8 Online Evangelism Ideas

Online evangelism is the latest and easiest way to win souls for Christ. Soul winning is all about reaching out and filling the hungry souls who need God's word. There are people who need God, and there are people who don't need God: evangelism is actually for those who are in need of God.

 An intergral part of christianity is Evangelism. Jesus commanded us to go out into all nations to preach the gospel of peace. Now, with technology we can reach out to nearly all nations online. Gone are the days when we need to go from house to house preaching. Now we can reach out to more people from the comfort of our home with our smart devices. We can maintain a vibrant relationship or fellowship with the souls converted online.  

What's Evangelism?

I define evangelism as the preaching of  the coming of the kingdom of God. Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 that the gospel of the kingdom must be preached for a witness and then shall the end be. 

Therefore evangelism is the spreading of the kingdom of God unto all parts of the earth. Jesus also said in Mark 16 that we should go into the world and preach the gospel- that's evangelism.

Now What's Online Evangelism?

Online Evangelism from my perspective is preaching the kingdom of God in online platforms like social media, blogs, websites and other internet programs or apps. 

Online evangelism is about sharing kingdom contents, reaching out to people's needs online. Evangelism is not all about preaching, it also entails helping people who are in need. It can be, identifying people's spiritual need, like Jesus identifying the spiritual need of the woman of Samaria at the well. 

8 Online Evangelism Ideas

1. Be part of the community. 

Join groups in any social  platforms like facebook, whatsapp group, quora space etc.  In Jesus' days there weren't any social media or internet yet Jesus didn't stay in one place. He move from place to place in other to be part of the community. He went to were the fishermen were and called some of them into the kingdom. You can join a group where they share ideas or help one another like in interpreting dreams, providing solution to problems related to your experience or skill. By showing these good works online you're becoming a light to guide them into the kingdom of God. Good works speaks more. Jesus said in Matthew 5:16 that men would give glory to your father when they see your good works.

2. Be open for chats or comments.

Be ready to communicate. The gospel can't thrive when the messengers avoid communicating with people. Don't shut yourself out of one-on-one interaction with buddies online. Personal conversation has more weight to convert a soul than public discussion. Here you're actually focusing on one person.

3. Write Inspiring Blog Post.  

If you can write long article or even short or medium length post, then do it timely. Let your writing be soul uplifting,  encouraging and less condenming. When you write blog post frequently you're actually keeping them in habit of the Word. The word of God is a spiritual diet (Matthew 4:4). You keeping writing posts means, you keep on feeding their soul with God's word.

 4. Share Christian Blog Posts. 

Good things needs to be shared. Try to share inspiring post you might have written or come across with. Share them on facebook, whatsApp, twitter and others etc. 

5. Create Targeted Ad campaign. 

You can use this to target specific people or location. You can do this on facebook or use google adsense, youtube adsense or adword for your website. Targeted ad campaign saturates the online space with the gospel presence. If you have the means take advantage of this too.

6. Post Videos On Youtube. 

Video contents are powerful since not everything can be expressed properly in letters or graphics. You can do a video message. People might be encouraged by seeing you speak God's word. But it's great if you do it regularly. 

7. Share Or Do A Podcast on Audio Sites Or In Your Blog.  

You can do a voice recording of youself teaching the gospel.  Someone might bump into this and listen to it. Create account on Soundcloud or audiomack etc, make your podcast and post it there. If you have a blog you can also post it there too.

8. Do a Live Video. 

Sometimes you need to go live. Being live suggests being alive with your message (you are for real). Now it's very easy to go live on social media like Facebook, Youtube, Zoom, Instagram, Twitter etc. Choose whichever suits you. 

Dedicating Yourself To Online Evangelism

Evangelism is a long term affair, and one should keep up the fire. Online evangelism needs dedication and patience in propagating the gospel presence online. 

I believe what I have written has gone a long way to helping your online evangelism journey. Thank you for reading and God blesses you.