Reaching Africa in non-Traditional waysKeith Seabourn

@keithseabourn

The needBetween 2M and 3M Africans visiting CCC associated websites every month.

Over 300,000 Africans indicating decisions for Christ on-line every month. Who is responding to these seekers?

Facebook is listed as either number 1 or number 2 most used web site.

Facebook is #1 in Nigeria, #2 in South Africa, #1 in Kenya, #1 in Ghana, #1 in Cote d'Ivoire,

Each person can help reach Africa by engaging 3 Relationships

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Three RelationshipsEveryday: Getting into conversations with others in the normal course of life. Injecting spiritual perspectives into normal conversations.

Community: Inviting others to be part of your believing community. Letting them see how believers interact and using this to get into a spiritual conversation with them.

Missional: Intentionally taking the gospel to an individual you have not met. Taking the initiative to cross boundaries so that they might truly know Jesus.

Living as a true follower of Jesus in your Everyday relationships

Each person can help reach Africa by

Facebook Day in Ethiopia

Facebook Day in Ethiopia

Facebook Day in Ethiopia

Facebook Day in Ethiopia: What did they do?November 24, 2012

350 students

9 universities

Multiple strategies

• Sharing short personal testimonies on video or text• Using Short films • Sending private messages to their “Inbox” • Sharing Bible verses • Sharing pictures

37,827 were exposed through just one of the strategies

Facebook Day in Ethiopia: What did it cost?

Sharing short personal testimonies on video or text

Nothing. Participants prepared videos using their mobile phones.

Using Short films Nothing. Used freely available films.

Sending private messages to Inboxes

Nothing. Facebook has no charge.

Sharing pictures Nothing. Facebook has no charge.

Mobilization and training Nothing. Used a blog and a Facebook Event to cast vision.

Advertising cost Nothing. Participants used Tagging and Sharing on Facebook.

Internet Cost Shared. Participants used their own means.

Sharing short personal testimonies on video or text

Nothing. Participants prepared videos using their mobile phones.

Using Short films Nothing. Used freely available films.

Sending private messages to Inboxes

Nothing. Facebook has no charge.

Sharing pictures Nothing. Facebook has no charge.

Mobilization and training Nothing. Used a blog and a Facebook Event to cast vision.

Advertising cost Nothing. Participants used Tagging and Sharing on Facebook.

Internet Cost Shared. Participants used their own means.

Sharing short personal testimonies on video or text

Nothing. Participants prepared videos using their mobile phones.

Using Short films Nothing. Used freely available films.

Sending private messages to Inboxes

Nothing. Facebook has no charge.

Sharing pictures Nothing. Facebook has no charge.

Mobilization and training Nothing. Used a blog and a Facebook Event to cast vision.

Advertising cost Nothing. Participants used Tagging and Sharing on Facebook.

Internet Cost Shared. Participants used their own means.

Sharing short personal testimonies on video or text

Nothing. Participants prepared videos using their mobile phones.

Using Short films Nothing. Used freely available films.

Sending private messages to Inboxes

Nothing. Facebook has no charge.

Sharing pictures Nothing. Facebook has no charge.

Mobilization and training Nothing. Used a blog and a Facebook Event to cast vision.

Advertising cost Nothing. Participants used Tagging and Sharing on Facebook.

Internet Cost Shared. Participants used their own means.

Inviting outsiders into your Community relationships

Each person can help reach Africa by

Share photos and Videos

Going across boundaries through missional relationships

Each person can help reach Africa by

Everystudent.com

Global Media Outreach

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Each person can help reach Africa by engaging 3 Relationships

Three Relationships• Living Everyday

• Inviting into Community

• Going Missional

Will we be the Generation that finishes the task?