I have lead three people to the Lord over the internet. Two are definitely following the Lord. The man followed up by going to church, despite his severe Social Anxiety Disorder, taking his wife, doing the Alpha Course, his wife getting saved, and his children. The woman I led is a FB friend and still is walking with Christ. I am not sure about the man in Nepal, whom I lead to Christ. He was having difficulty communicating with me while working in China.
So have you lead anyone to Christ on the internet? Do you think it is possible? Or desirable?
I don't get out a lot, because of my RA these days, and the internet is the only way for me to touch lives. I guess I should be more active in non-Christian forums, although I have a huge friend base on FB, from many religions and backgrounds. The trouble is, they tend to stay my friend, but unfollow me when I post Bible verses and talk about what Jesus has done in my life.
Anyway, here is an interesting article about this.
"Three years ago, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) shifted its focus to online evangelism. It laid off about 50 people—10 percent of its staff—and “redeployed resources to focus on areas of greater impact.”The change seems to be paying off. In 2014, the BGEA shared the gospel with almost 9.5 million people around the world. Of those, only about 180,000 were in a live audience at a crusade, while 7.5 million were reached through BGEA websites.
Of the 1.6 million people who told the BGEA they prayed “to accept Jesus Christ as [their] Savior” in 2014, less than 15,000 did so in person, while more than 1.5 million did so with the click of a mouse.
Since the BGEA launched its family of evangelistic websites—which include SearchForJesus.net andPeaceWithGod.net—less than 4 years ago, more than 5 million people have indicated a decision for Jesus."
While some doubt that eternal salvation can be gained with the click of a button, it’s no different than raising your hand in church, Diedrich said.
Cass agrees. “If somebody’s responding to the gospel, we should assume God is doing a work in their life,” he said.
The biggest advantage to online evangelism is being able to engage people’s hearts anywhere, anytime, Cass said. The use of mobile phones has made it possible to connect with people even in the strictest of societies.
Even if only 2 percent of the more than 135 million indicated decisions [since 2004] were long-term, with real spiritual transformation, I still haven’t seen anything that rivals that in terms of effectiveness,” Diedrich said."
Do Digital Decisions Disciple? | Christianity Today
So have you lead anyone to Christ on the internet? Do you think it is possible? Or desirable?
I don't get out a lot, because of my RA these days, and the internet is the only way for me to touch lives. I guess I should be more active in non-Christian forums, although I have a huge friend base on FB, from many religions and backgrounds. The trouble is, they tend to stay my friend, but unfollow me when I post Bible verses and talk about what Jesus has done in my life.
Anyway, here is an interesting article about this.
"Three years ago, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) shifted its focus to online evangelism. It laid off about 50 people—10 percent of its staff—and “redeployed resources to focus on areas of greater impact.”The change seems to be paying off. In 2014, the BGEA shared the gospel with almost 9.5 million people around the world. Of those, only about 180,000 were in a live audience at a crusade, while 7.5 million were reached through BGEA websites.
Of the 1.6 million people who told the BGEA they prayed “to accept Jesus Christ as [their] Savior” in 2014, less than 15,000 did so in person, while more than 1.5 million did so with the click of a mouse.
Since the BGEA launched its family of evangelistic websites—which include SearchForJesus.net andPeaceWithGod.net—less than 4 years ago, more than 5 million people have indicated a decision for Jesus."
While some doubt that eternal salvation can be gained with the click of a button, it’s no different than raising your hand in church, Diedrich said.
Cass agrees. “If somebody’s responding to the gospel, we should assume God is doing a work in their life,” he said.
The biggest advantage to online evangelism is being able to engage people’s hearts anywhere, anytime, Cass said. The use of mobile phones has made it possible to connect with people even in the strictest of societies.
Even if only 2 percent of the more than 135 million indicated decisions [since 2004] were long-term, with real spiritual transformation, I still haven’t seen anything that rivals that in terms of effectiveness,” Diedrich said."
Do Digital Decisions Disciple? | Christianity Today
