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With over 10 billion e-mails sent worldwide daily
and 1.5 Billion people projected to be online by the
end of 2006, online communications are expected to
double in the next few years. Within this rapid
growth advances have been made to make online video
both easy and affordable.
These new video options allow us to add the human
element of emotions, gestures, and personality to
what in times past had been simple text. How many
times have you read an e-mail and mistakenly added
your own emotional interpretation that was never
intended by the writer?
Video now makes communicating online clearer, and
much more personal. A person’s voice inflections,
facial expressions, and style can be communicated
and draw people in, as the unique style is
accentuated and captured in video.
What Would Jesus Do?
With this question popping up
everywhere on T-shirts, bumper stickers, and
bracelets, let’s look at what Jesus did to reach
people during His ministry.
Jesus went where the people were to reach them. He
traveled throughout the countryside to from town to
town teaching and preaching.
Jesus ministered to people from all walks of life,
visiting them in their own homes and environments.
In Mark 2:13-17 we read the account of when Jesus
went to Levi’s home for a feast being held to honor
him.
Jesus used the resources available to him to allow
him to most effectively reach his audience. In Luke
5:1-3, Jesus was granted the use of a fishing boat
to launch out a short distance from the shore and
then used the natural acoustics of Lake of
Gennesaret and its surroundings to speak to the
multitude gathered there.
It was Jesus’ way to go where he was needed and use
what was available to help him minister most
effectively. His heart was to reach people and
reveal the love of God to them. Today Jesus can work
through us to use the tools available to reach the
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Why I like Video Email
This personal face-to-face
message conveys the dedication of
Dr. Buddy Bell much
better than a plain text
email ever could.
Use Video email to help
convey the feelings behind
your messages.
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Answering Prayer Requests
Pastor Sandra from ZOE
Christian Fellowship City
Church sends out a personal
prayer requests using the
streaming video email
service.
See this video email as it
was delivered.
Click
Here
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Promote Church Events
Use video to promote your
next special event via your
web site or send a video
email. Imagine trying to
paint the same picture in
text as this video shows a
viewer.
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Video Calendar of Events
New Life Christian
Fellowship sends out a video
email to parishioners with a
calendar of events.
Much more impact then an
insert in the Sunday
Mornings Bulletin.
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Message to a Child
A video message sent
out to a child of ZOE
Christian Fellowship City
Church by Pastor Sandra.
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Follow Up With New
Visitors
A Video
Email message to give a more
personal message thanking a
recent attending his
service.
Imagine how excited your
visitors will be when they
open an email from you
personally thanking them
"face to face" for their
visit. |
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This is an example of the
Video IM
What a great way to
communicate with other
pastors, ministers and
missionaries around the
world.
Double click the screen to
go full screen. |
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First Annual
Christian Faith Live Fishing Trip
Again showing how powerful
video emailing can be. What
a great way to advertise your events in
the church. Better make your reservation
for next year. |
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Live Broadcast
Example
Agape Christian Fellowship Ministry
shares a couple minutes of a live
broadcast from a recent baptism. This
gave friends and family from around the
world the ability to be part of this
special moment. |
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Christian Faith Live TV (click
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