IMB Missionaries to Share Gospel During Paris Olympics

May 31, 2024174 views0

IMB Missionaries to Share Gospel During Paris Olympics

2024-05-31T10:45:09+01:00

By Marie

The IMB Missionaries is set to share the gospel with thousands of people from across the globe who will descend on Paris, the city that is home to the Eiffel Tower for the Olympics.The IMB has ministered at many Olympics, and volunteers who’ve travelled to the global cities have long been crucial to their ministry strategy. While ministry has been successful, interactions are often fleeting as visitors scatter.The IMB uses a digital engagement strategy to extend the on-the-ground evangelism. Brant Bauman serves with the IMB as a digital engagement strategist in Europe.He said pin trading is a favourite Olympic pastime, and for many years, Southern Baptists have used custom-designed pins in their outreach.Bauman and other missionaries created three pins, each available at a different location, so pin traders have multiple opportunities for gospel conversations with on-the-ground volunteers.The Olympic pins have an NFC tag (near-field communication), which, with just a tap of one device to another, takes you to a website with questions and information about who Jesus is. It has a YouVersion Bible reading plan, and there’s the option to chat live with a biblical responder who speaks one of the 16 languages the team chose.Messages from interested people will also be coming in from online social media ads, that will run both in Paris and worldwide.The Olympics and Paralympics start in mid-July and run through the beginning of September. Digital responders can sign up for a week-long virtual mission trip to be on call to answer chat requests. Volunteers will go through onboarding training that will expand on the strategy and give talking points.Also Read: Rehoboth Assembly Hosts Parental Summit in UK