The Necessity of Internet Evangelism in Today's Churches

"Those who have not seen will see, and those who have not heard will understand." Isaiah 52:15
 
There are millions of people who have not yet given their lives to Christ. With today's technology it should be much easier to spread the Gospel to those who do not yet know Christ and haven't even heard the Gospel yet. The Internet is rapidly developing and becoming more popular in today's culture. It is surely a powerful method to allow those who have not heard before to now understand the Truth found in Jesus Christ.

 
Each day there are millions of people who seek for help online. These millions include people experiencing loneliness, suicidal thoughts, depression, addiction, abuse, and hopelessness.  These souls have this emptiness that only Jesus could fill and are searching the internet to find the solution. The church must meet these needs of these millions.
 
Just within the U.S. 17.1 million people and, more specifically, 88% of millennials have a smartphone making internet a more accessible and common tool for youth. 80% of Americans have access to internet and spend 1.72 hours daily on social media. Millennials say they spend two hours a day solely on their smartphone surfing the internet, texting, talking, and looking at social media.
 
As one can see from these statistics, it is imperative that churches use internet evangelism as one of their methods. Ministers must know the importance of setting up means of outreach through the internet within their own ministry if they want to reach the people around them.
 
Rob Jackson, a pastor from South Carolina reflected on the impact of seeing the development of online evangelism in his church.