Web evangelism training videos
There are a number of ways to learn more about online evangelism strategy and techniques. These videos are a vital way of learning.
TruthMedia.com free training videos
These excellent short downloadable videos range from about 1 to 6 minutes in length. (You will need Flash installed on your computer.) Produced by leading web evangelism team TruthMedia.com, they cover three essential areas of web evangelism:• Writing and editing [http://training.truthmedia.com/training_video/] – learn how to write testimonies and pages in a way that communicates effectively with non-Christians; advice on writing newsletters, translating websites into other languages, and understanding how the Web differs from print
• Interactivity [http://training.truthmedia.com/video/interactivity.html] – learn how to relate to people online, in terms of follow-up and chat ministry
• Online mentoring [http://training.truthmedia.com/video/onlinementoring.html] – learn how to offer ongoing support and mentoring to online contacts
Audio interview – Doris Beck talks about email mentoring
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Web Evangelism Track from Internet Ministry Conference
Seven of the ‘web evangelism track’ sessions from the Internet Ministry Conference in September 07 at Grand Rapids, were recorded with an innovative system which as well as the speaker, also displays the PowerPoint slides or other screen displays that participants were able to view. We highly recommend that you set aside time to view the seminars:- Evangelism and Mentoring: Building Relationships That Change Lives (Karen Schenk, Truth Media)
- The Power of Personal Testimony (John Sorensen, Evangelism Explosion)
- Reaching Your Community Through A Church Website (Brent Purves and Cam Hall)
- Stupid Mistakes I Have Made (David Bruce, Hollywood Jesus)
- The Edges Of Cyberspace (John Edmiston, Antioch Internet Bible International)
- Rethinking Internet Evangelism And Online Ministry (Robby Richardson, Gospel Communications International)
view the seminars [www.webevangelism.com/index.php?id=100]
Internet Evangelism for the 21st Century Conference
The entire program for this recent conference is available as streamed video on GoogleVideo, or as a DVD for a very reasonable price. This is a remarkable resource with sessions from some of the most experienced workers in this field. It is also available as a free PDF e-book. We highly recommend that you download this 6Mb download:
more information [ie-21stcentury.com]
Other conferencne material
PCUSA Communicators Conferences cover web ministry effectively, and their reports are a good summary:• Stronghold Conference [www.pcusa.org/comnet/stronghold08.htm]
• Menucha Conference [www.pcusa.org/comnet/menucha08.htm]
Audio presentations
Dick Innes of ACTS offers valuable insights into evangelism, in a talk based on his book I Hate Witnessing. You are free to re-broadcast, podcast, or link to these, with appropriate credit to ‘Dick Innes, leader of ACTS, www.actsweb.org’:
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Part 2
Web promotion techniques
Pastor Ralph Wilson is also an experienced web marketer. His articles and newsletter are very useful, even though some content applies only to business site promotion. He also offers a YouTube channel with a range of short video tutorials.watch tutorials [www.youtube.com/webmarketingtoday]
