Why Internet Evangelism is Becoming Vital
While prepareing for IED day, I have become aware of just how vital internet evangelism is becoming in the high-tech, muli-cultural, conglomerated world of today. As I was trying to post flyers for IED day, I discovered that:
1.) Public libraries are becoming more and more resistant to posting "religious" bulletins on their bulletin boards. Libraries are supported by public tax dollars, and are therefore becoming subject to "separate of church and state" regulations.
2.) The large food store chains that used to have public bulletin boards have now removed these boards either because they wish to either look more upscale, or to avoid litigation, or simply to avoid offending their customers with bulletins they may not care for.
3.) malls are private property and do not allow solicitation of any kind, let alone religious solicitation.
4.) a lot of the old time "mom and pop" stores that used to allow local bulletins to be posted have now been taken over by regional chains that have corporate policies against political and religious solicitation.
5.)Eating establishments and places of entertainment are private property and now usually run by a chain. These chains have corporate policies against the use of their permises for evangelism.
6.)College campuses have been enacting "hate speech" regulations that exclude Christian evangelism from their bulletin boards and platforms.
7.)People today mostly drive in their cars to and from work, or to and from malls and places of entertainment. The street preachers, while still allowed to preach on the street, are mostly being ignored.
The future is pointing to the day when the only evangelism that will be possible will be internet evangelism.
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posted by Gamesplorer @ 1:21 PM
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Just found out your spot, Always good to meet another brother in the body of Christ! Grace and Peace from our Lord and Savior, Me too
Dennis
A point can be made that Internet Evangelism is valuable. From the example in the scriptures, the gospel was preached publickly and house to house. In a sense, the Internet offers the opportunity to publish a proclamation of the gospel as well as to seek opportunities where it may be received by individuals. Access to multitudes and individuals respectively is essential. The Internet offers this access in many ways.
For example, it is commonly reported that this generation splits its time equally between Television, Video Games and the Internet. For one thing, if televangelism ever had any effect, the same arguments could be made for Internet evangelism - the audience is comparable in magnitude. The Internet also facilitates several more ways for someone to respond directly and indirectly, by email or chat, or by simply inquiring further into spiritual matters, gospel reading materials and teachings.
While I appreciate the value of Internet Evangelism, and I certainly make a personal effort to preach the gospel online, I disagree with any notion that the world has changed so that the example given us from the scriptures is no longer applicable – specifically the example of street preaching, lifting up ones voice in public, crying aloud, rebuking and reproving in the gate. The scriptures tells us, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.” Furthermore, it is written that God sent his sun when the fullness of time was come. It should be evident that God foreknew the times, and that there would not be some future development that would make Christ’s example obsolete.
One could certainly speculate that Christ’s coming in the flesh happened at just the right convergence of linguistic, political, economic, technological, societal, and cultural developments in time so as to ensure both his message and example would be timeless and eternal. For a summary defense of street preaching and why it should be done even today, I refer the reader to the following article credited to Cornerstone Ministries and found on: www.soulwinning.info/sp/lessons/01.htm or http://www.gospeljohn.com/method_biblical.htm The article considers public preaching of biblical example versus modern methods.
For a great source of Street Preaching Helps, I recommend: http://www.streetpreaching.com/help.htm
The best thing that could happen is not the invention of some new evangelism method. Rather we need many street preachers to come to maturity so they can both credibly espouse the method among the church, and subsequently raise up disciples to follow them. Instead, we have much of the church throwing off the preponderance of scriptural example claiming “it doesn’t work.” Few men grow to maturity in public ministry and no wonder, living examples for them to follow are scarce. Perhaps the Internet can be useful in facilitating the discipleship of new street preachers by those mature who are few and far between.
The Internet facilitates the delivery of e-pistles, articles, essays, and even video. Search YouTube.com for street preaching and you’ll find a few different examples.
Amen, me wee lass.
Couldn't've put it any better.
Precisely why we (Jesus/i) do this:
provides a gobba anonymous leeway...
plus my accident took away my
speech, though Im not deaf.
Our car weck made this sinfull mortal unable to put 2n2 together, so I carry my literal Cross.
Anyway, not to act like the Pharisees in braggin/pride, I'd looooove to meet you Upstairs where the very first thang I'll do is kiss thy gorgeous feets.
Then, we'll getta Big-Ol beer
and we'll tok, tok, tok summore bout
celebrating our eternal resurrection.
Love ya, dear.
trustNjesus.
Pray4me...
and vice-versa, cool?
Cya soon...
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