Course: Reaching Out in a Digital World

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	Reaching Out in a Digital World A Seminar to Help Churches use Technology for Outreach The world is changing, but God’s word does not. The world is changing, but our desire to spread the good news of Jesus Christ does not. The world is changing, and the tools with which we spread that Gospel are changing too! The WELS Commission on Evangelism presents this seminar on Outreach in a Digital World designed to help your congregation: Recognize and understand the many technological tools available for use in outreach Develop a plan to use the most appropriate digital tools to spread the Gospel Mobilize congregation members to use digital tools for personal evangelism Determine clear goals for outreach using the tools of today News forum Workshop Leader's Forum

1	Introduction and Bible Study Reaching Out in a Digital World Bible Study Discussion Forum

2	Mobilizing For Digital Outreach Sample Church Technology Plan Template (.doc) Word document Sample Church Technology Plan Template (.pdf) PDF document Church Technology Plans Wiki file School Technology Plans Wiki file Cool Tools You Can Use Today Links Websites: www.peacehartford.org file Websites: www.georgiafaith.com file Websites: www.gotocore.com file Promotional Video: Coton Church, UK text file Promotional Video: OakLeaf Church Resource Electronic Newsletter: WELS Together file Email Marketing Review/Comparison file Constant Contact Mass Email Service file iContact Mass Email Service file Mail Chimp Mass Email Service file How to put your podcasts on iTunes file Web Video Streaming: www.lifechurch.tv file Web Video Streaming: www.redeemeryakima.org file Blogs: markcares.wordpress.com file Tumblr (free multi media blogging site) file Ning (do it yourself social network) file Unifyer (ministry focused private social network service) file Shepherd's Staff Church Management Software file Lights, Camera, Produce Video Tutorial on Streams file

3	Evangelistic Websites WELS Web Hosting Program through FinalWeb file Google Analytics file Practical Tips for Government Web Sites (And Everyone Else!) To Improve Their Findability in Search file Google’s Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide PDF document Evangel Community Church Website example file

4	Witnessing To the Ends of the Earth...And Around Your Own Block WELSTech Wiki Church Media file WELS Churches with online worship file churchmarketingsucks.com Copyright Article Series file WELSTech Wiki Copyright Issues file Cross of Christ Video file Examples of running an outreach technology class text file

5	Personal Evangelism in a Digital World Are There Any Christians on Twitter file Facebook Friend Suggesting Jesus blog post file Adding Verse of the Day to email signature file Internet Evangelism Day Blog file

6	Additional Resources New Research Explores How Technology Drives Generation Gap file Leader's Guide (Word 2007) file Leader's Guide (Word 2003) Word document Leader's Guide (pdf) PDF document Presentation (PowerPoint 2007) file Presentation (PowerPoint 2003) Powerpoint presentation Presentation (PDF) PDF document Participant's Guide (PDF) PDF document Reaching Out in a Digital World Logo (PNG) file Leader's Training Videos Resource