I’m sure you’ve heard the internet compared to the Roman Road of New Testament times.  Also, English might be compared to the Greek of New Testament times (we have an advantage with online translators, too, like Babel Fish). God used this Roman technology and a common language to advance the Gospel. Increasingly, the internet is where people go with their questions about God. (You might want to take two minutes to watch Kimberly’s story to see our model of win-build-send in one young women’s life.)

Of course, all true believers desire to glorify God and love people into His kingdom. (That’s why you’re reading this post, isn’t it?) Have you asked yourself what are you doing now or what could you prayerfully consider learning so you are ministering to more people more effectively using the tech tools available to you? (According to the video, all the people of the world may have access to the internet by 2015.)

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Find ideas for evangelism and discipleship for your mobile phone. (This list was originally written before tablets became so popular, so many of these ideas would also work on your iPad or Kindle Fire.)

I’m re-posting this with permission from the original author.   I tried to update as much of the information as I could since technology changes rapidly, but please comment if any of these ideas could be better presented.  What ideas have you tried?

With Basic Cellphones:

• Audio
  • Interactive Voice Response (IVR), for example:
    • Telemensahe
  • Text messaging
  • sending out SMSs with short devotionals, and asking people to forward them to their friends
  • 4 Spiritual Laws by text message
  • Discipleship Message Subscription, for example:
    • www.2cast.net

• Prayer request distribution using:
  • Text messages
  • Facebook groups
  • Twitter

• Browsing to Christian websites, for example:
  • www.everystudent.com/mobi
  • www.jesus2020.mobi

• Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) advertising
  • Advertise ...

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I’m sure you’re aware of some creative and fun ideas on the internet at Christmas.

I thought the video I’m featuring today put a real human face on the Christmas story (see above).  Last year’s featured YouTube video of the Nativity was a clever rendition of how Mary and Joseph might have used social media.

The Natwivity begins December 1st.   Follow on Facebook and/or Twitter as the Christmas story unfolds with Tweets from Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, the Wisemen, Herod, an Inn Keeper, and others.

Related Posts:

• Social Media for Mary, Joseph, and the Magi video
• Gift ideas, help on sending cards, and more from eQuipping for eMinistry.

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I’m sure you’re aware of some creative and fun ideas on the internet at Christmas.

I thought the video I’m featuring today put a real human face on the Christmas story (see above).  Last year’s featured YouTube video of the Nativity was a clever rendition of how Mary and Joseph might have used social media.

The Natwivity begins December 1st.   Follow on Facebook and/or Twitter as the Christmas story unfolds with Tweets from Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds, the Wisemen, Herod, an Inn Keeper, and others.

Related Posts:

• Social Media for Mary, Joseph, and the Magi video
• Gift ideas, help on sending cards, and more from eQuipping for eMinistry.

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Campus Crusade’s MinistryNet conference went ahead earlier this month despite historic flooding in Thailand.  Close to 200 men and women, committed to building spiritual movements for Christ, gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, to strategize about using the internet for ministry.  (More were also able to participate through streaming video.)  Their hotel and location were not affected by the devastating floods and they were even able to minister to Campus Crusade for Christ staff in Thailand (see notes).

Since the last conference two years ago, mobile phones, iPads, and social media have increasingly changed the way people communicate and interact, so new ideas and new methods were presented in seminars and discussed in groups.  These groups were challenged to meet several times during the conference to develop do-able 90-day projects.  Some of these projects are already in process. (Three friends allowed me to post their photos from the conference for a short Flickr slideshow.)

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