Overview 

This is a course in digital strategy and pragmatics for those entering into Christian ministry using new media technology and covers Internet ministry, mobile ministry, social media and Internet marketing and analytics.

This programme is designed to prepare and equip students with the required technical knowledge and skills for employment in a wide range of industries. Inculcate the skills of sharing the gospel online. Evaluate the various social media strategies available to your church or ministry and how you could create a powerful platform for the gospel in your particular ministry context. Potential uses of mobile devices for Christian ministry in the developing world. It would produce a group of highly trained leaders who could implement Cyber-missions departments in mission agencies and Internet Evangelism departments within mega-churches and denominational evangelism divisions. This unleashing of the power of the Internet to serve the Gospel would enable a major leap forward to be made in the achievement of the Great Commission. Current practitioners in cyber-missions and web evangelism and those wishing to enter this area, as well as field-missionaries seeking new methods to evangelize and disciple unreached groups of people.

At Elim Bible institute, our certificate in Digital Evangelism & Technology, you will possess skills in designing, programming, implementing, documenting, evaluating, maintaining and managing multimedia & Mobile systems. This combination of skills and experience will assist graduates in taking advantage of the rapidly advancing information technology industry in fields such as Internet usage, electronic marketing and publishing, and develop Internet or mobile ministry strategy to solve problems in Christian education and/or Christian discipleship.

Your choice of employment will include:

• Web evangelist
• Online missionary
• Online Mentor
• Web and Multimedia Designer
• online facilitator
• Freelance Designer
• Advertising Designer
• Email counsellor & marketer
• Social media marketer
• Web editor