There are many ways to share the Gospel. Digital media has opened the door to make connections to Christ around the world with social media, websites & other communication tools. In this multi-media presentation, we look at a few examples how I connect others to Christ, as a world missionary wife, through media.
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Discussion
That is awesome that you use Facebook to share the Gospel, especially with those living in Christian-senstive environments.
I included a link to a sample Trello board (https://trello.com/b/aJ7neWs9/trello-training-gowm-resource) full of tips and how-to's. If you are interested in using it, please join Trello and make a copy of the sample board so you can customize it and make it your own! It is an amazing project management tool! If you have any questions, please contact me Blessings on your efforts to share Christ!
Let me just start by saying-The apostle Paul would have been very jealous if he saw the MANY ways that people today are able to stay in contact with far-reaching missions. I completely was able to relate with your analogy of the toolbox: Every time I look at my father's workshop I am surrounded by the plethora of tools that he has at his disposal. Jumping over to world missions; fellow Christians have been given many tools for outreach. The question is-what tools work for outreach? How do I use the right tools, especially in a foreign setting?
These are things I must think about as I plan my next year down in South America. I have the opportunity to outreach in Ecuador, where there are plans to build a new mission church. After establishing connections down there, I would love nothing more than to stay in contact with them. You have given me some ideas to think about.
One of your 'Big Three' mediums you mentioned was TRELLO, an online project management program. You mentioned that it can be used for simple planning events, such as a potluck meal. I could however, see this being a complicated process. Let's say you are organizing ideas for building a new church. You need to know costs, proximities, building codes, the community, etc. As you work with other cultures and with other languages in doing these types of jobs, does this program take a long time to learn and apply, especially for those who don't have much experience with online management programs? Does it serve well by having people from outside of the country monitor and collaborate online in regards to the project itself? I would love to see a video of how this program was used to bring ideas together in a more complex way. I have never heard of this program before!
Wonderful job. There surely is no shortage of opportunities for outreaching in the data world. I am glad you are using resources such as Skype and Dropbox to collaborate ideas in a personalized way to people thousands of miles away! May God bless your mission groups and theological educators as you continue from here on. Thank you for your contribution to the conference.
Thank you for your insight! Yes, it is amazing to have all these amazing resources available to share the Gospel to many around the world!
Make sure you have www.academiacristo.com in your toolbox as you head to Ecuador. :) Here is a little video about it: https://vimeo.com/215065567. It is an awesome tool for Spanish speakers to share and study God's Word - some are online Bible studies while others are live classes. Some other Spanish resources: online worship at https://iglesialuteranacristo.com and devotions & other materials at https://cristopalabradevida.com. My husband Nathan is the coordinator of Spanish publications at our synod's Multi-Language Publications (https://wels.net/serving-others/multilanguagepublications/) that offers additional resources.
I find Trello as an intuitive program. I have used it with team members, including nationals, from areas around the world. The neat thing, is that Trello truly can be as simple or as complex as you'd like. You can start basic and build onto to it as you go along if you'd like. Trello has amazing demo videos (http://help.trello.com/article/899-getting-started-video-demo), guide (https://trello.com/guide) and help (http://help.trello.com) resources for users. It is also available in 24 different languages, including Spanish. I included these links in the Trello Board template I shared in the presentation. There are many more Trello board demo videos and boards available online through an online search. I suggest opening a Trello account and saving a copy of my template to your account to have short cuts to start and get comfortable with Trello! I use it to track everything, shopping lists, household projects, ministry ideas, etc... I think I have 15 boards now. :) Please contact me with questions.
May the Lord bless the preparation and efforts of your outreach opportunity! May God be praised!