Using the internet as an outreach ministry
Do you want your church to grow? Are you reaching the people looking for a church just like yours ? Some for the first time and yet others that are looking for a church home.
Donald McGavran, the father of the Church Growth Movement, said that the goal of the church should be to "win the winnable while they are
winnable." He recognized that there are some people who are receptive to the gospel and others who are not. The strategy that he recommended was to "occupy resistant fields lightly." He wanted the church to have a few missionaries in resistant fields so that we will know when a resistant field becomes receptive. But he wanted the church to focus most of its resources on reaching those who are receptive. Some people say, "Everyone in the world has the right to hear the gospel once before anyone has the right to hear it twice." That slogan has a certain appeal, but it suggests the wrong strategy. It suggests that the church should place the highest priority on going to people who have never beard the gospel. McGavran suggested that going to people who are the most likely to be receptive should have the highest priority.
The Internet can be a valuable resource tool in finding those that are ready to find a church home or those that are in pain from life’s problems that need ministered to. The Computer and the internet are as widely used as the phone was 30 years ago and it’s use is growing every year.
The Church Service Directory offers such a resource there are over 800,00 searches on the internet every month from people looking for a church. Some are looking for a church home and yet others because they feel a need for God.
The directory offers many Christian resources as well Christian Freebies,
Parenting Guides, Bible study helps and sermons a list of Christian Radio
Stations and Christian Programs. There Cool websites for kids offers Christian and educational material for kids.
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