Don't Scroll

Don't Scroll
Author: Brian Barcelona
Publisher: Chosen Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2022-05-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780800762445

The method has changed. The message has not. After 11 years of reaching students on campuses, Brian Barcelona's world was turned upside down when every public school shut down in March 2020. He wondered if his ministry to students was over until he met two teenagers who challenged him to minister using digital platforms--a method that would not be hindered by the capacity of a physical room, the inability to travel, or a lack of finances, and would have the ability to reach millions in a moment. Don't Scroll will help you capture the vision for what God can do to authentically reach a new generation through your smartphone, leading others in salvation, healing, deliverance, and even baptisms! Through this innovative resource, you will · understand how younger generations think and communicate · see instant results of people engaging with your message · be inspired by success stories and best practices from those using social media and texting · rekindle the fire to share the gospel and what God has done Brian now reaches millions online and disciples thousands to Christ monthly, and he will show you how to use the tools in your hand to tell others about Jesus.

How to Be a Disciple and Digital

How to Be a Disciple and Digital
Author: Karekin M. Yarian
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2018
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1640650172

Social media has become a virtual world in which all manner of human communities are being formed, including many centered on prayer, faith, and spirituality. But with the benefits also come liabilities in terms of attentiveness vs. distraction, self-assertion, consumption, and anonymity—all enemies of healthy community. How to Be a Disciple and Digital provides a framework for an ethic of social media community to help foster the growth and stability of prayerful spiritual communities online.

From Social Media to Social Ministry

From Social Media to Social Ministry
Author: Nona Jones
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2020-06-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310104017

This book outlines digital discipleship principles for building an online community and provides practical instruction for how to do it no matter how big or small a local church may be. There are more than 2.3 billion professing Christians in the world and more and more new churches launching globally, yet statistics show that in-person church attendance is declining or plateauing in every nation. Although social technology has been around for more than two decades, church leaders have long bristled at the idea of church online, ranking it as the last concern on their minds in Barna's 2020 state of the church report published February 3, 2020. And then, three weeks later, COVID-19 closed the doors of every church on earth and suddenly forced them entirely online. Nona Jones, a globally acclaimed thought leader on leveraging technology for ministry, had been leading a movement and sounding the alarm for several years to make digital discipleship a central part of every church’s ministry approach. In From Social Media to Social Ministry, she outlines her digital discipleship principles and provides practical instruction for how to do it no matter how big or small a local church may be. There are plenty of books to help churches build a social media strategy, but this is the first book of its kind that goes beyond digital marketing to digital ministry. Readers will leave this book with: Clarity on what discipleship truly is The data that underscores the urgency for digital discipleship Understanding of the resources required to do it well A step-by-step guide on how to implement digital discipleship into ministry plans Knowledge of the differences among and purposes of the most popular social platforms, as well as the tools best positioned for digital ministry

Digital Evangelism

Digital Evangelism
Author: Michael White
Publisher: Self-Published Author
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2004
Genre: Church work
ISBN: 1595811206

Explore a variety of powerful ways both individual Christians and Christian congregations or organizations can share the Hope of Christ on a global scale using computers and the Internet. Pastors, evangelists, missions and evangelism directors, and even the average Christian should definitely have a copy of this book.

Digital Disciple

Digital Disciple
Author: Adam Thomas
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 135
Release: 2011-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1426733658

This time in our society is unlike any other. People communicate daily without ever having to speak face to face, news breaks around the world in a matter of seconds, and favorite TV shows can be viewed at our convenience. We are, simultaneously, a people of connection and isolation. As Christians, how do we view our faith and personal ministry in this culture?Adam Thomas invites you to explore this question using his unique, personal, and often humorous insight. Thomas notes, "" The Internet] has added a new dimension to our lives; we are physical, emotional, spiritual, and now virtual people. But I believe that God continues to move through every facet of our existence, and that makes us new kinds of followers. We are digital disciples.""""I gain renewed hope for the future by looking at a new generation of emerging Christian leaders like Adam Thomas.""Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity""Digital Disciple is a new kind of pastor's sermon to a new kind of flock. Go ahead and tweet your friends: GOT 2 READ THIS."" Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, author, speaker and new monastic""Bright, innovative, perceptive, eloquent, and imaginative -- Adam Thomas is all that and more, as you will see in the pages of his dynamic book."" James W. Moore, author of How God Takes Our Little & Makes it Much

Digital Evangelism

Digital Evangelism
Author: Jeffrey S Akers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2019-08-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780970580634

Digital Evangelism is designed to help ministries expand their reach using social media platforms. Evangelism in the 20th century is evolving rapidly as the world we live in becomes a digital age. Changing to meet people where they are and harnessing the opportunities to reach the world via the Internet is a reality, we all should embrace. This guide makes it easy for you to understand the digital framework and social media tools, and how to use them to advance your ministry. You will learn: - How to start an Internet Church - Marketing Campaigns That Work - Social Media Protocols - Fundraising Techniques that raise $5,000 and more - Policy Templates - Branding - Digital Canvassing - How to Protect Your Ministry. In addition, you will find real life examples of digital evangelism do's and don'ts, how to format media effectively, and my personal insight on what works in today's industry. Whether you are just starting out in the world of social media or a veteran digital marketer, this tool will help you fine tune your digital approach to winning souls, ministering to the hurting, building your social media team, and expanding your ministry's digital footprint.

Discipleship in a Digital Age

Discipleship in a Digital Age
Author: Emmanuel Elendu
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-07-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1512790605

Discipleship in a Digital Age is an inspired spiritual and Christian lifestyle guidebook that exhorts present-day believers to rekindle a spirit of mentorship and discipleship such that the church can become strengthened in a day where direction and leadership is often lacking (WestBow Editorial Review). Discipleship in a Digital Age aims at teaching or instructing Christians to personal and practical ways of living for the Lord daily in a digital age. It is a discoverya talent huntthat laces traditional discipleship blueprints with the reality of todays demanding moments of technology and Internet. It uses the basic tenets of discipleship to model the Christian mans approach to life in the face of our changing culture. it emphasizes the need for mentoring, training and sustainable weaning and learning in the wake of Christian engagement without due process to ministry assignment.

DIGITAL MISSION:

DIGITAL MISSION:
Author: Bryce Ashlin-Mayo
Publisher: Canadian Bible Society
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2020-09-28
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1999464672

Digital Mission: A Practical Guide for Ministry Online is designed as a theological and methodological exploration of online ministry with the specific goal of aiding the reader in creating an implementable online ministry strategy for a church or ministry. We are in the midst of a digital eruption. Digital technology has done more than interrupt or disrupt our everyday lives: it has erupted and completely transformed the landscape around us. S.I.M. technology (Social media, Internet technology and Mobile technology) along with its younger sibling G.R.A.I.N. (Genetics, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Nanotechnology) are reshaping our world so fast that we rarely take the time to stop and take note of what is happening and how we are adapting (or not adapting) to the new digital landscape. This book is designed to help you to stop, observe, and adapt thoughtfully and purposefully. The following pages will attempt to answer the questions: What are the impacts of digital technology? What are the possibilities that they open for the church? What are the potential problems and risk factors? How do congregational leaders plan effective online ministry initiatives that will be faithful theologically to the nature of the church and the mission of God? How do churches move beyond simply transferring ministries online?