Are strategies biblical? Why do we need strategy to preach the Gospel?
Some people might ask, “Why do we need evangelistic strategies at all? Surely we are just called on to preach the Gospel, plain and straight, and leave God to do the rest?” Even the words ‘communication strategies’ may seem to imply worldly marketing methods rather than a dependence on the power of the Gospel through the Holy Spirit.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/strategy.php
Other religions - the comparative differences between Christianity and other faiths
It's essential understand what other religions believe, including the key differences to Christianity.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/religion.php
Evangelism by building relationships and befriending: the evangelism method Jesus used
Web Evangelism, indeed any form of outreach, should not primarily be 'cut and run' – the hope that a quick exposure to an evangelistic page, tract, or some other message is likely to communicate effectively on its own. Fruit from web evangelism does not usually happen this way.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/relationships.php
The Engel Scale - an explanation of spiritual journeys towards Christian commitment
The basis of the Engel Scale is the assigning of a numerical value for the degree of spiritual understanding that a person, or group, has reached. This chapter from 'Tell it Often, Tell it Well', explains the Scale in detail.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/engel-scale.php
The Communication Channel: communicating the gospel effectively
A growing range of articles on different aspects of web, media and other forms of outreach.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/communication-channel.php
Putting an introductory video on your church website
A short non-preachy introduction to your church fellowship is a valuable addition to a website. One church has gone further - distributing the video on free DVDs in the community.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/church-video.php
Redemptive analogies – a key to meaningful communication of the Christian gospel
God's world contains many reflections and echoes of truth, that we can use as a parable bridge to point people to the truth.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/redemptive-parallel.php
Needs-based evangelism: a biblical way of opening closed minds
This article is Chapter 8 in Dick Innes’ book I Hate Witnessing and is carried here in grateful partnership with him. You may reproduce this article without permission in print publications, or incorporate it into your website.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/needs-based-evangelism.php
Alpha Course concept - how to use it online
In one sense, there is nothing new about the Alpha Course system. Yet it has been incredibly successful. Why?
Alpha started in a city church in London, UK. It is now widespread across the world with similar courses such as Christianity Explored following the same pattern. Many larger churches maintain a continuous rolling program of courses.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/alpha-course.php
Community outreach portal sites - strategy for locality-based online evangelism
Community pages are an amazing strategy for online outreach which very few people are yet using. The concept is to create a site based on the local community – town, local area/county, state.
http://ied.gospelcom.net/community.php
