Challenge Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram make it difficult to post and listen to audio-only content directly. Workarounds like sharing web links and 3rd-party file hosting can route an audience to audio content housed in places like SoundCloud and DropBox, but this is hardly ideal. Considering the level of social media use worldwide … Read more
A member of the Mobile Ministry forum shared this story of simple obedience… After reading the Your Phone – God’s Glory mobile-ministry guide, I looked for opportunities to share the Jesus Film in my small South Carolina suburb. While waiting for take-out at a Chinese restaurant, I was checking Facebook and email on my phone … Read more
(This post was written by Martin Lange, an SIL worker who trains national workers to use and create technology.) I am a tormented man. Every day I wake up with a conflict raging in my soul, and I’m coming to the conclusion that there is no happy ending, no satisfactory reconciliation. Here is the problem. … Read more
Faith Comes By Hearing God is limitless. Access to the Bible should be, too. From free Bible apps and Mp3s to Audio Bible podcasts and Proclaimer devices, the mission of Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH) is to provide people everywhere with free access to God’s Word through audio Bibles in every translated language. They record … Read more
This review was written by Jeff Gregory Introduction Video slideshows with 7-10 images, text overlay, and audio narration/accompaniment are fairly easy to put together. It’s a great way to quickly capture attention on social media, highlight an upcoming event, or tell a story. Slideshows can be the ‘hook’ to which people respond and connect deeply … Read more
This review was written by Marty Lange Reading App Builder helps you build customized apps for Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. It can make apps containing picture books, health/community development instructions, song books, illustrated stories, and libraries of easy-to-read books. Materials created with Reading App Builder can be displayed to synchronize text with audio … Read more
YouCut review, by Jeff Gregory YouCut will run on any Android version after 4.3. It comes in two versions: YouCut Pro (free) and YouCut Premium ($3.99/year). Premium includes additional fonts, music, effects, filters, and removes the limitation on the number of photos/videos that can be imported at one time. The following review covers the free … Read more
Access 41 lessons of the Media, Mobiles, & Ministry: Lessons for Learners & Trainers curriculum. Each lesson shares hard-won insights gathered from the far corners of the planet. You can freely adapt and distribute the resources. Patrick provide is training over 100 people across Africa by sharing adapted lessons thru a WhatsApp group. Use these … Read more
What a difference one year can make. Over the last twelve months, more than a million new people a day came online, which leaves us with 57% of the world’s population now being “netizens” (Internet users). Social media usage grew at a similar rate – with 288 million more social media users in the world … Read more
Having reviewed tens of thousands of links and catalogued the most helpful ones from over 400 sites this past year here are the top sites that have provided the greatest number of helpful resources published in 20181. Let us know in the comments if you know of a helpful ministry-related site that provides ongoing new resources on doing digital ministry/outreach that I didn’t include here … Read more