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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
CHRISTIANIZING THE INTERNET
CHRISTIANIZING THE INTERNET
Sometimes ago, while in church praying for the youths and children, I was telling the adults that the youths are facing new and greater challenges compared to their own experiences. The youths of today belong to the Digital Generation. The use of the Internet and other digital technologies is growing at an alarming rate in Nigeria, Africa and the world generally. Information Communication Technology has been incorporated into the curriculum of even the nursery school pupils. Admission now is done via the internet, likewise is the checking of results.
It no longer news again that the Internet has taken over every sector of life. The adults predominantly use the net to check their emails, and search for information, however, the youths go beyond that; they use the net to find and build relationships with peers and colleagues from every parts of the world.
What is also disturbing now is the role the Internet, especially, some of the social networking sites are playing in shaping the attitude of the people especially the Youths. The crises in the Middle East, North Africa, UK, etc had been traced to the activities of the youth (people) on some social network sites. I am highly convinced that the new technology had come to stay pervading all spheres of live. However, I am of the opinion, that it is high time for Christians to Christianize the Internet. We can positively influence lives, we can help shape the attitudes of the youths. There is a great need for us to bombard the net with the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
基督教互联网[＃]有时前，而在教堂祈祷的青少年和儿童的，我说的是成人，青少年面临着新的更大的的的挑战相比，自己的经验。今天的青少年属于数字一代。使用互联网和其他数字技术正在以惊人的速度在尼日利亚，非洲和世界普遍。甚至幼儿园学生的课程已被纳入信息通信技术。入场现在是通过互联网来完成，同样的检查结果。[＃] [＃]它不再是新闻，互联网已经对生活的每一个部门。成人主要使用net来检查他们的电子邮件，搜索信息，但是，青少年点到为止，寻找和建立与同行和同事的关系，从世界的每一个部分，他们使用的净[＃] [＃]。现在什么也令人不安的是互联网的作用，特别是一些社交坐[＃]发挥着塑造人民尤其是青少年的态度。在中东，北非，英国等的危机已经追踪到一些社会网络站点（人）的青年活动。我强烈相信，新的技术来留遍及生活各个领域。不过，我认为，这是基督徒的时候，基督教互联网。我们可以积极地影响生活，我们可以帮助塑造青少年的态度。对我们是一个有很大的需要borbard与我们的主耶稣基督的福音净。
Sometimes ago, while in church praying for the youths and children, I was telling the adults that the youths are facing new and greater challenges compared to their own experiences. The youths of today belong to the Digital Generation. The use of the Internet and other digital technologies is growing at an alarming rate in Nigeria, Africa and the world generally. Information Communication Technology has been incorporated into the curriculum of even the nursery school pupils. Admission now is done via the internet, likewise is the checking of results.
It no longer news again that the Internet has taken over every sector of life. The adults predominantly use the net to check their emails, and search for information, however, the youths go beyond that; they use the net to find and build relationships with peers and colleagues from every parts of the world.
What is also disturbing now is the role the Internet, especially, some of the social networking sites are playing in shaping the attitude of the people especially the Youths. The crises in the Middle East, North Africa, UK, etc had been traced to the activities of the youth (people) on some social network sites. I am highly convinced that the new technology had come to stay pervading all spheres of live. However, I am of the opinion, that it is high time for Christians to Christianize the Internet. We can positively influence lives, we can help shape the attitudes of the youths. There is a great need for us to bombard the net with the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
基督教互联网[＃]有时前，而在教堂祈祷的青少年和儿童的，我说的是成人，青少年面临着新的更大的的的挑战相比，自己的经验。今天的青少年属于数字一代。使用互联网和其他数字技术正在以惊人的速度在尼日利亚，非洲和世界普遍。甚至幼儿园学生的课程已被纳入信息通信技术。入场现在是通过互联网来完成，同样的检查结果。[＃] [＃]它不再是新闻，互联网已经对生活的每一个部门。成人主要使用net来检查他们的电子邮件，搜索信息，但是，青少年点到为止，寻找和建立与同行和同事的关系，从世界的每一个部分，他们使用的净[＃] [＃]。现在什么也令人不安的是互联网的作用，特别是一些社交坐[＃]发挥着塑造人民尤其是青少年的态度。在中东，北非，英国等的危机已经追踪到一些社会网络站点（人）的青年活动。我强烈相信，新的技术来留遍及生活各个领域。不过，我认为，这是基督徒的时候，基督教互联网。我们可以积极地影响生活，我们可以帮助塑造青少年的态度。对我们是一个有很大的需要borbard与我们的主耶稣基督的福音净。
Monday, April 25, 2011
2011 INTERNET EVANGELISM DAY
I will like readers of this blog ministry to know that 2011 INTERNET EVANGELISM DAY is set for Sunday May 15, 2011.....
I implore all church leaders especially in Nigeria to organize events to mark this day.
I will be posting updates on how you can mark this day.
Please, you can click this link to read more......
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Internet Communications for Ministries
2 John 1:12 (New International Version)
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
Most of the time one medium of communication may not be adequate. The writer of the above scripture found himself in a situation like that. He did not want to make use of paper and ink, that means he had been using that to communicate with his audience….he preferred to see them face to face.
I don’t know your present means of communications, however, if you have not been using the Internet and its tools like twitter, facebook, linkedin, blog, etc, I advice you to embrace it for effective communications.
Importantly, as Ministers of the Gospel, the audience we face today are digital generation. They are digitally conscious, they are adept to electronics. The youths in particular are active on the Internet.
Facebook and youtube for examples allow Ministers of the Gospel to interact with their members/audience, form relationships with them, build new networks across the globe, and see how the youths behave or socialize on the net, post videos and texts. Video clips of messages can be uploaded to facebook and twitter.
So for your joy to be complete, the use of the Internet should be effectively embraced and used for the propagation of the Good News.
Yours in Christ,
Apostle SMB Johnson
Internet Christian Center
www.icc.cfsites.org
www.apostle-smb.blogspot.com
I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
Most of the time one medium of communication may not be adequate. The writer of the above scripture found himself in a situation like that. He did not want to make use of paper and ink, that means he had been using that to communicate with his audience….he preferred to see them face to face.
I don’t know your present means of communications, however, if you have not been using the Internet and its tools like twitter, facebook, linkedin, blog, etc, I advice you to embrace it for effective communications.
Importantly, as Ministers of the Gospel, the audience we face today are digital generation. They are digitally conscious, they are adept to electronics. The youths in particular are active on the Internet.
Facebook and youtube for examples allow Ministers of the Gospel to interact with their members/audience, form relationships with them, build new networks across the globe, and see how the youths behave or socialize on the net, post videos and texts. Video clips of messages can be uploaded to facebook and twitter.
So for your joy to be complete, the use of the Internet should be effectively embraced and used for the propagation of the Good News.
Yours in Christ,
Apostle SMB Johnson
Internet Christian Center
www.icc.cfsites.org
www.apostle-smb.blogspot.com
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
African Churches Use Mobile Phone to Ring Up Growth in Members
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David Hackett
Mobile phone suspended on a belt round the waist, or from the neck, is a common sight among members of church congregations in Africa. Now, church leaders are heaping praise on mobile phones, sometimes called cell phones, because they say the instruments help congregations grow.
Mobile phone use increased rapidly in Africa about 10 years ago. At that time, however, some Christians on the continent criticised the phones for being "marks of materialism". Now, that has changed.
"It is as if cell phones have come to revolutionise everything, even Christianity," says Anglican Bishop Charles Gaita of Nyahururu in central Kenya. "They are making things happen quickly."
Read the rest of this encouraging article:
http://google. com/gwt/n? u=http%3A% 2F%2Ftinyurl. com%2Fydhqcc4
David Hackett
Mobile phone suspended on a belt round the waist, or from the neck, is a common sight among members of church congregations in Africa. Now, church leaders are heaping praise on mobile phones, sometimes called cell phones, because they say the instruments help congregations grow.
Mobile phone use increased rapidly in Africa about 10 years ago. At that time, however, some Christians on the continent criticised the phones for being "marks of materialism". Now, that has changed.
"It is as if cell phones have come to revolutionise everything, even Christianity," says Anglican Bishop Charles Gaita of Nyahururu in central Kenya. "They are making things happen quickly."
Read the rest of this encouraging article:
http://google. com/gwt/n? u=http%3A% 2F%2Ftinyurl. com%2Fydhqcc4
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
“Facebook for Pastors”
How to build relationships and connect with people using the most popular social network on the Internet. This 31 page e-book will help Pastors and other ministry leaders make the most of this great networking tool.
* How to make the most of your profile information
* Tips for Networking with People in Facebook
* All about groups, messages, poking, etc
* Brand Your Ministry
* Meet prospects for your church
* Learn more about the members in your church
* Fine tune your communication skills
* Testimonies from Pastors who use Facebook
* and much more!
Get the e-book here free using this link: Facebook for Pastors
(PC users, right click and select “Save As” for best results)
* How to make the most of your profile information
* Tips for Networking with People in Facebook
* All about groups, messages, poking, etc
* Brand Your Ministry
* Meet prospects for your church
* Learn more about the members in your church
* Fine tune your communication skills
* Testimonies from Pastors who use Facebook
* and much more!
Get the e-book here free using this link: Facebook for Pastors
(PC users, right click and select “Save As” for best results)
Monday, February 22, 2010
Start Your Own Radio Talk Show
by Rich Whittle
http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2007/02/13/start-your-own-radio-talk-show/
Wanna-be radio personalities should checkout BlogTalkRadio, where you can host your own live call-in/interview show without spending a dime.
BlogTalkRadio is a podcasting service that lets you stream your podcast in real time and lets you take telephone callers to your show and put them on the air with you.
It’s a just the thing for podcasters who want to add interactivity to their work. And BlogTalkRadio is clever in its implementation: all audio input is via the telephone. Podcasters get a private dial-in number to the BlogTalkRadio service, from where they are streamed out to the Net (and also archived for later replay). Callers get their own number, too, and BlogTalkRadio provides a Web-based console that the podcaster uses to control the show.
Like standard broadcast radio, BlogTalkRadio podcasts can be supported by advertising. Audio advertisements are inserted, live, in the audio stream; the host gets a warning on his or her console before the ads play, so he or she is able to gracefully cut to the commercial. BlogTalkRadio will split ad revenues 50/50 with the podcast hosts.
http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2007/02/13/start-your-own-radio-talk-show/
Wanna-be radio personalities should checkout BlogTalkRadio, where you can host your own live call-in/interview show without spending a dime.
BlogTalkRadio is a podcasting service that lets you stream your podcast in real time and lets you take telephone callers to your show and put them on the air with you.
It’s a just the thing for podcasters who want to add interactivity to their work. And BlogTalkRadio is clever in its implementation: all audio input is via the telephone. Podcasters get a private dial-in number to the BlogTalkRadio service, from where they are streamed out to the Net (and also archived for later replay). Callers get their own number, too, and BlogTalkRadio provides a Web-based console that the podcaster uses to control the show.
Like standard broadcast radio, BlogTalkRadio podcasts can be supported by advertising. Audio advertisements are inserted, live, in the audio stream; the host gets a warning on his or her console before the ads play, so he or she is able to gracefully cut to the commercial. BlogTalkRadio will split ad revenues 50/50 with the podcast hosts.
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