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Wired, Wired World

Making ministry a little E-asier.

» Get Down to Business

We dreaded business meetings—long discussions about issues and plans. It was a thorn in the flesh, but we decided to pluck that thorn. We now share many of the items we would have discussed in the business meeting in an e-mail newsletter. The results were surprising. Members feel more informed and information is flowing freely. And our ministries are moving forward faster than ever.

Dillon Burroughs Sherman, Texas

» The Missions ‘Blog

To engender a “World Christian” vision at our church, one of the missions committee members started a monthly e-mail newsletter. It includes snippets of messages from our missions partners, web addresses of missions sites, and links to articles that support a monthly theme. About half the 500 members of our downtown congregation signed up for the newsletter. Read our newsletter.

Brian Johnson Toronto, Ontario

» RU A Web Master?

How are you using the ‘Net to enhance your ministry? Tell us in 100 words or so. We’ll pay up to $50 for each item published.Contact Us

New Release

ILumina Gold (Tyndale, 2003) This upgrade of Tyndale’s digitally animated Bible and encyclopedia software suite includes new Bible story animations, guided virtual tours of the Holy land, presentations for classroom and church, small group Bible studies, and more. There’s new video of Israel shot in 2003, and virtual terrains for Jerusalem and Sinai based on Global Positioning Satellite data. The new version is up to 400x faster than the 2002 debut edition.

Mac or PC; CD-ROM or DVD. Upgrade only $34.99, whole nine yards $89.99 Sneak peak: www.ILuminia.com

Bookmarks

www.worshipphotos.com Download a dozen free photographs and graphics from the site, especially for use in worship. The freebies are an introduction to photographer Jim and Mary Whitmer’s vast selection of CDs and downloads. The collections—holidays, teens, patriotic, biblical themes, daily life, and more—feature up to 172 beautiful photos each, priced generally at $79 – $95. Mini-collections are available for around $25. The Whitmers’ work has appeared in Leadership, Christianity Today, Decision, and many other publications.

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