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Free online training resources for web communication, Christian and secular
Adrienne at the Computer Forensics Training blog has put together a remarkable list of 100 Open Courses to Make Yourself an Internet Expert.
These are free downloadable courses from major universities and training institutions, on a wide range of internet and communication topics.
We also list other training options for different areas of web ministry which includes the new IMPP online courses from Dr Dave Bourgeois.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/875
Resources to help Christians understand how to relate to and use culture
It is vital that we learn to understand and relate to modern culture. Here are some helpful resources:
Engaging in the cultural landscape – Ministry Toolbox article by Kevin G. Harney, adapted from his new book Organic Outreach for Ordinary People, Zondervan.
19-minute Q Talks conference session with Josh Jackson.
17-minute Q Talks conference session with Andy Crouch, author of Culture Making.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/810
Make your own Christian cartoon videos online
You may have already seen cartoon stories online from Xtranormal, without knowing their source. This website enables you to place your own computer-generated characters into a mini story! It looks cool. Why not try it? It could even be used evangelistically.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/902
The West is a mission field. We need mission insights to understand worldview and culture.
Time is a strange commodity. We stayed last month at a holiday cottage in the north Derbyshire village where I spent some years of my childhood. It’s apparently the oldest building in the village. Friends in the New World will perhaps be particularly entranced by its age – it was already 200 years old when Charles Wesley stayed there! It is part of a farm complex which later became a Moravian settlement for 50 years.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/768
Book review: I'm not crazy but I might be a carrier, by Charles Marshall
Comedian and syndicated columnist Charles Marshall demonstrates how to wrap up spiritual truths in 100-200 words of humor. And do it well. And in a way that is accessible to not-yet-Christians. Make a great present too.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/792
Projecting videos in a church service - give viewers a time frame
Stewart Redwine writes in Christian Video Magazine about an issue with short films being projected in a church meeting. “The problem with short films shown in a Church service is simply this; no one knows when the video will end.” They know that TV ads last 30 seconds, music videos 3-6 minutes, and TV programs 30 minutes. They have no frame of reference for engaging with a video short, unless we give them help.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/799
A Thousand Questions - inspiring Christian service video
This video A Thousand Questions is a moving challenge to Christian service: “Are you ready to take part in God’s story?” Many are using it for church meetings. You can download it in Flash or Quicktime.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/715
Free articles for church newsletters, print and email magazines
One of the great thing about the Web is the easy sharing of material to republish. Here are three useful sources of free articles for any editor (online or print) or blogger.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/621
Michael Jackson: his life, death, and his receiving prayer several weeks before he died
Just three brief comments relating to the worldwide reaction to Jackson’s untimely death:
1. I can only remember five such worldwide uber-grief reactions to an individual’s death in my lifetime, one each decade: Kennedy, Presley, Lennon, Diana and now Jackson. This is the first one where the online media played the prime news role, as Jeremy Wagstaff blogs here. Some websites struggled with overload as a result.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/688
Technology and the generation gap - how different groups use the Web
A new study by The Barna Group explores how technology is shaping different experiences and expectations among generations.
I heard recently of a youth group where the chosen means of communicating within the membership, news of activities, etc, was via Facebook, because everyone was a member.
Kelly Dolan asks at Neue Ministry blog how the Web changes ‘I don’t know’ because we can now find almost any information within seconds.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/374