Dana Byers » Online Ministry http://danabyers.com Minimalist & Church Online Thought Leader Tue, 07 May 2013 13:46:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Join me! Live Church Online Events in England & Ireland http://danabyers.com/2013/05/07/live-church-online-event-in-england-ireland/ http://danabyers.com/2013/05/07/live-church-online-event-in-england-ireland/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:46:47 +0000 Dana Byers http://danabyers.com/?p=5414 Willow Creek UK & Ireland is partnering with Lifechurch.tv for a special regional event. As Lifechurch.tv’s Church Online Community Pastor, I am honored to share about the global reach of Church Online and how a partnership might play a part in local church mission in the UK.  Come and join with other leaders in your [...]

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]]> http://danabyers.com/2013/05/07/live-church-online-event-in-england-ireland/feed/ 0 5 Steps to Becoming an Online Prayer Whiz http://danabyers.com/2012/03/15/become-an-online-prayer-whiz-in-5-easy-steps/ http://danabyers.com/2012/03/15/become-an-online-prayer-whiz-in-5-easy-steps/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:03:39 +0000 Dana Byers http://danabyers.com/?p=1914 My jaw drops open when I review the list of BlueDoor.tv partners and observe the growing number of online churches worldwide these days. At the risk of sounding like your great-grandmother, I remember the days when no one knew what an online church was. Today there are hundreds (if not thousands) of people ministering to [...]

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]]> http://danabyers.com/2012/03/15/become-an-online-prayer-whiz-in-5-easy-steps/feed/ 3 I was fired. http://danabyers.com/2012/03/13/i-was-fired-and-it-was-totally-worth-it/ http://danabyers.com/2012/03/13/i-was-fired-and-it-was-totally-worth-it/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:45:12 +0000 Dana Byers http://danabyers.com/?p=1793 How do you really feel about your cause? If you don’t assess your commitment, you won’t be ready for a change in circumstances that forces you to make a choice. I was once invited to serve in a church overseas, was then notified a person in this particular church requested that the online ministry I [...]

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]]> http://danabyers.com/2012/03/13/i-was-fired-and-it-was-totally-worth-it/feed/ 10 Free Download: A Social Media Christmas http://danabyers.com/2011/12/01/free-download-a-social-media-christmas/ http://danabyers.com/2011/12/01/free-download-a-social-media-christmas/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:21 +0000 Dana Byers http://danabyers.com/?p=2917 Would you like to be social media savvy by Christmas? Download your free guide to using social media during the month of December to engage your network in spiritual conversations. Remember – we’re not out to condemn and rack up conversions. We are relational beings and connecting to our social network is the key to [...]

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]]> http://danabyers.com/2011/12/01/free-download-a-social-media-christmas/feed/ 0 Spiritual Art – Billy Graham Evangelistic Association http://danabyers.com/2011/10/21/spiritual-art-billy-graham-evangelistic-association/ http://danabyers.com/2011/10/21/spiritual-art-billy-graham-evangelistic-association/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:20:41 +0000 Dana Byers http://danabyers.com/?p=2715 This is a beautiful visual example of what online volunteers like you and me encounter every day on church online, Facebook, Twitter, and in our email inboxes. What questions or comments not included in this video have you heard from those you’ve ministered to online? Dana

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]]> http://danabyers.com/2011/09/23/meet-our-partner-in-ethiopia/feed/ 1 How NOT to spend your birthday…(And a surprise!) http://danabyers.com/2011/09/01/how-not-to-spend-your-birthday-and-a-surprise-coming-tomorrow/ http://danabyers.com/2011/09/01/how-not-to-spend-your-birthday-and-a-surprise-coming-tomorrow/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:55:44 +0000 Dana Byers http://danabyers.com/?p=2453 Tomorrow is my birthday and I am thrilled to share an exciting present from our non-profit organization to those of you around the world who want to minister online.  It’s a brand new way BlueDoor.tv can fulfill it’s vision of Helping You Be the Church, Online.  Come back tomorrow to find out! Dana PS – [...]

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]]> http://danabyers.com/2011/09/01/how-not-to-spend-your-birthday-and-a-surprise-coming-tomorrow/feed/ 4 Did You Forget? http://danabyers.com/2011/08/29/2-easily-forgotten-facts-about-the-gospel/ http://danabyers.com/2011/08/29/2-easily-forgotten-facts-about-the-gospel/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:55:50 +0000 Dana Byers http://danabyers.com/?p=2448 2 Easily-Forgotten Facts About the Gospel 1) We carry it within; the Holy Spirit being ready to work through us at every moment. 2) People all around us (local and online) desperately need it.   If we would remember and act upon these two facts, our world would change. Dana

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