Over time you might have come across the term “digital evangelism,” “internet evangelism,” “online evangelism’ and other related terms. They all mean the same thing, just different words being used.
What is Digital Evangelism
Digital Evangelism is proclaiming the Good news of Jesus Christ in the digital world. We have a new world, the digital world. This is where people spend most of their time, especially those who have access to mobile phones.
The advent of the internet advanced technology, from mass media to digital communications. Proceeding to the gospel, mass media played a significant role in advancing the gospel. People like Billy Graham, Pat Robertson, the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, Archbishop Fulton Sheen, the first televangelist, and the contemporary Pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church, amongst others, have used the mass media as a tool for evangelism.
Though the mass media still plays an essential role in spreading the gospel, there is a more excellent way: the internet world.
It was the first evangelism before it became digital.
Evangelism shows and tells the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to people as the apostles did in the Bible. It is about the death and the resurrection of Jesus.
The digital world has allowed us to do this efficiently by utilizing tools like social media, Google, and other internet tools.
Digital evangelism, internet evangelism, or online evangelism as we call it in simple terms, is the showing and telling of the gospel (the birth, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ) in the digital world.
When I say the digital world, I refer to the world that facilitates connectivity and communication through the internet, smart devices, and other digital devices,
People are connecting all over the world more than ever, the population in the digital world is over 3 billion, and this is almost half of the world’s population. It is increasing every day as innovations arise.
Social media, which encompasses a larger share of the digital world, is advancing daily with new features. New platforms are emerging daily; the existing ones are creating more innovations.
In the post, what is Facebook Evangelism? We discussed specific opportunities the digital world has provided us and how we can use those opportunities on Facebook.
We might want to ask, ‘what is our stand?’
We, believers, have the most excellent opportunity to reach people for Christ more than ever. We all see many unreached souls when we visit social media platforms.
The instruction of Jesus was
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age: Matthew 28:19-20
We should take the Gospel to wherever a man can be found.
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mark 16:15
Myths of Digital Evangelism
However, there are some myths of digital evangelism we would love to debunk some digital evangelism myths.
- It is not an effective way of evangelism
- I need to possess a digital skill
- The internet is the devil’s invention
- It requires enormous amounts of money or resources to begin
- Social media updates are Digital Evangelism
- Digital evangelism will replace the traditional way of evangelism
These are some myths we debunked about digital evangelism. Some people are not doing digital evangelism because of their wrong knowledge. You can read more about these myths of digital evangelism.
How can we do Digital Evangelism?
We have numerous methods of carrying out digital evangelism in many ways. There are many strategies we can use. I will be mentioning 6 of them in this lesson.
- Social media evangelism
- Blogging evangelism
- Video evangelism
- Email evangelism
- Podcast evangelism
- Website evangelism
On this website, over time, we will have guides and lessons. The ministry will be hosting workshops that teach how digital evangelism can be done.
We have a workbook on Facebook Evangelism you can use as a guide to begin your journey to being a digital evangelist.
Conclusion
Digital evangelism (online evangelism, internet evangelism) is an effective way of evangelism, and we must understand that it does not threaten traditional evangelism.
We must use this opportunity to talk about Jesus. Our churches must intentionally use these platforms to preach Jesus to the ends of the earth.
