June 2005

IN THIS EDITION

  • IEC Annual Meeting
  • Internet Evangelism Training DVDs
  • Back to the Bible Outreach
  • Internet and Culture News & Trends

IEC ANNUAL MEETING
You're invited to the Internet Evangelism Coalition Annual Meeting September 14-15, 2005 at the Westin Hotel in Rosemont, IL. Registration for the meeting is $145 and includes two meals and refreshment breaks. IEC members receive a $50 discount on registration.

The deadline for making hotel reservations is August 20. Rooms are $129 per night plus tax. Hotel reservations for the Westin Hotel must be made through the IEC Office. Please do not contact the hotel directly.

Topics at this year's meeting include: Internet Evangelism and Legal Issues; Privacy Policies; International Internet Evangelism and; Online Internet Evangelism Training and Churches. Worship will be led by At the Porch Ministries.

We're pleased to announce the following speakers:
John Edmiston, President of the Asian Internet Bible Institute which offers free online church-planting courses and bible and ministry training to grass-roots pastors in Asia, Africa and South America. John is involved in establishing self-supporting evangelistic Internet cafes in these nations and also ministers through Cybermissions.Org, promoting the use of the Internet in evangelism and missions.

Walt Wilson, President, Palo Alto Research Group and Author of The Internet Church.
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Karen Schenk, Managing Director of TruthMedia Internet Group, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ Canada. TruthMedia builds online communities of evangelism and discipleship and currently runs 22 websites in 12 languages. Karen's main areas of responsibility include managing the editorial and interactive teams and overseeing a corps of over 400 volunteers.
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Dave Hackett, Associate Director of VisionSynergy, will address the growth of international Internet Evangelism. Dave has worked with Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship for the last twelve years and is a clergy member of Seattle Presbytery (Presbyterian Church USA).

Tom McThenia, an attorney specializing in Intellectual Property Rights, will share more about Internet legal matters.
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Debra Brown, President and CEO of Brown Governance, will report on the process of gaining certificates for completing the IEC Online Training for Online Evangelists in the local church.

Allan Beeber, Director WorldLINC, Campus Crusade for Christ, has an update on a new Ministry Response Center.
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In addition to the main sessions, you'll have time to network, share your Internet Evangelism experiences and learn from others who resonate with your passion for sharing Jesus Christ online.

Online registration and a downloadable registration form will be available soon at www.webevangelism.com. Questions? Please email info@webevangelism.com.
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INTERNET EVANGELISM TRAINING DVDS AVAILABLE

Nineteen of the 21 workshops presented at the recent Internet Evangelism for the 21st Century Conference at Liberty College (Lynchburg, VA) are now available as a set of three DVDs. The set is available for $27.95 with shipping in the USA and $34.95 to overseas addresses. The DVDs may be ordered online at http://ie-21stcentury.com.

The DVD set includes workshops by: Rusty Wright (Probe Ministries); Sterling Huston

(BGEA and the Internet Evangelism Coalition); Greg Outlaw (AllaboutGod.com); Dan Henrich, Harry Sova and Todd Smith (Liberty University); Chris Forbes (Oklahoma Baptist Convention); Allan Beeber (Campus Crusade for Christ); Siam Rogers (AccessJesus.org); Rowland Croucher (John Mark Ministries); John Edmiston (Cybermission.org); Karen Schenk (Truthmedia Internet Group); Andrew Sears (Techmission) and others speaking on blogging.

The 2006 Internet Evangelism for the 21st Century Conference is planned for April 7-8, 2006. Information may be found at http://ie-21stcentury.com.

BACK TO THE BIBLE OUTREACH
Back to the Bible's Philippines office has added a new "language" to their ministry. It's called "Text." Back to the Bible reports that they receive about 200 text messages each evening in response to their Heartline program. Director Clem Guillermo answers some of the questions on the air and others by writing back.

Full Story from Mission Network News: http://www.mnnonline.org/article/7473

CNN: The Internet Revolution GO: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/06/23/evolution.main/index.html

CLICK-Z Network: Americans Most Unwired Cities Study looks at the availability of commercial, public and free wireless access points in cities and metropolitan areas. GO: http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/geographics/article.php/3510811

JIWIRE: Top 25 Wireless Tips Protect and access your data at home and away. GO: http://www.jiwire.com/top-wireless-tips-hotspots-travel.htm

ASSIST NEWS: New Christian-Themed Computer Game Company According to the company, Virtue Games will focus on "epic story lines, positive values and brains rather than brawn." GO: http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/s05060029.htm

PEW INTERNET: Use of Web Cams One out of six American adult internet users (16%) have gone online to view another person or a place via a web cam. That translates into roughly 21 million people who have viewed material on web cams. And on any given day, about two million internet users are checking out remote places or people by using webcams. GO: http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_webcam_use.pdf
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