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Redeemed Point

Redeemed Point started as a concept many years ago.  I was one of those people that fell in love with computer’s from the very beginning.  As a young boy I would spend hours using our family Tandy TRS 80 III Computer.  I would buy BYTE Magazine and slowly input the code in the back to test out programming.  I loved to see how things worked and always believed that computers would be the future.

No one can argue the place of computers in our world today, more specifically the use of the Internet as the greatest communication tool available to us.  How else can you get a message out to people around the world, all at the same time, for such a minimal cost? 

Henry Blackaby’s study, Experiencing God, as well as Rick Warrens Purpose Driven Church/Life, both speak about finding where God is working and joining him there.  I love the illustration that Rick uses in the opening chapters of Purpose Driven Church.  He says that trying to “start” things yourself is like riding a surfboard out into a flat ocean only to beat the water with your own arms trying to create a wave. When what we should do is paddle out and look for a wave that God has already set in motion, position ourselves into that wave and ride baby ride!

We see the wave that God has created, its called the internet and social media.  We need to do what we can as God’s people to join him where he is working.  One of the more popular places on the net is Facebook.  Facebook provides tools for people to get in touch with others from around the world.  It is amazing how many people are turning to sites like this to reconnect with friends from the past that may have moved on to some other location or country.

So some people ask, “Why start a church that uses the Internet as a means to reach out?”  Here is why, and mind you these are just statistics from one site:

• More than 200 million active users
• More than 100 million users log on to Facebook at least once each day
• More than two-thirds of Facebook users are outside of college
• The fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older

Facebook Statistics

We have an opportunity to touch millions of lives on any given day by simply logging into a website and checking up on friends and family.  We need to live out our lives online for Christ as we do away from the keyboard.  We can not ignore a mission field this large any longer.  Matthew 28:18-20.

Redeemed Point will use social media like Facebook, Twitter, Streaming Video and more, along with a local group of believers working behind the scenes to perform its mission.  We are excited about joining God where He is working and can’t wait to see the harvest.  Email onpoint@redeemedpoint.com if you would like more information or have suggestions or questions.