Web Sites for In-reach and Outreach

Encourage a new believer thousands of miles away with a pastor's message. Send daily updates to your friends, family and supporters as you repair storm-damaged homes during a disaster relief trip. Share notes from your weekly Bible study with a member away on business.

Your ministry can extend to the ends of the earth with the ease and flexibility of today's technology. During a time when people are looking for connections and spiritual answers, yet are reluctant to open their doors to strangers, we have an invaluable opportunity to touch lives. The Internet offers you ways once only imagined.

Just consider some of the possibilities:

	Messages or videos can be archived and utilized using RealAudio, Real Video, or Windows Media Services.
	Give immediate updates and photographs to show the daily activities of mission trips. Who knows? You might just encourage those back at home to go along next time.
	Create a central gathering place for class members to receive current information, notes and ideas from the week's study, prayer requests, birthdays of other members, etc. The content is up to you!
	Make your tape ministry available on line.
	With an online store, sell tickets, musical items, apparel, books or countless other items creating convenience for you and your buyers.
	Provide biblical answers to life's tough questions and share Christ through a page you might name Answers to Hard Questions.
	Receive prayer requests and provide hope to those who might never walk through church doors. Let others know of your prayer needs as well.
	Establish a resource base that brings people to your site when they are looking for topical articles, Bible study helps, links to area points of interest or to other Christian sites, history about your ministry...whatever you feel could be helpful resource.

Dianne Casolaro
Details Communications/E-zekiel