple homepages to blogging pages and training websites, evangelism through the Web has become the Christian's new mouth for outreach.
For example, one student who came across a Campus Crusade for Christ International evangelistic website invited Christ into her heart right in front of her computer screen - (Visit the IE Home page to find out more).
"Millions of young people spend hours each week on the Internet. We need to find ways to get positive, life-changing messages to them–particularly the good news of Jesus Christ." said the Rev. Doug Birdsall, chair of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation.
"It is essential we maximize this opportunity to reach those beyond the hearing of the gospel" he added.
Global Media Outreach, a ministry of CCCI, already sponsors over 25 websites optimised to respond to commonly used search engine phrases such as "Who is Jesus?"
|QUOTE|Their Orlando Director, Dr. Allan Beeber, a member of the Internet Evangelism Coalition, said the major focus of Internet Evangelism Day was to encourage churches to use the Internet for evangelism.
He noted that increased faith-sharing online could in turn prompt more people to spread the Gospel by mouth.
Tony Whittaker, initiator of Internet Evangelism Day two years ago, now hopes that more Christians and churches will be inspired to join this worldwide Web outreach.
"The computer revolution and the Internet are (also) changing the way we communicate, for ever. This will impact Christian evangelism and discipleship in ways which are only just beginning" he added.
To find out more visit InternetEvangelismDay.com by clicking text
Editted from Lillian Kwon
Christian Today Contributor
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