New Tools for Ministry

How fast do we adapt to new tools? There is a well viewed video on YouTube called Medieval Help Desk that depicts what might have happened when people transitioned from scrolls to books.

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Change can be difficult for us, and sometimes we refuse to adapt to what is happening around us. Yet God is constantly giving us new tools to use to communicate to the world. The question becomes will we pick them up and put them to work in ministry?

How will we use Twitter to share and market the gospel? Twitter offers a lot of ways to aid ministry. People can solicit ideas from around the world to broaden our approach to ministry. Scripture can be shared with people that can be inspiring and thought provoking. We can keep in touch with people and groups to support them as they work in God’s ministry. Church events can be marketed to those inside and outside the local church.

How will we use FaceBook to reach out to people? Have you started a Bible study on Facebook or do groups in the church have pages that people can go to during the week? Does the church have a welcoming presence on Facebook that is attractive and speaks to the gospel message?

Or even the traditional church web page, what does it say about your church? An internet site, be it Facebook or through traditional Internet sites, is becoming the front door to the church. So what is on your front door and does it invite people to enter? How does it speak to the message of the gospel?

There are so many possibilities today, and the list will continue to increase. But we have to choose when and how to use these new tools that are at the disposal of the church. What are you willing to try?

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