I am beginning a research project on the effective use of the Internet by Christian ministries. I have had to spend some time trying to define exactly what it means to use the Internet effectively, as this could be interpreted in many different ways. In developing a research project in this area, I had to specifically lay out how to go about researching this. I think the first step to doing this is to understand what is currently being done by existing ministries. Once this is done, we can then look to understand if these organizations consider themselves successful and the criteria they use to determine this. Finally, we can then look for characteristics that these organizations have in common. If you are interested, I have posted a more complete research proposal here.
Over the past few months, I have begun discussions with several churches and one missions organization to understand how they have implemented the Internet ministries. Now that I have put this blog together, I hope to post summaries from those discussions here to share with you and to stimulate further discussions and thoughts. First, though, I need to get permission…
Lessons From Babel 