There's a Day on the Way … awareness focus on the Internet for churches

The growth of the Internet over the last ten years has been incredible. There will soon be a billion Web users around the world. There are many thousands of Christian websites, but the vast majority of these are written only for Christians. Very few are designed to reach out effectively to non-Christians. Yet the potential is enormous.

So the Internet Evangelism Coalition (an umbrella group of outreach ministries) has initiated a worldwide focus day on Sunday 24 April 2005, called 'Internet Evangelism Day'. The website is at:
www.InternetEvangelismDay.com

This is purely a 'web evangelism awareness day' - there is no fund-raising element. Many churches and other Christian groups are already planning to include a short program within church services and other meetings, on or near 24 April. The IE Day site offers downloadable materials for this purpose: 5-minute video testimony of Kristi (a student who found God online), short drama scripts, PowerPoint presentations, discussion questions, and many helpful links.

The team hopes for a range of outcomes. High on their list is that churches will create effective websites which can reach out into the community, rather than just be an online noticeboard for members. "It's an exciting challenge," says IE Day Co-ordinator Tony Whittaker. "The potential of the Web is enormous."

Other leaders share his enthusiasm. "The Internet is one of the most key tools that God has given us in the church today," writes George Verwer, founder of Operation Mobilization.

"I am excited to see how God will reveal Himself in mighty ways through the uniqueness of cyberspace,'
comments Dr David Tucker of Trans World Radio.

IE Day is endorsed internationally by a wide range of other organizations and denominations. For more news of the Day, visit www.InternetEvangelismDay.com.