Released on: January 17, 2008, 4:07 am

Press Release Author: Internet Evangelism Coalition

Industry: Non Profit

Press Release Summary: Churches can now receive a free customized 15-page report
about their websites, enabling them to develop strategies to reach outsiders in
their communities.

And this year\'s international web outreach focus day - Internet Evangelism Day -
will be used by churches around the world on Sunday 27 April 2008


Press Release Body: \"How can our church website 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, which provides
churches with a free 15-page evaluation report. Users assess their own website by
answering 55 simple questions in the tool questionnaire. Their customized report is
immediately displayed online, ready to print or save. Its recommendations are
tailored with specific practical suggestions, based on the questions that were
ticked. View the design tool here:
www.InternetEvangelismDay.com/design

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.

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.

This Evaluation Tool is just one of a range of pages at
www.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 27 April 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.

Website: www.InternetEvangelismDay.com


Web Site: http://www.InternetEvangelismDay.com

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For immediate release
More information: Tony Whittaker
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