Ravi Zacharias International Ministries
An international ministry of apologetics and evangelism—answering skeptics' questions about Christianity and helping Christians better understand their own beliefs.
Ministries for everyday life: Nehemiah Notes and Psychology for Living
Ever find yourself troubled by spiritual questions you're not sure how to answer? Questions like:...
Can it really be true? Questioning faith and Christianity
Have you ever doubted the truth of Christianity?
If you've never had a single doubt, you're...
Is belief in God a psychological crutch?
One of the most pervasive critiques of the Christian faith is the charge that it's nothing more...
Why Don't You Just Quit?
Sometimes, it's easy to convince ourselves that quitting is the best option. Would it really be...
When is just believing not enough?
Last year an 11-year-old girl died in her parent's living room during a prayer meeting. The...
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Witness and share your faith for Jesus Christ in chat rooms, bulletin boards and blogs
Evangelistic websites are one way of using the Web for evangelism. But you can also interact with people directly on the Web in real time, and share your faith in an appropriate way …
http://internetevangelismday.com/chat.php
Second Life church: Christian evangelism & cyber church planting in Second Life virtual reality world - preach gospel, Jesus, God
The concept of a parallel universe – Second Life – within the already virtual world of the Web is quite fascinating. If you have already played ‘SIM’ games where you build an imaginary world (eg. Theme Park, Sim City), or multi-user games where you take on an assumed persona and interact with other players, then you have a sense of what Second Life (SL) is.
http://internetevangelismday.com/secondlife-evangelism.php
How to write your testimony: writing effective evangelistic Christian testimony life story
Testimony can be a powerful tool of Christian communication. Imaginary young woman 'Angie' has written her story in three different styles:
1. For Christians, as she might tell it in church
2. Completely rewritten for non-Christians
3. Also for non-Christians – using the style of a magazine feature
Note – this is not a true story though it sums up the experience of many real people - it was written to illustrate writing techniques. Please do not quote it as fact!
http://internetevangelismday.com/angie.php
Use contact cards as church invitation cards and as mini tracts to promote evangelistic websites
ontact cards (ie. invitation cards in business card format) are a good way to share your faith, and have some advantages over tracts:
* Small – so you can easily carry a supply at all times (small metal containers for purse, wallet or pocket are widely available).
* Culturally acceptable almost anywhere, whereas tracts can be seen as threatening and religious in some circumstances.
* Can be personalized with your name, email address and your website URL.
* If you don’t have a site of your own, you can use cards which feature any evangelistic site that you feel is appropriate.
* Ideal as invitations to local churches.
http://internetevangelismday.com/contact-card.php
Online community: building a sense of community and relationship into websites
A community is a group of like-minded people. You are probably part of several different communities – the town/village where you live, the place where you work or study, a group of friends with whom you play sport or other hobby activity, and your church fellowship. An understanding of community is essential for digital ministry.
http://internetevangelismday.com/build-community.php
Christian artists - an open letter to all Christians in the visual and performing arts
The Web and the digital media are changing everything! It is not only that we have one more medium to use. This new medium is also transforming the way people think and communicate. For about 500 years after the invention of the printing press, we were living in a ‘print communication culture’. Then, from around 1950, radio and TV placed us in a ‘broadcast communication culture’. Now from the Millennium onwards, we are moving into a ‘digital communication culture’.
http://internetevangelismday.com/christian-artists.php
Christian apologetics: using apologetics answers and discussion in evangelism online outreach
Although many non-Christians have no interest in discussing apologetics issues with Christians, there are some who have the mindset to ask questions and debate issues. Indeed, in the modern world where there is no longer any consensus about truth and values, apologetics can still be strategic.
http://internetevangelismday.com/apologetics.php
Christian research studies and dissertations on Internet, church and evangelism
Wise insightful research is a pre-requisite to action: Nehemiah 2:11-18. Without concrete information, we are often just guessing and ‘flying without radar’. A growing number of people have done research into the relationship between the Internet, the church, and evangelism-related subjects. Not all of us are called to either write, or read, such in-depth material. Yet the concept of research in the Christian world is very important. Without facts and figures, or understanding of trends, we cannot plan strategy or anything else.
http://internetevangelismday.com/research.php
Other religions - the comparative differences between Christianity and other faiths
We need to understand the big differences between biblical Christianity and every other religion (including apparently ‘Christian’ cults)
http://internetevangelismday.com/religion.php
Alpha Course concept: how it can be adapted for online evangelism and discipleship
In one sense, there is nothing new about the Alpha Course system. Yet it has been incredibly successful. Why?
http://internetevangelismday.com/alpha-course.php