Cybermissions.Org

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Cybermissions.Org

• Using the Internet as the fishing net.

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Reach the world from your home computer !

• The Internet allows you to meet people from all
  over the world and to build friendships with them
  that can lead to their becoming Christians.
• You can do this by email, in chat rooms, and by
  having your own web page.
• Cybermissions.Org exists to help ordinary
  Christians like you share Christ cross-culturally
  using the Internet.

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Some Statistics

• Worldwide Internet Population
• 445.9 million (eMarketer)
• 533 million (Computer Industry Almanac)
• Projection for 2004
• 709.1 million (eMarketer)
• 945 million (Computer Industry Almanac)

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Languages

• Online Language Populations (Sept 02)
• English 36.5 Chinese 10.9, Japanese 9.7,
  Spanish 7.2, German 6.7, Korean 4.5, Italian
  3.8, French 3.5, Portuguese 3.0, Russian
  2.9, Dutch 2.0
• (Source Global Reach)

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Nations

• There are 43 nations that are most suitable for
  cybermissions as a missionary strategy they
  are Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus,
  Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, China, Cuba, Djibouti,
  Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
  Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
  Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger,
  Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
  Senegal, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand,
  Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,Vietnam,
  Yemen

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Closed Countries

• Most of the 43 nations are difficult to reach by
  conventional missionary strategies.
• But they have enough Internet connectivity to see
  people saved and to start a church-planting
  movement.
• We can reach the unreached through cybermissions.

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China

• China is rapidly adopting the Internet and has
  44.8 million Internet users.
• China has one main language which makes reaching
  Chinese online relatively easy.
• China is closed to normal missionary efforts.
• China has well-networked house churches that need
  teaching and training and can pass downloaded
  material to others.
• English lessons online will attract many mainland
  Chinese.
• There are many Chinese churches in the West that
  are well able to take up this challenge.

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India

• India has 7 million Internet users and a major
  Internet and technology city in Bangalore.
• The Internet-connected are mainly
  English-speaking and tend to be community
  leaders.
• India has a low percentage of Christians among
  the upper-castes but the Internet can reach them.

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Malaysia

• Malaysia is a progressive Muslim nation with a
  high-tech corridor of development in Cyberjaya.
• While there are many good churches the Christian
  population is relatively small and is not allowed
  to witness to Muslims.
• Internet discussions can help Muslims curious
  about Jesus to find faith in Him.
• English is widely spoken.

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Online-Offline

• Cybermissionaries do not just operate on their
  own, they frequently partner with churches and
  mission agencies to help complete The Great
  Commission.
• Some cybermissionaries also go and visit the
  people they have met online and combine online
  ministry and short-term missions.

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Starting Out

• Go to http//www.cybermissions.org/ and read the
  articles.
• Pray about what God would have you to do.
• Go online regularly (4 hrs a week) and find where
  you fit in online ministry. Do you prefer using
  chat rooms, web pages, email, bulletin boards,
  forums, egroups, or online testimonies?
• Take the 12 week Training In Cybermissions
  course if you can (www.cybermissions.org/training/
  ).
• Get three or four others involved plus the prayer
  support of your pastor.
• Start slowly and take a low cost approach.

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Targeting

• As you gain experience ask the Lord to lead you
  to a particular group of people online that He
  wants you to learn to minister to.
• Find out where they are online their discussion
  groups, bulletin boards, chat rooms and favorite
  web pages.
• Go and join them where they are.
• Maybe you can also build a specialized web page
  aroundtheir interests.

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Follow-Up

• You need to keep in contact with people you meet
  online especially new believers.
• Always follow-up someone within 48 hours.
• Follow-up lessons - http//www.aibi.ph/starterkit/
  
• Add forms to your web page sopeople can contact
  you easily.
• Keep answers to frequently asked questions in a
  cut-and-paste file.
• If you are a cyber-guru add a webdatabase to
  your site to storeinformation.

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Links

• Asian Internet Bible Institute http//www.aibi.ph/
  
• Cybermissions.Org http//www.cybermissions.org/
• Articles On Cybermissions http//www.cybermissions
  .org/articles/
• Training In Cybermissions (a 12 week online
  course) http//www.cybermissions.org/training/
• Web Evangelism Guide http//www.cybermissions.org/
  articles/webguide.htm
• Christian Starter Kit (online follow-up
  materials) http//www.aibi.ph/starterkit/
• Free Christian Ebooks (content for your site)
  http//www.aibi.ph/ebooks/

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Contact Us

• Cybermissions.Org is a subsidiary of the Asian
  Internet Bible Institute which is an
  interdenominational (evangelical/charismatic)
  ministry based in Manila, Philippines that seeks
  to use the Internet to edify, equip and train
  Asia's Great Commission Christians. The AIBI is a
  member of the Philippines Missions Association,
  and is incorporated with SEC in the Philippines
  as a non-stock, non-profit religious association,
  Company Registration No A200208256.
• The AIBI President is John Edmiston an Australian
  missionary with Frontier Servants. He is a
  dynamic speaker and is available for speaking
  engagements.
• To contact us or send donations
• Asian Internet Bible Institute
• PO Box 4526 Makati
• Philippines 1004
• PH 632 550 1183
• Email johned_at_aibi.ph