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''Synopsis:'' Since the beginning of {{Infobox_Contents | topic_name = Christianity and the world wide web, Christians have been involved in creating websites dedicated to different aspects of Internet | subtopics = [[ChristianityChristian Websites Index]]. Some of the most important ones have been sites containing the * [[BibleChristian wikis]] in different versions like [http://www.biblegateway.com biblegateway.com]| opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}
Since its inception, [[Christianity]] has seen a consistent and [http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm dramatic increase in its number of adherents].<ref>http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm</ref><ref>http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx</ref> In the 1940's the [[Lausanne Movement]] was started in order to help Christendom evangelize globally with greater effectiveness and thousands of Christian leaders from around the globe meet regularly to increase the effectiveness of [[Christian evangelism]].<ref>http://www.lausanne.org/about.html</ref> Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI) is one of the world's largest evangelism organizations within Christendom and has over 25,000 full time missionaries. In 2006, Alan Beeber of CCCI predicted that internet evangelism will result in more conversion that all other forms of evangelism for CCCI combined.<ref>http://www.lausanneworldpulse.com/pdf/issues/LWP0206.pdf</ref>__TOC__== Global Media Outreach =={{topics}}* [[Christian Websites IndexGlobal Media Outreach]]* is the internet evangelism arm of Campus Crusade for Christ International (CCCI). Recently, Global Media Outreach has seen a dramatic increase in the results of their internet evangelism efforts. <ref>http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/about_us.html</ref> In addition, in August of 2010, Global Media Outreach announced it is combining forces with Joni and Friends International Disability Center to recruit Christians with disabilities who would like to spread the gospel and minister to others via the [[Christian wikisinternet]]. By combining forces with Joni and Friends, Global Media Outreach benefits by having access to some 650 million people with disabilities worldwide.<ref>http://theundergroundsite.com/index.php/2010/08/christian-organizations-join-forces-to-train-disabled-for-internet-evangelism-13255</ref>
{{opinions}}== YouTube Christian evangelism ==[[YouTube]] is a popular online video sharing site that provides a method distributing Christian/creationist videos across the world. The YouTube search engine is the second largest search engine in the world.<ref>http://www.tgdaily.com/trendwatch-features/39777-youtube-surpasses-yahoo-as-world%E2%80%99s-2-search-engine</ref>
==Main article==Recently, Christians and Christian [[creationism|creationists]] have faced problems with [[atheism|atheist]] cyberbullies, but [http://creationwiki.org/Creationist_YouTube_video they have developed methods to overcome this problem].
Since the beginning of the world wide web, Christians have been involved in creating websites dedicated to different aspects of [[Christianity]]. Some of the most important ones have been sites containing the [[Bible]] in different versions like [http://www.biblegateway.com biblegateway.com]
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==Quotes==
==Links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVnZAzG53Ok Internet evangelism] - YouTube video
 
*[http://www.internetevangelismday.com/ Internet evangelism]
 
*[http://www.globalmediaoutreach.com/index.html Global media outreach] - the internet ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International
 
===Christian Business Directories===
* [http://www.familydirectory.com.au/ Family Business Directory - Australia]
* [http://www.christianpages.com.au/ Christian Pages - Australia]
* [http://www.shepherdsguide.ca/ The Shepherd's Guide - Canada]
 
===Christian Web Directory of Directories===
* [http://www.acctv.com.au/links.asp Australian Christian Channel links]
* [http://www.vision.org.au/toplinks.htm Vision Radio Network links]
* [http://www.whichchristian.com.au/ Whichchristian.com.au]
* [http://www.koorong.com/ads/weblinks.html Koorong.com weblinks]
* [http://www.christianportals.com/list/Directories/ Christianportals.com]
* [http://search.crossdaily.com/index.php3 Crossdaily.com]
* [http://www.praize.com/ Praize.com]
* [http://www.missionresources.com/ Missionresources.com]
* [http://www.christiantop1000.com/ Www.christiantop1000.com]
* [http://www.christsites.com/ Christsites.com]
* [http://www.christianlink.com/org/ Christian Ministry links]
* [http://www.christianwebsite.com/search/Ministries_and_Organizations/index.html Christian Ministries and Organizations]
 
===Chat sites===
* [http://www.nethogschat.com/ NetHog's Chat] - A cosey moderated real time non-denominational chat room. Chat varies including bible studies, prayer, humor and general every day life. Allows guests, or you can register. Associated with a growing number of boards and web pages, does not require "Java" and functions even with firewalls enabled.
* [http://www.christianforumsite.com/ ChristianForumSite.com] - Post & discuss christian topics - Bible studies, entertainment, prayer, testimonies, publication, general, news etc.
* [http://www.christianchat.co.uk/ Christian Chat] - Uk based online Chat site open to all. Free to use and provides both text based chat and free webcam / video chat facilities
* [http://www.theologyonline.com/ Theologyonline.com] - Politics, religion and just about everything else!
* [http://www.godgab.org/ GodGab.org] - "Is there a God?", "Who was Jesus?" and other questions debated at the GodGab forums.
* [http://forums.christiansunite.com/ Christiansunite.com] - Discuss Biblical issues, or just have a bit of fellowship with other Christians. A peaceful discussion of doctrinal issues is welcome.
* [http://www.worthyboards.com/ Worthyboards.com] - Enjoy our non denominational Christian forums
* [http://christianchat.net/ Christianchat.net LIVE - 24/7] - Non-stop Christian Chat with People all over the world!
* [http://www.cpals.net/forums/ Christian Connection Netword (CCN)] - Christian Penpal and Single Network
* [http://christdot.org/ Christdot.org] - Christian journals and more.
* [http://www.christianforums.com Christian Forums] - The online Christian chat forum and Message board
* [http://crossandflame.com/forum/index.php Cross and Flame community] - To encourage the faith development of our members and edify them in their life's journeys...
* [http://www.eliyah.com/chat/ EliYah.com] - Chat Room
* [http://scriptureforums.org/ Scripture Forums] - Forum offering an online community for Christians to discuss scripture, and other topics.
* [http://www.rr-bb.com/ Rapture Ready] - Pre-trib forum.
 
====IRC Channels====
* DALNet #Christian
* DALNet #ChristianDebate
* eliyah.com 7777 #1MESSIAH
 
==Multimedia==
===Christian Podcasting===
* [http://brooksidebaptist.org/podcasts Brookside Baptist Church Podcasts]
* [http://www.thewordforlife.org/content/view/25/35/ The Word For Life Podcasts]
===Christian Vodcasting===
* [http://www.brooksidebaptist.org/vodcastinfo Brookside Baptist Church Vodcast]
* [http://www.brooksidebaptist.org/reflections Reflections:A Weekly Devotional]
 
==News sites==
* [http://au.christiantoday.com Christian Today - Australia]
* [http://in.christiantoday.com Christian Today - India]
* [http://my.christiantoday.com Christian Today - Malaysia]
* [http://www.christiantoday.com Christian Today - International]
* [http://www.christiantoday.co.uk Christian Today - UK]
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