Luis Palau Evangelistic Association
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Through the book of Mark in 30 days
The Biblical book of Mark is considered by many to be the easiest way of getting to know the...
Revisiting the saving message of Jesus Christ
Today's devotional is from Ron Hutchcraft Ministries' daily A Word With You series. In it, Ron...
Will people who never hear of Jesus go to hell?
This is one of the more vexing questions that Christians encounter (or ask themselves): if Jesus...
Hope amidst sorrow: death, funerals, and the power of the Gospel
It's been a difficult autumn at my church—in the last few weeks, three members of our...
Is the Gospel at Odds with Social Justice?
A recent report from Mission Network News focused on the Urbana '09 conference, which wrapped up...
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Book review: Jim and Caspar Go to Church, by Henderson and Caspar
This book complements unChristian, by explaining the journey of Jim (a pastor) and Matt (atheist) as they visit unannounced (rather like a ‘mystery shopper’) a range of churches. Their observations need to be taken on board, discussed, and acted upon, by every church, everywhere!
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/jim-and-casper-go-to-church.php
Book review: Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary by Lee Strobel
Understanding how non-Christians actually think is essential to effective evangelism. Strobel’s book is a valuable eye-opener.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/inside-the-mind-of-unchurched-harry-and-ma...
Book review: Permission Evangelism - When to Talk, When to Walk, by Michael L Simpson
What is ‘permission evangelism’? It doesn’t mean we can only evangelize those who want to be evangelized! Instead, it demonstrates how to connect with non-Christians, and use an approach which aims to lead them into giving us permission to offer progressively more information about the Gospel in an appropriate way.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/permission-evangelism.php
Book review: Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult, by Nick Pollard
Pollard’s experience of evangelism amongst students is the bedrock of this strategic book. It is divided into four sections:
1. Helping people who don’t seem interested
2. Helping people who want to find out about Jesus
3. Helping people with difficult questions
4. Helping people who want to become Christians
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/evangelism-made-slightly-less-difficult.php
Book review: Evangelism Outside the Box, by Rick Richardson
Within a rapidly-changing and secular culture, we need new ways of telling people the old, old story. Richardson explains how to get outside the box of ideas and practices that are sacred to us but not sacred to God. He provides fresh perspectives on relying on the Holy Spirit, awakening spiritual interest in others, and appealing to what they value (instead of what we think they should value). It is foundational to any type of evangelism in the modern world, and illuminates key strategies that are needed in web outreach.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/evangelism-outside-the-box.php
Book review: How to Communicate with Those Outside the Christian Community While We Still Can, by Tim Downs
The biblical concept of ‘sowing’ as compared with ‘reaping’ is explained. The book demonstrates how to:
* bring up spiritual subjects with busy and distracted people.
* use secular movies and books to talk about biblical ideas.
* overcome prejudice and stereotypes in our listeners.
* keep open doors of communication with even hostile opponents.
* move everyone we meet a step closer to the Gospel.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/finding-common-ground.php
Book review: The New Community Rules - Marketing on the Social Web, by Tamar Weiberg
It’s a little over 300 pages, but reads easily and is a great reference tool for navigating social media sites such as Facebook and Flickr, understanding blogs and why YouTube is so popular. If you are in ministry and are not using social media, or just getting your feet wet, this book will really flesh out the why’s behind everything and how to leverage social media towards your organization’s goals.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/the-new-community-rules-marketing-on-the-s...
Book review: The Church of Facebook, by Jesse Rice
Our new ‘digital communication culture’ is changing everything. And the social media, especially Facebook, have become a major driver of this change, creating new approaches to community and relationship. With great clarity, Rice explores the human need to belong, social networking and how it impacts our culture and the church. He covers a wide range of issues that any of us who use, or wish to, Facebook for evangelism, ministry or networking with friends and church members. Despite the title, this book does not address the vexed question of whether or how there should be ‘online churches’.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/the-church-of-facebook.php
Social Marketing Playbook - free download about using Facebook and Twitter to communicate
There are probably two errors we can fall into – believing that there is 100% commonality between secular marketing strategies and sharing the good news, and assuming that there is nothing we can learn or adapt from secular wisdom.
Of course, every strategy we use to reach our community or the wider world, is, of necessity, ‘marketing’ – in the sense that it is communicating a message. Claiming that it is not marketing is rather like calling an animal ‘No Name’. Of course, some church ‘marketing’ is scary. Check Chris Seay's 24-minute video The Irony of Church Marketing. Look out for the extraordinary water trick seven minutes in.
360i Media offer the free Social Marketing Playbook on using social media – especially Facebook and Twitter – to communicate your message.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/social-marketing-playbook.php
Book review: Understanding Evangelical Media - The Changing Face of Christian Communication, ed. Quentin Schultze, Robert Woods
This is a valuable introduction to a whole range of communication media: radio, tv, movies, print and web, music, theater, gaming, advertising and ethics. Contributors are all experts in their fields, mainly college lecturers (though not one from outside USA, even Canada!). You may know Dr Q’s writing about the Web, including his 1996 Internet for Christians which gave many their introduction to what was then a strange new medium.
http://internetevangelismday.com/bookreviews/understanding-evangelical-media.php