We continue to be interested in the concept of utilizing Facebook and other social networking sites for outreach… or at least to filter for interested searchers. There must be tons of good examples of this. We’ve mentioned before that the folks at Kingdom Training are now offering a course in this for free. Find it at…
But today we were wondering — what are some examples of seeing this at work? Where might we see case studies in effective outreach through Facebook? Surely there are examples? Know of any?
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A colleague is using an overt page Facebook to reach out to one of most difficult areas of the world to reach (in terms of security and hostility to the gospel). It is bearing fruit. Can’t share details, but it is proving to be effective (esp for reaching into an area that is just too dangerous to have (m)any people on the ground).
Keep in mind, too, that while Facebook is the top dog, other platforms may be more suitable depending on who you are trying to reach. Look at the Mobile Ministry Forum’s Digital Atlas to learn more: http://www.mobileministryforum.org.
Also, be sure to check out the Mobile Ministry Forum’s “Social Media Ministry Made Easy” guide – and feel free to share your feedback so we can make it better still. Thanks!
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This is an interesting example:
Nine minutes away from revolution in Christian witness to Muslims?
Sharing the love of Christ with Muslims has its joys and pains. In their culture it is perfectly normal to talk about God. In fact they think you are weird or you have no faith if you don’t.
However, once you build relationships and the conversation turns to faith matters, they quickly ask you about Trinity, Jesus being the son of God, Jesus being God, etc. Instead of getting lost in ‘theological ping pong’, It works well to say something like,
‘Great question, can I first give some background for you to understand the answer better?’ That leads nicely to sharing the actual Gospel first through the easy five steps ‘get to…’ method found here:
aboutabc.org/downloads (click on last article on the list ‘How to share the Gospel with Muslims’)
It is likely that then you will encounter the next huge stumbling block. Muslims believe the Bible has been changed. Imagine it could be removed! Suddenly you could encourage them to prayerfully read the previous book with complete confidence! Humanly speaking it would make it so much easier to show them that Jesus was indeed God in the flesh who died for our sins on the cross and rose again on the third day.
The nine minutes video found here will explain from the Quran that the Injil (=New Testament) is still trustworthy and address seven concerns Muslims have about it. It contains two links, leading to all the relevant (Muslim) sources that back up each point made:
youtube.com/watch?v=k0boRZAM-v0
How about sending it to your Muslim friends asking,
‘What do you think about this? Will these nine minutes lead to a revolution in relationships and discussions between Muslims and Christians?
Please pray for the Holy Spirit to use these tools for the glory of God among Muslims.
Do please also pass on this message to practicing Christians so they can be equipped to share the Gospel in a culturally relevant way.
Thanks and blessings,
Adrian