Cyber Outreach: How to Develop and Evaluate Your Digital Ministries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781734837520)

The Purpose of this BookCyber Outreach: How to Develop and Evaluate Your Digital Ministries is a "how-to" text for anyone who is just starting to explore the use of technology for discipleship, worship, outreach, and other forms of service. All of the approaches we mention are simple and inexpensive to implement. The book is written at a basic level. Throughout the text, we will help you find answers to several questions: -How do we redefine "church" in an era of physical isolation?-How do we build a sacred community when we are distanced from each other?-What is the purpose of Christian outreach?-How do we care for each other spiritually while sheltering in place?-How do we know if we are doing a good job?The overall purpose of this book is to provide guidance to small, cyber churches and other digital outreach initiatives that are trying to continue their ministries with limited financial resources. Our intended audience includes pastors, ministerial leaders, media coordinators, seminarians, and laypeople who are drawn to new ways of reaching out to audiences hungry for inspiration and hope by meeting the people where they are to be found. Those involved in digital outreach might use approaches described in this book to expand their current programs. Succinctly, this book will appeal to anyone who wishes to know more about spreading the gospel in the 21st century using the strengths and resources of the Internet.Unique Contribution of this BookCyber Outreach: How to Develop and Evaluate Your Digital Ministries is a book that stands alone. No past or present text on the subject draws extensively on research, real-life examples, and organizational principles to raise awareness about the changing nature of Christian outreach in the present day. This resource provides practical explanations and definitions to help would-be leaders deploy cyberspace solutions and social media to spread the gospel among people who may have shied away from the church in recent years.

Author: Lorrie C. Reed, James R. III Reed
ISBN-10: 1734837527
ISBN-13: 9781734837520
Publisher: Center Street Publishing, LLC
Language: English
Published: 08/18/2020
Pages: 114
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d