If you've ever been in a small group, then you've had to answer the most important question every small group faces: When & where do we meet? In FINDING COMMUNITY, we present a clear alternative: Let's meet online. Taking the concept of small group ministry, we apply it to the environment of an online community. Such a virtual community can be used for anything from "social networking" to learning about the Bible.

Finding Community: Creating Connections in

the Frontier of Online Ministry

is about a different way of viewing how we use the internet to facilitate ministry.

This is not about high tech gizmos and gadgets. Rather, it is how we organize people to use the power of the Internet to reach people for Christ through this medium. If you are in a position of leadership at your church – a pastor, an elder, a key ministry staff person – don't say “Oh, our church webmaster should read this!”

No!

This is for you – the man or woman whom God has called to help shape a vision for how your ministry uses the Internet to attract, disciple and train people for Christ. It is NOT about how to revolutionize or “jazz up” your website.

At the Brotherhood of the Scroll Discussion Forum, you’ll find an example of how to apply use an online discussion forum to study material from the Bible. In this forum, I use material from my novel and study guide to demonstrate how to teach others to facilitate an online discussion forum.

"David helped OMS at the start of a program designed to make extensive use of online forums. David led twelve missionaries from three different countries and on four different continents in an online forum about how to lead online forums! What a creative way to teach people how to lead online forums!"

Randall Spacht Executive Director of International Ministries OMS International, Inc.

"If you are serious about reaching this generation for God, Finding Community is a must read. David Lantz skillfully instructs how to use the "iron of the culture" to accomplish the mission of the Church. I highly recommend it."

Dean Nelson, Executive Director Network of Politically Active Christians

Your book, Finding Community, could be the piece that is needed to help church leaders take a longer look at exactly what is needed to form virtual communities. What you have written begs a sequel – how do I actually set up a blog or an asynchronous discussion board; that is the book that will move virtual ministry to the next level.

J. Michael Manning

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