If you have a desire to meet and be used as a witness to non-Christians, then you MUST have a look at this powerful networking tool. It’s one of the biggest evangelism fields I know of. Think about it: a listing of local groups that meet for the specific purpose of discussion. Search by interest, search by zipcode. Join a discussion of travelers or photographers or atheists.
A common statistic in evangelistic conversations today is the Christian’s isolation from the non-believing world. I believe this is a technological blessing that helps earnest people to stretch their social network for the sake of the gospel How many secular social gatherings do you find yourselves in?
Have a look at the local networks in the top 20 results from my area, then think about surfing www.meetup.com for yourself and getting involved in a local discussion or two.
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human3rror posted a great story on his blog a few weeks back about how a person’s online presence often leads others to church. I for one am glad to have a concrete example of this process, because I believe that our social networking tools are doing this more often than we realize. Everything from our Facebook status to our in depth blog thoughts are windows into the life we live as salt and light for this world. My encouragement is to take advantage of the technologies that fit your life, and cast your heart for God to the world. Shine bright…and realized that there are opportunities to shine to the world that have never been more effective.
Your online life may be the most effective ad for Christ people ever see.
http://human3rror.com/2009/02/22/blogging-someone-to-church/
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I don’t wish to spoil this with words…all I have to say is: If you have not seen this campaign, you are missing out.
I believe that the most powerful thing about God’s people are the testimonies they bear regarding what God has done in their lives. It’s powerful to see it on video. It’s even more powerful for those people to be givng their testimony to the church that they have come to be a part of.
I hope this concept is one that finds its way into all of our churches, and into the hearts of the unsaved.
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The Missional God:
There is a strong case to be made for the viewpoint that God’s work in history…through Noah, Abraham, Israel, and the prophets has always been to make people a light to all people for his redeeming purpose. From that perspective, Israel failed in their understanding of that task and recognition of the Messiah, and the task was therefore given to the Gentile nations in the church. If this is an accurate viewpoint, then it begs the question…what will God do when the church gets complacent about being a messenger to the unreached??? Will our complacency usher in the “end times”?
The “true” task of missions:
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