Jesus in cyberspace - you'd better believe it
Linda Morris Religious Affairs Writer
October 18, 2006

SYDNEY Anglicans have appointed their first web evangelist to oversee a new, internet-based ministry.

David Horne, a lay pastor, has been employed by the church's media group as its first internet missionary. His job is to establish an interactive website forum for Bible studies.

The appointment, effective from January, is in response to the mission of the Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, to convert 10 per cent of Sydneysiders to the gospel by 2012. It recognises that the internet is a popular tool, especially among a new, technology-savvy generation, and that unless ways can be found to reach more people, churches might wilt and die.

Mr Horne will head a team of 35 students from Moore College who will provide question and answer sessions on christianity.net.au, which is the Sydney Anglican web base. the rest