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ChurchWatch 01/23/08

Arnott "Thy Kingdom Come" Conference; Free Church Web Site Evaluations

John and Carol Arnott will be coming back to Virginia Beach the week of February 18-23, 2008, for the "Thy Kingdom Come" Conference at The Founders Inn. This will be their seventh year in the Hampton Roads area for this dynamic, Spirit-filled conference. The 700 Club's Gordon Robertson will be ministering on Wednesday, February 20th.

The theme for this conference is "The Kingdom of Heaven is Within Reach." The speakers will include John and Carol Arnott, Gordon Robertson, Bill Johnson, and Duncan Smith. Worship will be led by Robert and Kelley (nee Warren) Augi!

At the beginning of the week there will be a "School of Supernatural Miracles and Healing." The School will be led by Duncan Smith and will feature some of the conference speakers.

Early bird registration is $59 (before February 1st). Regular registration is $79. For groups of 10 or more, there is a special rate of $49 per person.

For more information and regular registration please go to the Conference Web Site, or call 1-866-500-0003.

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Free Church Web Site Evaluations from Internet Evangelism Day

“How can our church Web site help us reach out into our community?” Churches often find it difficult to know how to build sites that will engage with outsiders in their area.

A new online tool has been released by Internet Evangelism Day that provides churches with a free 15-page evaluation report.

Users assess their own Web site by answering 55 simple questions on the tool questionnaire. Their customized report is immediately displayed online, ready to print or save. Its recommendations are tailored with specific suggestions, based on the questions that were ticked. View the design tool here:

InternetEvangelismDay.com/design

Church leaders have welcomed this new resource:

“This competent evaluation tool and rating service provides a valuable service to churches and Christian ministries that will help them strengthen their effectiveness in outreach through the Internet.”  - Dr. Sterling Huston, Director, North American Ministries, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

“Most church websites are not evangelistic. The new Church Website Design Tool can help rectify this problem. This is a wonderful tool.” - Dr. Bill Gordon, Evangelism Response Center, NAMB.

“There is no silver bullet for a great ministry site. However, this checklist is an invaluable tool to identify critical areas for improvement. Every church should study this regularly and act on it!” - Gary McClure, LifeWay Ministries.

A church site which has been prioritized for non-Christian visitors can be remarkably effective in reaching the community. “Week in, week out, more visitors turn up at our church on a Sunday because of the website, than anything else,” writes one growing church in London UK.

This Evaluation Tool is just one of a range of pages at InternetEvangelismDay.com that help Christians learn to use the Web to reach the world. Internet Evangelism Day also encourages churches to hold a web awareness focus day on or near April 27, 2008, to explore this huge potential.

Their site offers free downloads (PowerPoint, video clips, drama scripts and handouts) so that churches can create a custom program of any length from two minutes to an hour.

“I am glad to commend Internet Evangelism Day,” says Dr John Stott.

More from InternetEvangelismDay.com

Internet Evangelism Day is am initiative of the Internet Evangelism Coalition, a group of major ministries involved in web ministry, based at the Billy Graham Center, Wheaton.

You can read additional articles - and download ready-made materials and MP3s at InternetEvangelismDay.com/articles

Contact email: InternetEvangelismDay.com/feedback

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