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Greater
Europe Mission (GEM) recognizes that computers and the Internet have
become significant forces in Europe. Computer and Internet technologies
have the potential to reach a much wider and larger audience than the
traditional means of educating pastors and church leaders. We are
therefore seeking to effectively utilize the new opportunities afforded
by these technologies. Neither GEM nor any other agency can fully
develop and utilize these tools in isolation. One of our greatest
resources has been the organizations and individuals that God has
brought to us as partners in the ministry.
In partnership with other ministries and individuals,
eDOT is committed developing electronic resources for Discipleship,
Outreach, and Training. Our goal is to produce effective computer-based
resources for use by national workers, as well as to equip the nationals
themselves to produce resources for the ongoing effectiveness of their
own ministries.
A very effective resource,
eLearning Centers, has been used to introduce national workers in
Eastern Europe to the concepts and practices of distance learning. The
centers make computers available for taking distance learning courses,
for evangelistic outreaches, and for training nationals in computer
skills for use in ministry. A week long program for using the center as
an evangelistic point has been developed and used in the centers. In
Western Europe we work directly with churches, seminaries, and Bible
schools to develop distance learning courses and to help them establish
and maintain their own distance learning program.
Resources for facilitator training and course
design are crucial for the development of a successful distance learning
program and eDOT has developed training programs in these two import
areas.
We are
seeking to provide learning opportunities at all levels of maturity in
the Christian life – including evangelism and pre-evangelism – and at
all levels of informal and formal education. Two of our partners, Moody
Bible Institute and Mission Aviation Fellowship, have made their online
courses available to us and our partners for adaptation in other
languages and cultures. We have a growing library of distance education
course ready to be used in several different language groups.
There are numerous skills that are needed to produce
electronic learning courses. You
can take a look at our lists of opportunities
to get an idea.
If you would be interested in using your skills to further
God's kingdom in Europe, please
contact us!
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