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Facilitation Committee: Dick Wynn-chair, Judy Gill, Mark Mittleburg, Thomas Wright

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Facilitation Committee: Dick Wynn-chair, Judy Gill, Mark Mittleburg, Thomas Wright

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    3. Introduction: This curriculum is designed for online training to help believers effectively share Jesus with other people who are online. This includes email, chat rooms, discussion boards, Instant Messaging, and every web page.

    4. ~The curriculum provides an outline for evangelicals to adapt and apply to their web pages. ~The curriculum is self-taught. ~The training is designed for every age group of believers. ~A self-graded review is available at the end of each session.

    5. ~This material is designed to help believers in Jesus Christ to use the existing online evangelism approaches to become an online evangelist. ~The training outline will be available through the generosity of www.gospelcom.net. ~Other sites can adapt and provide online training as well.

    6. OUTLINE: I. Preparation for Online Evangelism (Sessions One and Two) II. Presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Online Context (Sessions Three and Four) III. Effective Follow-Up for New Online Converts (Session Five) Participants need to affirm this statement of faith based on the Lausanne Covenant.

    7. The intent is for graduates from this course to be biblical, compassionate, contextual and intentional evangelist.

    8. Part One. I. Preparation for Online Evangelism Session one: The need for online evangelism and overview of the Internet context.

    9. A. The need for Internet Evangelism Technological advancement should always be used to fulfill that commission and spread the gospel. Matt 28:16-20 Evangelistic presentations on the Internet never stop communicating.

    10. B. Introduction to Internet Evangelism This part of the curriculum is a cross-cultural training time to help online evangelists know the demographics and personality issues of those they will probably meet online.

    11. 1. Context of the Community 2. How to Protect Yourself 3. Internet evangelism and ministry is not a replacement for a local church

    12. C. Learn the cyber culture: Consider yourself a cross- cultural missionary 1. Visit this site for a secular presentation on basic psychological features in cyberspace. http://www.rider.edu/users/suler/psycyber/basicfeat.html

    13. This writer includes 10 characteristics of communicating online including the places where we will be sharing Christ. 2. Visit this site http://www.rider.edu/users/suler/psycyber/persontypes.html for a secular discussion about personality types that we encounter while sharing Jesus on the Internet.

    14. 3. Cyberspace has its own language Netiquette: The etiquette of the Internet. Consider creating an alternate email account for online use Diversity Anonymity Depravity

    15. D. Session One Conclusion: The Internet context requires culturally trained and intentional evangelists. Learn as much about the people and the groups online as possible. Believers need to remove barriers that prevent them from hearing the gospel and meeting Jesus. It is our responsibility to cross barriers to bring people to Jesus. We too often expect the lost person to cross every barrier. E. Session One Review

    16. Questions for Internet Curriculum Session 1 1. Why should the Internet be used for evangelism? 2. Why would an Internet missionary be considered a “cross-cultural” missionary? a. because they work with people in cultures not their own

    17. b. because they talk with people on a computer instead of face-to- face c. because they are an E-O missionary d. because they are certified to work in evangelism

    18. Part 1. Preparation for Online Evangelism Session two: Preparing to Share Jesus Online A. Spiritual Preparation. Missionaries are most effective when they enter the field spiritually prepared for intentional evangelism and ministry.

    19. To be an effective Internet evangelist each person needs: 1. To have a personal relationship with Jesus 2. To have daily personal and corporate worship which includes adoration 3. To have others committed to pray for him/her

    20. 4. To not rely on our own intellect and ability B. Evangelistic Preparation C. Determining One’s Evangelism Style. Read this article to help determine your evangelism style. http://www.navpress.com/djtemplat.asp?1583

    21. 1. Confrontational Evangelism Style 2. Intellectual Evangelism Style 3. Testimonial Evangelism Style 4. Invitational Evangelism Style 5. Serving Evangelism Style D. Every personality and communication style can be effective communicators.

    22. E. Write your testimony 1. Consider using this outline. a) Describe your Life before you Met Christ b) Describe How you Met Christ c) Describe How your Life has Changed

    23. 2. Be careful not to embellish any part of your testimony 3. An online template for writing your testimony can be found at http://www.5clicks.com/

    24. F. Six essentials for preparing to speak to others online 1. Spend time preparing yourself spiritually to be used by the Holy Spirit. 2. Get your resources together. 3. Print the referral list from this curriculum.

    25. 4. Point people to the Bible. 5. Conversations need to be confidential. 6. Purchase a virus protection program. G. How to Handle Questions, Objections & Comparisons

    26. H. Session Two Conclusion Be prepared to share your testimony as you share Jesus online. Every online believer should create, or link to, a thorough interactive presentation of the gospel. Believers need to respond to the Internet culture with biblical truth. The anonymity of the Internet can support the darkness that lives there. It also allows people to find the truth.

    27. In John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (NKJV). We can make a difference through the Internet.

    28. Part Two: Presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Online Context Session Three: Presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ This session explains how to create and use multiple presentations of the gospel. Provide a presentation to as many people and language groups as possible. Begin with a presentation to help lead people to Christ from you language culture group.

    29. A. Review each part of your written testimony 1. Be sure that you know how to lead someone to Jesus. 2. Telling Your Story B. Be sure that every web site is evangelistic

    30. Linda logged on to several church sites to try and “find out how to know God.” She learned about staff and ministries but “they didn’t tell me how to meet Jesus.” After continued searching she found a site that “introduced me to Jesus. I knew I was a sinner, I wanted to know how to be forgiven. I think that churches ought to tell lost people how to be found.”

    31. The best web sites provide these four interactive online ingredients: 1. Information 2. Communication 3. Evangelistic resources-Make a list of the evangelistic links that you like. Some of the best evangelistic sites are listed. 4. Intentional Evangelism

    32. C. Ideas for Effective Online Evangelism 1. Watch for Divine Encounters 2. Conversations & Relationships D. Provide specialty Target-Groups Presentations for Ethnics, Children and Youth E. Understand where they are on the Engel Scale of Spiritual Decisions

    33. F. Session three conclusion- Effective Online evangelism requires careful planning and preparation. Be sure that every page is intentionally evangelistic. Select resources that you trust and like. Recommend them to people you visit online. Attempt to discover, and respond to, divine encounters online. Use the Engle scale to help you communicate appropriately. G. Session three review

    34. Part Two: Presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Online Context Session Four: Online options for sharing Jesus

    35. A. Chat rooms. 1. Consider using chat room discussion partners 2. Get a chat room email account. 3. There are a variety of chat room options. 4. Remember that the believers and unbelievers that you encounter online will say what they think and feel.

    36. 5. Open Chat Room Etiquette a) Take time to put on your armor b) Listen to what people are saying as well as what they mean c) Never react to what’s being said

    37. 6. Allow the Lord to use your secular training and expertise to help others and open doors for witness. 7. Missiologists has commented that people prefer to come to Jesus by crossing the least number of social culture and linguistic barriers.

    38. B. Message Boards/Discussion Forums C. Instant Messaging D. Create and send a daily devotional E. Bible Study Chat Room F. Prayer of Commitment

    39. G. Use the Jesus Video http://www.jesusfilm.org/ H. Specific Groups: Consider adding additional sessions for your local group if you wish to emphasize any of these specific groups.

    40. I. Session Four Conclusion There are many wonderful resources to help you share Jesus. Examine these resources and be prepared to seek to save those who are lost (Luke 19:10). Understand and participate in chat rooms, message boards, Instant Messaging, online Bible studies, and prayer. Decide if your interest and expertise allow you to focus on specific groups for witness and ministry.

    41. J. Session Four Review Part III. Effective Follow-Up for New Online Converts Session Five: Initial Nurture of Online Converts Parents have a responsibility for the nurture of their children. New converts must be nurtured.

    42. The primary place for the nurture of new believers is the local church. Some nurture can be done online for the new convert. A. Help the new convert to know there are some fundamental things they need to do.

    43. 1. Be Sure of your Salvation 2. Study your Bible 3. Learn to Pray 4. Publicly Declare your Faith (Baptism) 5. Be Faithful to a Church (Membership) 6. Allow Jesus to Control your Life (Sanctification) 7. Share Jesus with others (Evangelism)

    44. B. This link to the Personal Commitment Guide provides brief, specific, scriptural guidance for these five components: Salvation, Baptism, Church membership, assurance, and Rededication to Grow toward Spiritual Maturity. (www.erconline.net/resources).

    45. C. Practical Steps for Growth http://www.backtothebible.org/knowgod/tensteps.html Back to the Bible’s ten principles for a New Christian. Follow these links for information about each of these topics. D. Other Resources for discipling new believers

    46. Session Five Conclusion New converts require nurture. Online Evangelists must take responsibility to see that new believers grow in Christ. We must be particularly responsible for those whom we lead to Christ. It is a terrible parent that gives birth and deserts the child. Examine these resources for your growth and to recommend them to new believers.

    47. COURSE CONCLUSION Internet Evangelism is an essential component of an evangelism strategy to pray for and share Jesus with everyone in our sphere of influence. Use your gifts to invade the internet for the Kingdom of Christ. Students completing the final review can go to a form page they can print and keep.

    48. TEXT FOR THE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTING OF ALL LINKS REFERRED TO IN THE CURRICULUM REFERRAL NETWORK

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