Questions to focus on: Push and pull, the 2-way Web

These questions can be used at different levels. You can take 30 seconds to think about one or two. You can discuss them in a team or group of like-minded Christians. Or they can be used in a college class, including assignments and research projects, and answered in writing at any depth. They may be freely reproduced for this purpose. Please email us additional questions that could be added to this page.
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  1. Define the ‘pull’ nature of the Web, and compare it with previous mediums used to communicate the Gospel. What properties of the Web make it such an attractive medium, both to users and Christians wishing to share the Good News online?
  2. Compare the strategies needed for effective print evangelism (tracts, magazines, books) with online printed material. What advantages and disadvantages do print and Web have?
  3. How long did it take for other new mediums to break free from the technology they grew from? How does the telephone compare with the telegram - and how has ‘texting’ taken us full-circle back to abbreviated short messages? How has the mobile phone changed society, in comparison with the fixed-line phone? Did film-making start as pictures of theatrical set-pieces? How did the addition of sound transform movie stories? When did TV cease being radio with pictures? How does TV drama differ from big-screen story-telling?
  4. Why is the Web not just written material delivered by computer? If people only see it in these terms, how does this limit its potential for evangelism?
  5. How can the Web’s ability to ‘build community’ be used to share the Gospel effectively?
  6. If the ‘Bridge Strategy’ can target any affinity group of people, list 10 or more specific groups of people in your country, or around the world, who could be targeted using the Web.
  7. Analyze some popular websites using Paul Siegal’s ‘Learning Fountain’ categories.