tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19596668.post456226531007631501..comments2023-07-06T15:38:02.852+00:00Comments on Missions Misunderstood: Virtual MissionsE. Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18074535182590173433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19596668.post-70844462413349542852007-05-23T10:14:00.000+00:002007-05-23T10:14:00.000+00:00No comments enabled on your Docker's post? But yo...No comments enabled on your Docker's post? But you asked a question? How can I attack you and liberal anti-establishment ideas if you don't enable comments? Did you know Jerry Rankin wears dockers sometimes? You don't respect him? <BR/>But in my culture many wear suits. Do I have to wear a tie? I became an M so I didn't have to wear a tie. If I didn't know you better I might conculude that you think we should lay down our rights even to what we would like to wear in order to share the Gospel. Surely you don't mean it?Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347436154893544535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19596668.post-41034350254743892502007-05-19T10:33:00.000+00:002007-05-19T10:33:00.000+00:00CCMS,Thanks for your comment, and thanks for readi...CCMS,<BR/>Thanks for your comment, and thanks for reading!<BR/><BR/>Guy,<BR/>I didn't realize email correspondence ministry was being used effectively by many of our people. Thanks for letting me know.<BR/><BR/>Strider,<BR/>Thanks for your honesty. I admit that "virtual" relationships somehow don't seem as real as, um "real" ones, but I think that's changing. <BR/><BR/>When I was growing up, our church put us unto "accountability groups." These were usually small groups of an older, more mature person and a couple of younger folks. That's where I learned to lie about having read my Bibles and witnessed to five people each week. <BR/><BR/>People tend to participate in online relationships voluntarily (without a lot of peer-pressure, shame, expectations) and therefore often feel free be more honest than they would be in a face-to-face interaction. I do believe, however, that virtual relationships should supplement, not replace "real" interaction and fellowship.E. Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18074535182590173433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19596668.post-11764762095923751462007-05-18T06:49:00.000+00:002007-05-18T06:49:00.000+00:00Truthfully my first reaction to this is pretty neg...Truthfully my first reaction to this is pretty negative. I believe in real community and feel that the biggest challenge we face today is the lack of community that we experience in our society and societies world-wide. But when I think about many Asian cultures and how they have already created an online community in many respects maybe it is time for me to stop grumbing about it and start trying to engage it instead. Go for it Stepchild!Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347436154893544535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19596668.post-256943951121692802007-05-16T02:10:00.000+00:002007-05-16T02:10:00.000+00:00About six years ago we began something similar thr...About six years ago we began something similar through the <A HREF="http://www.teleamigo.com" REL="nofollow">Teleamigo</A> ministry in Guayaquil. Over the years it has fluctuated between 1200-1500 weekly subscribers who react to the messages sent out and will write back. During its peak years several people were working to dialogue with all the people responding. A lot of email counseling was also done. To give you an idea of how much email is generated through this kind of thing, in 2005 alone (the last year I have documented records) there were 139,224 contacts made through this ministry. That's a lot of internet correspondence! <BR/><BR/>All the above to say, it is definitely something that is worth the effort and will reach people than you otherwise would never touch with the Gospel. Go for it!J. Guy Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751691713410311094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19596668.post-44709340301750646702007-05-15T17:11:00.000+00:002007-05-15T17:11:00.000+00:00This ministry is underway already in at least one ...This ministry is underway already in at least one company that I know of.<BR/>Although it seems to an, ahem, older person like myself more foreign than most "foreign" cultures, the idea inspires me to pray for my children and their friends to run with it. I love this blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com