Internet Evangelism Day

I am pleased to reproduce below the official press release for this year’s Internet Evangelism Day:

For immediate release

New Advance for Church Websites
Free Church Site Evaluations Now Available Online

Summary
Churches can now receive a free customized 15-page report about their
websites, enabling them to develop strategies to reach outsiders in
their communities.

And this year’s international web outreach focus day – Internet
Evangelism Day – will be used by churches around the world on Sunday
27 April 2008

“How can our church website help us reach out into our community?”
Churches often find it difficult to know how to build sites that will
engage with outsiders in their area.

A new online tool has been released by Internet Evangelism Day, which
provides churches with a free 15-page evaluation report. Users assess
their own website by answering 55 simple questions in the tool
questionnaire. Their customized report is immediately displayed
online, ready to print or save. Its recommendations are tailored with
specific practical suggestions, based on the questions that were
ticked. View the design tool here:
www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/design

A church site which has been prioritized for non-Christian visitors
can be remarkably effective in reaching the community. “Week in, week
out, more visitors turn up at our church on a Sunday because of the
website, than anything else,” writes one growing church in London UK.

Church leaders have welcomed this new resource:

“This competent evaluation tool and rating service provides a
valuable service to churches and Christian ministries that will help
them strengthen their effectiveness in outreach through the
Internet.” – Dr. Sterling Huston, Director, North American
Ministries, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

“Most church websites are not evangelistic. The new Church Website
Evaluation Tool can help rectify this problem. This is a wonderful
tool.” – Dr. Bill Gordon, Evangelism Response Center, NAMB.

“There is no silver bullet for a great ministry site. However, this
checklist is an invaluable tool to identify critical areas for
improvement. Every church should study this regularly and act on it!”
– Gary McClure, LifeWay Ministries.

This Evaluation Tool is just one of a range of pages at
www.InternetEvangelismDay.com that help Christians learn to use the
Web to reach the world. Internet Evangelism Day also encourages
churches to hold a web awareness focus day on or near 27 April 2008,
to explore this huge potential. Their site offers free downloads
(PowerPoint, video clips, drama scripts and handouts) so that
churches can create a custom program of any length from two minutes
to an hour. “I am glad to commend Internet Evangelism Day,” says Dr John Stott.

Website: www.InternetEvangelismDay.com

Internet Evangelism Day is an initiative of the Internet Evangelism
Coalition, a group of major ministries involved in web ministry,
based at the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton.
Interviews available: InternetEvangelismDay.com/publicity
Photos available: InternetEvangelismDay.com/photos
Recommended photo for this item: InternetEvangelismDay.com/churchphoto
Additional articles – ready-made material and MP3s:
InternetEvangelismDay.com/articles
Leaders supporting IE Day: InternetEvangelismDay.com/supporting

For immediate release
More information: Tony Whittaker
Contact email: InternetEvangelismDay.com/feedback
Contact phone: +44 1283 702334 (GMT office hours)

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