YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL CRITTERS IN THE WORLD... the COMPUTER/INTERNET
It is used to shape minds, organize societies, spawn movements, raise up and bring down governments, save or sabotage nations, destroy or develop individuals.
Unhappily, the forces of evil lost no time in adding this weapon to their arsenal. But, as it has been seen in the past (with movies, radio, television), churches (local congregations) have been slow in realizing the Divine use of this tool. We need more people (men, women and children) to become proficient in the use of this media. I am not simply referring to the technical or academic or entertainment or business or communication applications. I am referring to local churches, and pastors, and individual believers wielding this instrument in a full out mission for God's glory. It is neither an extraneous nor elitist instrument. It is enormous power available to any and all who have the vision and the commitment to reach the masses who are dying without Christ.
(a personal word)
I am constantly thinking about the many ways that I could use computers and the internet to do God's work. Yet it is not just a one man operation. Just as a music program involves singers, players, writers, composers, teachers, leaders, so too does the use of the computer/internet need a team of people.
I also think about the many ways that ministries could network together in reaching greater numbers of people, if they ever pooled some of their resources and time (which, by the way would be nearly negligible).
We run our homes, run our businesses, entertain our children, educate ourselves, socialize with the world, but we don't take the ministry of the computer/internet seriously. Hate groups, false religion, pornography, music, business, politicians, amusement and entertainment industries are all harnessing this power for their own purposes (usually linked to making money and/or destroying lives), while the Christian community follows along, rather than mobilizing it in an all out attack on the kingdom of darkness.
One more thought.
Think about how much the computer and/or internet multiplies the success of nearly every kind of application (good or evil), yet it hardly gets a serious consideration from those who are entrusted with the greatest message in the universe.
