I love exploring new websites. It’s fun discovering new things. I’m constantly amazed at the the creativity and innovation that is on display online. I am inspired to consider how these sites or aspects of these sites could be used for Christian ministry, to serve God’s people and make Jesus known. Two posts caught my attention in recent days:

• 95 websites you should totally bookmark today. This post has been divided into 6 sections, with ‘best sites for…learning’, ‘entertainment’, ‘trouble-shooting’, ’sharing’, ‘creatives’ and ‘most enjoyable sites’.
• 50 websites you need to know about.
  

Time Magazine also recently published their list of the ‘50 best websites of 2009‘.

Of course, each of these lists (and the thousands like them!) are completely arbitrary, but are a great way of exploring what’s new on the web. I encourage you to go exploring and discover what the web has to offer. If you come across any ideas for Christian ministry, post them in the comments section below.

Steve Kryger

Twitter is such a valuable resource for me. On Twitter I discover what other churches and ministries are doing. I get inspiration for the ministries I’m involved in (from churches and ministries around the corner and around the world). I ‘meet’ Christians who are passionate about the same things I am. I get answers to questions. I learn how to do things better. I am encouraged to see how God is at work in and through his people.

More and more churches, pastors and ministries are signing up with Twitter. Below is a list of those that I know of (I’ve kept this list Australian-centric, as most Create conference attendees are from Australia). Some of these aren’t tweeting regularly enough to really be classified as tweeters, but hopefully by listing them here they might be encouraged to tweet more regularly! Also, my apologies for those I’ve accidentally left off this list!

If you know of other churches, pastors or ministries that are tweeting that aren’t listed below (and there are lots!), please share them by adding the details in the comments section. Here we go, in no particular order:

Ministries

• @EQUIPwomen
• @kcckatoomba
• @thebriefing
• @fervr
• @MenInAction
• @RICEregenerate
• @riceentrust
• @cmsnsw
• @RICEprayerSyd
• @AFESNTE
• @sydneyunieu
• @Fervr
• @onthevoddy
• @sydneyanglicans
• @AFES
• @OutreachMedia
• @youthworks
• @ANGLICARESydney
• @1wayfm
• @sydneyanglicans
• @JesusAAL
• @ToysnTucker
• @mbmyouth
• @serveasia_nsw

Pastors

• @michaelkellahan
• @stevefogg
• @shanerogerson
• @pastorpeterko
• @jodiemcneill
• @jmoff
• @WayneConner (also speaking at Create!)
• @pastorying
• @dominicsteele
• @eugenehor

Churches

• @clovellychurch
• @cbtbkirribilli
• @cciw
• @gracepointsyd
• @summerhillatsix
• @allstpetersham
• @resolvedsydney
• @StMatts
• @StPetersChurch
• @soma_church
• @StAndys
• @wrachurch
• @yorkanglican

Over at Communicate Jesus you can also find a number of posts exploring how Twitter can be used for ministry, for example, ‘15 ways for churches to use Twitter‘.

Steve Kryger

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