Evangelistic writing for the Web requires particular skills, and an understanding of the international nature of the audience. It also needs the gifts of a journalist rather than a preacher.
| WRITING | |
| Angie's story | Student's story demonstrates how to write for non-Christians |
| Writing testimonies | The principles of writing testimonies which touch non-Christians |
| Avoiding idiom | Try to reduce use of English idiom for the sake of second-language English speakers |
| Christian jargon | Importance of using neutral alternatives to Christian jargon words |
| Capitalization | Interestingly, early King James Bibles avoided pronoun capitalization |
| Absolute zero | Assume zero Christian knowledge on the part of readers |
| House-style and grammar guide | Consistency is important: detailed style guide with many dictionary links |
| Translate any website | Help for second-language speakers - insert a website into the frame alongside the dictionaries. |
| Revise and edit | Importance of repeated revision, editing, and shortening |
| Importance of headlines | Writing effective and enticing headlines, subheadings and titles |
| Readers Digest style | Why the Readers Digest style of writing is so effective |
| Postmodern culture | How to write in a way to reach a secular postmodern readership |
| Tips for clear writing | Judy Vorfield's syndicated writing column - with newsletter and other links |
| Editing guidelines | Example of some editing guidelines used in preparation of evangelistic literature |