It stressed using the electronic culture in ways that humanizes the Christian faith and God's grace. As each gbgm account receives one email box, Listservs and Chat Rooms are encouraged. They even offer links to help churches promote their ministry. The conference office makes free software available to clergy. There are software programs that cover topics from The Bible to games, graphics, health care, dictation and office helps.
Many clergy share the vision of using the Internet as a ministry tool.
To be in effective ministry, clergy need to be involved in all forms of communication and to be aware of what others are conveying. Utilizing the Internet daily in this fashion allows one to stay current with what is happening around the world. Without logging on to that site myself, I would not have known that the Allegheny Courthouse was involved in a legal battle to have the Ten Commandments remain affixed to the Courthouse. Of course, everything worth doing involves a great deal of time. Granted, my data were collected and evaluated in a very short time period, but it appears that with only 166 churches listed on the main demoninational site, very few churches are using the Internet for ministry.