Orality Journal Volume 3, Number 1, 2014 | Page 53

Mobilizing the Story of His Glory

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in order to get the latest-greatest
huge numbers of youth traveling
to numerous areas with the JESUS
songs and videos? Do they trade
media at the charging
Film App and other mobile
... make sure
station where they recha rge
ministry media.
not to shackle
their phones? Is it the taxi
your mobile
driver who has the new
Finally, make sure not
ministry. Give
stuff from the city? Perhaps
to shackle your mobile
it wings to fly!
people don’t learn about
ministry. Give it wings to
or get the media from a physical
fly! Any mobile ministry material
place, but from a digital space.
should be able to be side-loaded
Are people going to a particular
from one phone to another
website or video sharing site? Do
whether via microSD card or
they share about digital finds on a
Bluetooth phone-to-phone
particular social media site or via
transfer. Internet connectivity
a particular chat group? Whether
should not be required because
they discover and distribute media
in many settings it is not present!
through a physical location or a
My favorite personal mobile
digital one, getting your mobile
ministry story is the Quranic
ministry in those places may be
teacher who was so excited by
key to it taking flight.
the clips of the JESUS Film that
he became the biggest distributor
Another approach to getting a
of Gospel media in the region.
It saddens me that most Bible
mobile ministry discovered and
apps do not allow the Bible and
distributed is to look at events
that could assist in its discovery
outreach content to be offloaded
and spread. Are there certain
from one phone to another and
local events that could be used as
given to seekers. I pray that your
a springboard for sharing about the
mobile ministry outreaches will
outreach and getting it circulated?
allow for the viral spread of the
Perhaps planning a contextualized
Gospel among your people.
push to occur during an annual
festival or celebration could help to
Conclusion
launch the outreach well. Finally,
I hope this article has given you
a sense that mobile ministry is
there may be external events that
could help propel the mobile
important, doable, and filled
ministry. I know that YWAM and
with options that can fit your
Cru both have used short-term
situation. You don’t need a
missions project trainings to equip
computer science degree. In