4. 10 Ways to Use the Internet to Reach Your Community
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Geoff Blake
Associate Pastor,
Paradise Valley
Adventist Church
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15. Go into all the world and preach
the good news to all creation.
Mark 16:15
16. Websites
Adventist Church Connects’ goal is to
encourage churches and schools in
Bermuda, Canada, and the United States to
use the Internet to reach their
communities.
17. What Should Be On The Website?
- Easy-to-use navigation
- Attractive Design
- Communication
- Interactivity
30. Foursquare
Foursquare is a mobile application that
makes cities easier to use and more
interesting to explore. It is a social city
guide and a game that challenges users to
experience new things.
35. Benefits of Email Newsletter
- Reduce printing costs
- Members receive message sooner
- Stay connected
- Less management needed
- Shorter lead times
37. RSS Feeds
Really Simple Syndication allows users to
subscribe and read when it is convenient
to them.
38. Creating A Feed
• Usatoday.com
• Church website
• Blogs
• Twitter
• Facebook
39. Google Applications
Powerful, intuitive applications like Gmail,
Google Calendar and Google Docs can help
reduce your costs and help people
collaborate more effectively.
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The resources that we will talk about tonight might be new to some of you. Some of them will be familiar, but the key is to use these resources in creative ways.
When Jesus was here on Earth, he went where the people were, and today the people are on the Internet.
Adventistchurchconnect.com
Point traffic
Online Home, front door
More conversational
Allow for comments
Blogs are great for ministries
A good way for pastor to connect with their congregation
Good Blog examples:
Don’t have to archive all sermons/programs
File types
Can’t afford video? Check out Adventist Channel on Youtube.
Weekly devotional
Poll after this slide about social media
Jesus went where the people went
Make a page
Using your personal page as an outreach, build relationships
Not free
Good investment
go
Big Church/Small Church
People are busy
Almost any website can generate an rss feed
Deliver content
Control to the user