This morning was spent on the first steps to upgrading the Church Website. Previously we had been using the Services of A church Near You which has given us some good results but is limited in what we can do in the way of layout.
All this got me thinking about how we communicate the Gospel. Since the days of the first Christians the two pillars of preaching and the written word have dominated. In all honesty, the Internet is just an extension of the latter. It is the written word in electronic form. Yes, we can make it more exciting by adding pictures, video and sound files, but it still has its basis in writing and the ability of the viewer to read.
That is why I was interested in our Reader training last Sunday. The theme was around presenting the Gospel to those who, cannot or do not read. The speaker was our local project worker for an organisation called Unlock. I don’t think our Readers quite expected what was to happen when they were sent off to do all sorts of practical tasks rather than just sitting and listening. Judging by the Feedback forms they were more than happy and not a bit challenged.
With literacy levels in some Inner Cities quite low, it is essential that we find new ways of communicating. Unlock has some great ideas and so I am happy to link to their website where their is more information and some great stories.
I trust that all of us who attended the meeting learned, in the words of the cartoon, to trickle more
Unlock Website
Tags: Communication, Reading, Social Justice