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History of Christianity is a six part survey designed to stimulate your curiosity by providing glimpses of pivotal events and persons in the spread of the church.
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1: Website Evangelism Outreach [Posted: 2007-03-21] "Does your church's website communicate to outsiders as well as to the members?" asks a new web resource. A church site is the congregation's 'shop window' to its community. To fulfill this function well, it must be enticing, people-centered and easily understood by outsiders. Unfortunately, many churches are unsure how to achieve this vital mix.
So the Internet Evangelism Day team has produced an online self-assessment tool. It leads a church through a series of questions, to highlight areas of their website which may need development:
Church Site Design
This questionnaire can also be easily added to other webpages using an insertion code.
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.
The Internet Evangelism Day ('IE Day') site also explains other types of online evangelism, such as outreach websites, video clips, blogging and podcasts. There is even a free 'conversation starter' screen-saver to download. This year's web evangelism focus day is set for 29 April 2007.
2: Church of the Ark [Posted: 2006-12-08] Archaeologists discover another early church in Israel. The Church of the Ark was Built at Shiloh, site of the Biblical tabernacle.
3: Vision Video Wins Six Awards [Posted: 2006-08-10] Last month International Christian Visual Media awarded Vision Video with six high awards for productions such as the Fanny Crosby Story and Where Facts and Fiction Meet. Get all six at bargain prices.
4: John Newton Website Relaunched [Posted: 2006-08-04] In 1758, while John Newton (author of "Amazing Grace") was working as Tide Surveyor in Liverpool, he set aside 6 weeks to pray about entering the ministry. On the last day, his birthday, 4 August, he took the decision to go ahead, then kept this day annually for thanksgiving and prayer.
The John Newton Project has chosen 4 August as a fitting day to relaunch their website, together with a transcript of the notes Newton wrote during those 6 weeks in Liverpool, his "Miscellaneous Thoughts". This is the first time that a transcript of his notes has appeared in print.
The Project will be adding much previously unpublished material to this website, in addition to Newton's known writings.
5: Paul's Asia Minor (Tour) [Posted: 2006-01-14] Merhaba!
This May 14 - 31 I will be leading a study tour to Turkey, and would like to invite you to join our group. The tour theme is "The Journeys of Paul in Asia Minor in their Historical and Geographical Setting." During our travels we will visit almost every site in Turkey connected with Paul. Full tour details with the itinerary and costs are posted on the homepage of our web site: www.sevenchurches.org .
A unique feature of the trip is our participation in the Ephesus meeting on May 28. For more details on this event, see http://www.ephesusmeeting.com/.
Finally, if you know of someone else interested in a fascinating cross-cultural experience in the biblical world -- a pastor, student, friend, or fellow teacher, please pass this information along to him or her.
Please contact me via email or phone (757-271-3495) if you have any questions.
Selamlar,
Dr. Mark Wilson, Director
Seven Churches Network
6: David's Palace? [Posted: 2005-12-02] Has David's palace been found, corroborating scripture? This archaeologist thinks so. Read the Washington Post story
7: Preconference Workshop at ASCH. [Posted: 2005-11-30] Church historian Edwin Aponte, professor at Perkins School of Theology, noted church historian Dr. Justo L. Gonzalez and Dr. Albert Hernandez will be offering a special pre-conference seminar & workshop on
"Hispanics/Latinos(as) in American Church History" at the American Society of Church History conference.
Date: Thursday, January 5, 2005
Time: 4:00-6:00 PM
Place: Courtyard Marriott Grand Ballroom Salon 3
This will be a joint session with the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.
For more information contact Edwin Aponte
Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University
PO Box 750133 Dallas TX 75275-0133
214-768-4808; FAX 214-768-1042
eaponte@smu.edu
8: Early Corroboration for Christ's Existence [Posted: 2005-11-29] What are being hailed as ruins of the oldest church in the world was uncovered at Israel's Megiddo prison. These include two beautiful mosaics and tell the story of a Roman officer and a woman named Aketous who donated money to build the church in the memory "of the god, Jesus Christ." Read the news story about the church find at MSN.
9: Evidence Goliath Was Real [Posted: 2005-11-29] Archaeologists digging at Tel-es-Safi have found a pottery inscription referring to Goliath. The find dates to about 950 B.C. -- within a century of the date David is supposed to have slain the giant. The mention of the mere name Goliath does not prove the Bible story but is evidence for its historical accuracy. This is the oldest Philistine inscription found. Read about the Goliath find at MSN.
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