POTENTIAL FOR CHRIST IN ON-LINE MINISTRY at Edwardstown Baptist.

Pastoral, penetrating powerful preaching of Edwardstown Baptist Church warrants an extension of teaching On Line.

Many hours of prayerful preparation often with tears cannot be absorbed in 45 to 60 minutes. We should go over each study several times, just as cows chew their cud.

Written studies will be condensed by a literary-minded member to save our pastors’ time and effort.  If they are limited to approximately 1500 words (2 A4 sheets.) they will preserve the essence. 

We visited many churches over several months, being convinced of such excellent bible teaching available in this church. Members would access this preaching via computer, which most homes possess. 

If you are not familiar with them, your grandchildren will help.  They taught me. 

Our church On line covers each state of Australia, and many other countries.

For example, our personal web site (with nephew Jon as web master ), Christian Family Bible Studies & Stories is reaching out to 70 plus countries.  15, 000 logged on this month.  Several hundred hits are daily recorded with 7,200 as exceptional.     200,000 were recorded annually.  Our church will have a far greater potential.

Many Christians long for the Word of God, as preached weekly from the pulpit.   State Women’s convention draws 900, while 400 attend the Men’s Convention.    Many hunger for bible truth, as seen in Chuck Swindoll on a local station each day: while John McArthur. Stanley and Chuck Missler are freely available on line. 

Computer-specialists at EBC are ready with adequate equipment.

There is no financial investment after the set-up, which reaches out to the world.

EBC members will often read or listen to their pastor (s) via computer.  Those serving the Lord in distant fields will be deeply encouraged.  Our family delighted in listening to HCJB on Short Wave from Ecuador while in Java in 1954-1957.

 Music is featured in worship at EBC. Whole concerts may be recorded on I-pods, economical and common among young people. This Christmas recording of the birth of Christ will be exceptional.   Many will come to EBC, who have heard or read the bible teaching on line. Music will attract many young people to Christ.  

                                                 SUMMARY

This web site will fulfill the Great commission through home computers.  Cards for personal distribution and supermarket shoppers will foster personal evangelism, inviting them to log in to www.ebc.org.au 100 persons invited weekly would grow to 5000 annually.

The Church will pray daily for the electronic projection of the precious gospel.