The growth of the Internet over the last 10 years has been incredible. There will soon be a billion Web users around the world. And while there are thousands of Christian websites, the vast majority of these are written only for Christians. Very few are designed to reach out effectively to non-Christians.
In New Testament times, the Roman Road system was strategic in God’s plan. It enabled the spread of the Gospel throughout the then-known world. In the same way, the Internet today is a worldwide network, which can facilitate effective Gospel communication.
The Internet Evangelism Coalition (an umbrella group of outreach ministries) has initiated a worldwide focus day on Sunday, April 24, called Internet Evangelism Day. This is purely a ‘web evangelism awareness day’ – there is no fund-raising element. The purpose is to communicate the outreach potential of the Web among the worldwide church.
Churches, Bible colleges and other Christian organizations are encouraged to consider including within their schedules this Internet Evangelism focus day on (or near) Sunday, April 24. Many are already planning to include a short program within church services and other meetings. The Internet Evangelism Day web site offers downloadable materials for this purpose, including a five-minute video testimony of a college student who found God online, short drama scripts, PowerPoint presentations, discussion questions, and many helpful links.
