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by Bob Kraemer
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It is a fact of life: people go to the Internet to get information, to express themselves, and to interact with others. For years, TruthMedia, the Internet ministry of Power To Change, Canada formally Campus Crusade for Christ, Canada, has been drawing millions of visitors every year to their evangelistic and discipleship websites. Recently they developed a web site, www.thelife.com, dedicated to those who want to explore more about the new film by Mel Gibson, The Passion of the Christ.
Visitors to www.thelife.com can:
- Read movie reviews
- Find out more about the cast
- Go over the passion narratives in Scripture
- Delve into Mel Gibson's motives for producing the film as well as other background information
- Revisit scenes from the movie to better understand them
- Learn what it means to have a relationship with Jesus
- Read the personal stories of others who have placed their faith in Jesus
- Invite Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior and indicate their desire to be followed up.
Interactive elements
- Discussion boards allow people to express their thoughts, read comments of others, and react to what they read. This is an opportunity for Christians to respond to the legitimate views of others and express the truth of the gospel and what it means to them.
- Online mentoring provides opportunities to ask questions and get replies from online mentors. We are training hundreds of people across the country to join in helping people overcome the obstacles that are keeping them from a relationship with Christ.
- Monitored chat rooms are set up for people to voice their questions and offer their opinions in a real time setting. Chat rooms accomplish in live settings what discussion boards do over an extended period of time.
Opportunities for you to be involved
We have produced web cards that you can hand out to people at the theatres or in private conversations after the film.
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We need hundreds of people to sign up as online mentors and chat room hosts/participants. And of course ,you can help drive traffic to the web site in many creative ways. More evangelism ideas >>
A final word
Ultimately, online relationships can lead to meaningful personal contacts for future growth. Our desire is to match inquirers with mentors on a geographical basis. Our hope is that people who find Christ on the Internet, or move towards developing a relationship with God, will end up in churches over time.
Take for instance the case of my friend Karen. One day she met a woman named Laurie in the chat room who had come in through the PowertoChange.com website. Karen asked Laurie where she was on her spiritual journey and eventually told her about Christ. As they conversed, they learned that they lived within a few miles of each other in Sherwood Park, Alberta.
What will you do to share the "Passion?"
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