Howard Sands's Posts - Black Preaching Network2024-03-29T14:01:47ZHoward Sandshttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/HowardSandshttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10641388091?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://abcpreachers.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2pzhjuyyxp5je&xn_auth=noWhy Are You Asking People to Pray For You?tag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2016-04-02:916966:BlogPost:59062292016-04-02T11:29:23.000ZHoward Sandshttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/HowardSands
<p><span class="font-size-3">What we find through the history of God dealing with men and then through his chosen race, the Hebrews, that they found that God was too awe-inspiring, too majestic to have any relationship with individuals and so they decided that because he was so awesome and just and powerful and holy and couldn’t be approached because of all of this, and they were so evil and sinful and bad and couldn’t go near to God because he was holy and they were so bad, that they…</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">What we find through the history of God dealing with men and then through his chosen race, the Hebrews, that they found that God was too awe-inspiring, too majestic to have any relationship with individuals and so they decided that because he was so awesome and just and powerful and holy and couldn’t be approached because of all of this, and they were so evil and sinful and bad and couldn’t go near to God because he was holy and they were so bad, that they instituted a priesthood, someone who could be touched like they could be, yet was holy enough to approach God.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">So the priesthood came and was the means of preventing the people of God from understanding the father heart of God because they said, “I am not holy enough because I have sinned. Therefore I will go to the priest and give him an offering so that he can pray for me to God because I can’t.”</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BneAE2lymFE/Vv3QZWyu4CI/AAAAAAAAAYw/QIpEMy6nEB0_D0HD_3Bv-QKva0m-wsS7A/s400/IMG_2726.JPG" target="_blank"><img src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BneAE2lymFE/Vv3QZWyu4CI/AAAAAAAAAYw/QIpEMy6nEB0_D0HD_3Bv-QKva0m-wsS7A/s400/IMG_2726.JPG?width=350" width="350" class="align-right"/></a>You understand that concept of the Old Testament. Now think about these. That concept is still alive and well in a lot of Christendom. We think that we are not worthy of coming into the presence of God. Therefore we must have someone else to do that for us. One of the things that happens to me very often and still happens to me even when I’m not in a foreign country, they will come and they will say, “Please pray for me for ...” Please pray for my family. Please pray for my children. Please pray for their school. Please pray for my daughter to have a baby. Please pray for this. Please pray for that. Please pray for something else, as though I had somehow got more connection with God than they had.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">No, I don't have any more connection to God than the next Christian, I have just realised the connection that I have with my father and they perhaps haven’t realised. You see the connection is that God made us his sons. He made us his sons, therefore he must be our father. If he’s our Father, then we can go to our Father. Now, it’s great that you can pray for somebody because they asked you to pray for them; but we don’t need someone to pray for us. We need to know that we have access ourselves. Amen?</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">Excerpt from coming book by Howard Sands </span></p>
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<div class="separator"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2CnyLxeXSiE/Vv3RK0sH1xI/AAAAAAAAAY4/na3-CJgJB6o0Tbj4YVtJ7yhhvF_-Q6kFA/s1600/Howard%2BSands.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2CnyLxeXSiE/Vv3RK0sH1xI/AAAAAAAAAY4/na3-CJgJB6o0Tbj4YVtJ7yhhvF_-Q6kFA/s200/Howard%2BSands.jpg?width=200" width="200" class="align-left"/></a> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dr Howard Sands is the International Director of Beautiful Feet Task Force, is available as a speaker for churches, outreaches, business & missions.</span></div>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><br/><span>For more details or to book Howard for your college, church or event see how to frame an invitation </span><a href="http://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com.au/2011/02/your-church-can-benefit-from-ministry.html" target="_blank">here.</a><br/><br/><br/><span>If you would like to assist BFTF in its mission to equipping African and Asian ministers with the word of God to empower their own generation you can donate to BFTF </span><a href="https://www.paypal.com/au/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=vmLh62cRMg6A7FQHTlcPqXS7lXCuY_ru-19IHRBmPVD0joCY1EJeaCoPFie&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8d6625bf1e8bd269586d425cc639e26c6a" target="_blank">here.</a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-3">If you have an interest in building the African church, either as a resident or as a missionary (going, sending or equipping) join and share the journey with others and access and share resources on <a href="http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/" target="_blank">Africa Network BFTF.</a></span></p>
<p></p>First Southern Africa conference for BFTFtag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2015-07-13:916966:BlogPost:58797572015-07-13T11:35:46.000ZHoward Sandshttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/HowardSands
<p>We are looking for ministers from South Africa to join and get involved with the first Southern Africa conference for BFTF in November. Would you kindly consider to join us <a href="http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/">http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/</a></p>
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<p>We are looking for ministers from South Africa to join and get involved with the first Southern Africa conference for BFTF in November. Would you kindly consider to join us <a href="http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/">http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/</a></p>
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<p><span class="userContent">As you celebrate the saviour who died and rose again for you, consider this:- you are the apple of His eye, the object of His love, made in His image and made as righteous as He is. He was the perfect sacrifice to pay for your sin, separate<span class="text_exposed_show">d from His Father on your behalf, entered into hell and took captivity captive and released for you the full throne rights of heaven into your safe keeping.<br></br> <br></br> At Easter we celebrate…</span></span></p>
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<p><span class="userContent">As you celebrate the saviour who died and rose again for you, consider this:- you are the apple of His eye, the object of His love, made in His image and made as righteous as He is. He was the perfect sacrifice to pay for your sin, separate<span class="text_exposed_show">d from His Father on your behalf, entered into hell and took captivity captive and released for you the full throne rights of heaven into your safe keeping.<br/> <br/> At Easter we celebrate His death and resurrection but too often forget the mandate that it brings, that we (the believers) now are the representation of the power of God on earth, endued with power, commissioned to bring the life changing gospel to all who would hear and be the very representation of God on the earth.<br/> <br/> In the 50 days that followed the crucifixion, the disciples sought after God, that they might know Him and know his plans for them and represent him well, then endued with the power of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost they set about fulfilling that call for the rest of their lives. I pray that you too will receive the fulness of that power and likewise set about that call to change the world in which you live.<br/> <br/> Blessings on you as you seek and set about to fulfill His purposes in and through you.<br/> <br/> Ps Howard Sands<br/> International Director<br/> Beautiful Feet Task Force<br/> <br/> Join us in the great commission for Africa and building unity at Africa Network BFTF<br/> <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbftfafricanetwork.ning.com%2F&h=HAQG4Toya&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/</a></span></span></p>Just added Free Tracts, More Resources plustag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2011-06-28:916966:BlogPost:22237642011-06-28T04:30:00.000ZHoward Sandshttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/HowardSands
If you are a minister living in or living elsewhere and ministering to Africa you would be welcome to join us on Africa Network BFTF (if you are not already a member - those that are already know about this) where we have just loaded new Resources, Free Tracts and some amazing bookshop specials on pioneer missionaries from just one cent. You've gotta be quick. Other resources you'll find there include a $25 gift for joining an internet payment plan, nothing to outlay, see my page. …<br></br>
If you are a minister living in or living elsewhere and ministering to Africa you would be welcome to join us on Africa Network BFTF (if you are not already a member - those that are already know about this) where we have just loaded new Resources, Free Tracts and some amazing bookshop specials on pioneer missionaries from just one cent. You've gotta be quick. Other resources you'll find there include a $25 gift for joining an internet payment plan, nothing to outlay, see my page. <br/> <a href="http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/">http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/</a><br/> Let me know you saw it on your Black Preaching Network blog<br/> Have a great day. <br/> HowardWell I'm Kind Of Blown Away - But it won't last long.tag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2011-05-03:916966:BlogPost:20303932011-05-03T03:14:07.000ZHoward Sandshttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/HowardSands
<p>My apologies for not telling you about this sooner.</p>
<p>I tested a product in late April, was happy with it so invited a few friends to particpate, some did and so then I launched it to my colleagues on Africa Network BFTF (I always send anything to them first) (if you are not a member yet go here and register <a href="http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com" target="_blank">http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com</a> )</p>
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<p>My apologies for not telling you about this sooner.</p>
<p>I tested a product in late April, was happy with it so invited a few friends to particpate, some did and so then I launched it to my colleagues on Africa Network BFTF (I always send anything to them first) (if you are not a member yet go here and register <a href="http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com" target="_blank">http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com</a> )</p>
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<p>Any way, in the last 4 days this has put over $437 into our ministry account and hundreds of dollars in to the accounts of others who followed my advice.</p>
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<p>This won''t last long, in fact I didn't think it would last this long so I suggest you do something about it now.</p>
<p>Here is the message I sent to members of Africa Network BFTF on April 29.</p>
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<h3>A message to all members of Africa Network BFTF</h3>
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<p><strong>without it ever costing you anything</strong>. <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>But it won't last long.</strong></span></p>
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<p>If someone asked you to give them $5 you might hesitate.</p>
<p>If someone said I want to give you $25 you might be skeptical and wonder why.</p>
<p>I am going to do both. You might think I've gone crazy.</p>
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<p>Will you give me $5 if I first give you $25?</p>
<p>Sounds like a good deal doesn't it?</p>
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<p>Here is an opportunity for you to have $25 credited to your account</p>
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<p>I thought that you might like to be generous towards Africa Network BFTF</p>
<p>with your new found finance and share a little with us to help in the work</p>
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<p>I have found someone that will give you $25</p>
<p>and I ask you to share some of that with BFTF as a thank you.</p>
<p>That's all. Easy.</p>
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<p>I have shared this with a few people a few times in the last week or so</p>
<p><strong>but now the days of free money are coming to end.</strong></p>
<p><strong>You have to act quickly.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Over the next few days this offer is expected to disappear.</strong></p>
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<p>After you have registered, login and see your account balance</p>
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<p>Then tell your friends about this,</p>
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<p>Make your donation to user name: BFTF</p>
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<p><span class="messageBody"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beautiful-Feet-Task-Force/126532037421615" target="_blank">Join Beautiful Feet Task Force on facebook</a></span></p>
<p><span class="messageBody"><a href="http://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">join Beautiful Task Force BLOG</a><br/></span></p>
<p><span class="messageBody"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=112717692116666" target="_blank">Join Africa Network BFTF on Facebook</a></span></p>
<p><span class="messageBody"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=530654441#!/profile.php?id=530654441" target="_blank">Join Howard Sands on facebook</a><br/></span></p>
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<p>I have often received emails and messages on this network from pastors all over the world inviting me to visit their countries and preach at their churches and events without giving much detail.<br></br> <br></br> They expect me to jump on a plane because they have written to me (which may take 10 minutes to write) and I have to spend thousands of dollars, (to travel to Africa in many cases will cost me about $3,000US for economy flights) disrupting my normal schedule and away from my…</p>
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<p>I have often received emails and messages on this network from pastors all over the world inviting me to visit their countries and preach at their churches and events without giving much detail.<br/> <br/> They expect me to jump on a plane because they have written to me (which may take 10 minutes to write) and I have to spend thousands of dollars, (to travel to Africa in many cases will cost me about $3,000US for economy flights) disrupting my normal schedule and away from my family, church and income, (I am not paid by a church - I earn my own income) just to do what he has requested.<br/> <br/> This invite is then watered down in my mind when I notice that I am one of a large number of people the invite was sent to and I am one of the many CC people on the list. This pastor is taking the approach, 'ask as many as you can, maybe someone will come.'<br/> This does not incline me to even want to reply.<br/> <br/> I have found that God does not usually work this way.<br/> God has a divine purpose and He is specific and detailed. I know because I have experienced the goodness and mercies of God when He specifically told me where to go. I find often that such a person has no means or intention of covering my costs and is expecting me in many cases to help cover his costs.<br/> Brothers, because someone lives in a so called, "western. or 'rich' country": do not suppose that they are able or inclined to pay your costs, or even their own. It may be that they can and are willing to (2 different issues) but this matter should be clearly discussed in the invitation along with some other important issues<br/> <br/> Therefore I thought it prudent to lay out some suggestions for offering invitations which will help all parties inviolved avoid uncomfortable situations and embarrasment.<br/> <br/> If you are inviting preachers to visit your church and country, please be more specific or you may not get an answer to your request or receive a decline.<br/> <br/> <u><b>The following should be covered.</b></u><br/> <br/> <b>Pupose</b><br/> Be clear with the type of meeting, dates and what you are specifically asking them to do. You can always ask for their feedback and suggestions as well<br/> <br/> Example<br/> 1) We are inviting you to be one of our speakers for our 5-day Revival Meeting from 1-5 Sept.<br/> 2) There will be 2 meetings a day and you will be one of 3 guest speakers and we would hope that youi would be able to bring 3 messages along the topic of a revived heart. We will let you know your schedule once you have accepted. We will also arrange for you to speak at our Sunday service on Sept 6 and at another church in the area on that Sunday evening<br/> <br/> <b>Financial arrangements:</b><br/> Explain clearly what you can afford to cover in their costs and if you will remunerate them with a set amount, a love offering or some other form of gratuity.</p>
<p>Example<br/> 1) We will pay for your economy class airfare and pick you up at the airport. If you want to bring your wife and any of your church leaders, currently we cannot afford.to do this, they are welcome but would need to make their own arrangements.<br/> 2) We will pay for the 3-star hotel accommodation. However if you were to bring your members, we will take care of up to a maximum of 3 rooms. Alternatively we have a church member who has offered accomodation for you (and wife if accompanying) should you prefer this.<br/> 3) A love offering will be given to you at the end of the meeting.<br/> <br/> <b>Some info on your church and the meeting:</b><br/> Give a very brief outline of your church history, current attendance, where the meeting is to be held and any other special details, such as combined with other churches etc.</p>
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<p>Example<br/> 1) Our church is now 7 years old, this is our annual conference which began 3 years ago and we invite the congregations of our 2 sister churches in the area to participate.<br/> 2)Currently our church Sunday attendance is around 300 people. For this conference we expect the number will be around 600 people.<br/> 3) The meetings will be held in the public town hall which accomodates about 1000 people<br/> <br/> <br/> I am not suggesting that the examples above are the details you have to make in your invitation just the way to make the invitation. You may not be able to cover air fares or hotels, the point is just be clear about this.<br/> Even with such info, the invited guest will have to pray and seek God if it is His will for them to attend. Keep in mind that many ministers have their travel schedule booked up to a year in advance.<br/> Give plenty of notice.<br/> <br/> If you are organizing such an event, you should pray and seek God if it is God’s plan for you to have such a meeting and seek his direction for your guest speakers.<br/> This will often come from those with whom you have established some kind of relationship.<br/> When you write to request (a phone call is often the best way to start this and follow it with a formal written invitation) always address the message to the person by name.<br/> Using terms like "Dear Servant of God" suggests that you have sent the same message to many and weakens the strength of your invitation.<br/> <br/> I hope this helps you to be clearer in your communication regarding invitations to your church and/or event and avoid embarrasment for you and your guest.<br/> <br/> <i>Acknowledgement to Ps Randy Tan from Singapore for the basis of this information.</i></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-5"><br/></span></p>Resources & Sermon Outlines for AFRICAtag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2010-01-25:916966:BlogPost:11928432010-01-25T03:00:00.000ZHoward Sandshttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/HowardSands
Recently added sermon outlines and now resources for delivering the great commission relevant to Africa have been added to the 1 year old Africa Network BFTF. <br></br>
National groups are emerging for the development of the kingdom and unity across ministries. A great development for the building of the Kingdom. Is your country represented, if not write to us about getting started, if it is, join your national group and contribute. <br></br>
No one is an island - we can't do it on our own - we need…
Recently added sermon outlines and now resources for delivering the great commission relevant to Africa have been added to the 1 year old Africa Network BFTF. <br/>
National groups are emerging for the development of the kingdom and unity across ministries. A great development for the building of the Kingdom. Is your country represented, if not write to us about getting started, if it is, join your national group and contribute. <br/>
No one is an island - we can't do it on our own - we need each other. <br/>
If you are a gospel minister or somehow involved in assisting the delivery of the gospel you are most welcome to come and join the Africa Network BFTF (blessings to those that are already in it - come and tell us what you are doing) and help us develop resources and unity across the continent. <br/>
Africa shall be saved. <br/>
<a href="http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com">http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com</a> <br/>
Howard <br/>Internet Evangelism Daytag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2010-01-20:916966:BlogPost:11876322010-01-20T02:12:11.000ZHoward Sandshttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/HowardSands
NTERNET EVANGELISM DAY<br />
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Dear Howard<br />
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Thank you for your encouragement and interest in digital evangelism. May I add below our latest news release, hoping you may have the option to reprint or adapt it, blog or tweet about it, share in any other appropriate way, or forward to any editors, bloggers or leaders that you know. It is also available online as a formatted Word file:…
NTERNET EVANGELISM DAY<br />
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Forwarded for your info.<br />
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Beautiful Feet Task Force<br />
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Dear Howard<br />
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Thank you for your encouragement and interest in digital evangelism. May I add below our latest news release, hoping you may have the option to reprint or adapt it, blog or tweet about it, share in any other appropriate way, or forward to any editors, bloggers or leaders that you know. It is also available online as a formatted Word file:<br />
<a href="http://www.internetevangelismday.com/latestnews">www.internetevangelismday.com/latestnews</a><br />
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I’ve also added a ‘resource roundup’ at the end, which can be used as part of the release, or each brief entry can become a brief stand-alone news item.<br />
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URLs in the news release include the ‘http://www’ prefix. When using in print media, it helps to remove this for clarity and shortness.<br />
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It is possible to add the latest headlines from our Digital Evangelism Issues blog to any website, using an easy-to-copy snippet of code. And if you use Facebook, you can choose to ‘follow’ the DEI blog at Networked Blogs, and then add DEI postings to different pages within your Facebook pages whenever you feel they might be appropriate. We are offering a rank-boosting back link to any site or blog that uses any of these (or other) linking options. And please feel free to use or adapt any blog posting, or item from our email Web Evangelism Bulletin, in your own blog. Sign up to receive both here:<br />
<a href="http://www.internetevangelismday.com/blog">www.internetevangelismday.com/blog</a><br />
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If you are a blogger, you may also find that our suggestions on how to integrate blog postings into Facebook will help you to gain readers for your own blog. Please copy or adapt these guidelines onto your blog if you wish:<br />
<a href="http://www.internetevangelismday.com/dei-to-facebook.php">www.internetevangelismday.com/dei-to-facebook.php</a><br />
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If your interest is mission and media, you may also be interested in the series of articles at:<br />
<a href="http://www.redcliffe.org/technologyandmission">www.redcliffe.org/technologyandmission</a><br />
and the Guide Network resources at<br />
<a href="http://www.internetevangelismday.com/guide">www.internetevangelismday.com/guide</a><br />
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Please do share with me any ideas or news you have about different digital evangelism initiatives, especially examples with stories of how people are coming to faith. It is often very hard to obtain such news, yet it can be a huge bonus in advocating digital media to the wider church.<br />
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Thanks again, and blessings to you<br />
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Tony Whittaker<br />
IE Day Coordinator<br />
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15 years that changed the world<br />
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“The last 15 years have changed our world for ever,” claims Tony Whittaker, coordinator of Internet Evangelism Day. “Digital media are transforming the way we communicate, behave and even think. If Facebook was a country, it would have the fourth largest population in the world.”<br />
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Internet Evangelism Day is a strategic resource to help the worldwide church understand these issues and use the Web to share the good news of Jesus. It is both a year-round online guide and an annual focus day - to be held this year on Sunday 25 April.<br />
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Churches are encouraged to use Internet Evangelism Day resources to create a presentation for their members on or near that Sunday (or at any other time they choose). The IE Day site offers free downloads: PowerPoint, video clips, handouts, drama scripts, music and posters. These enable any church (or homegroup, college, or conference) to build a customized program, lasting from five minutes to fifty.<br />
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2010’s focus day will be the sixth to be used by churches around the world since the initiative’s launch in 2005. Over this period, digital media have developed dramatically with the advent of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, plus the growing use of mobile phones to access online services.<br />
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IE Day’s website is also a one-stop resource covering many subjects including: how to build a church website that is ‘outsider friendly’, using Twitter in evangelism, and ideas for blogging.<br />
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Perhaps surprisingly, you do not need to be technical to share your faith online. And you can volunteer to be an email mentor to inquirers with several large online outreach ministries.<br />
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Internet Evangelism Day is an initiave of the Internet Evangelism Coalition, based at the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton.<br />
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It is supported by a wide range of leaders and groups. “I am glad to commend Internet Evangelism Day,” says John Stott.<br />
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View the resources:<br />
<a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com">http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com</a><br />
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Online resources roundup<br />
Internet Evangelism Day online resources include:<br />
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A new guide on how to avoid ‘Christianese’ jargon by evangelist and communication trainer Rusty Wright:<br />
<a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/christianese">http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/christianese</a><br />
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‘Desperately Seeking Lodgers’ - a short story illustrating the pitfalls of church websites:<br />
<a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/church-evange">http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/church-evange</a>...<br />
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Self-assessment questionnaire for church websites with free personalized report:<br />
<a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/design">http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/design</a><br />
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How to use popular culture as a starting point in evangelism:<br />
<a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/popular-cultu">http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/popular-cultu</a>...<br />
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Internet Evangelism Day’s speaker panel offers a range of speakers qualified to address conferences, seminars or college students about many areas of digital evangelism:<br />
<a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/speaker">http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/speaker</a><br />
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All IE Day’s resource articles are free to reproduce online and in print.<br />
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IE Day is an initiative of the Internet Evangelism Coalition, an umbrella group of online ministries based at the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton. It is completely free and has no fund-raising component.<br />
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This news release is also available online in Word format: <a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/latestnews">www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/latestnews</a><br />
Royalty-free photos to accompany any story relating to IE Day: <a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/photos">www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/photos</a><br />
Interviews available: <a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/publicity">www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/publicity</a><br />
More article ideas: <a href="http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/free-articles">www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/free-articles</a>Tools for Internet marketing -supporting your ministrytag:abcpreachers.ning.com,2009-04-09:916966:BlogPost:5995902009-04-09T06:23:23.000ZHoward Sandshttps://abcpreachers.ning.com/profile/HowardSands
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