How can we use the internet for evangelism? Putting up a Church website is certainly a start, but how do you make the web site an effective witness? You can and should add social networking, where people can both witness and minister to others. Sharing a witness in a very public arena like the internet can be a little daunting. You will want to make sure that you do the following:

• Focus on Jesus Christ, not personal glory
• Limit personally identifiable information, such as addresses and phone numbers
• Identify scripture passages used and which translation – e.g. NIV

By bearing witness to the saving grace of Jesus Christ, you extend the power of evangelism to the web. That doesn’t mean we have to pursue God.tv, but it does mean we use the communication channels available to spread the Gospel.

Most Churches today have a global reach. Many call it missions. In the past, it was focused on one Sunday out of the year, and there was usually a special offering which was passed on to the Global Mission program of the denomination. Today, it is not uncommon for a single Church to sponsor multiple, short-term mission teams to foreign lands. They may be engaged in general evangelism, or specialized in technology. These mission teams go forth to support missionaries in their activities to fulfill the Great Commission. And they are succeeding.

One example of this is Africa. Once called the Dark Continent – because it was completely unreached – it is now the home of 400 million Christians. And the Churches in Africa are now starting to send their own missionaries out – to other parts of the world. You could say that they now have a Global Reach of their own. It is exciting to see what the Church is doing in this day and age.