"Gather to me My consecrated ones, who made a covenant with Me by sacrifice." - Psalm 50:5
By: Dan Jerome Barrera
The Jesus Is Lord Church Negros Oriental launched the newly-created iConnect Ministry on November 2, 2020. This ministry improves the engagement among the JIL leaders and members amidst the pandemic. It enables the church to spread the gospel and exemplify service to the Lord for those in need despite the quarantine protocols.
Ptra. Mardy Manguinimba conceived the ministry after receiving the Lord’s instruction to gather His consecrated ones (Psalm 50:5). She tasked Bro. Dan Jerome Barrera to study how to reach out to members who were staying at home and non-members who needed spiritual enrichment. Psalm 126 encouraged him to propose a separate but complementary ministry of the church - the iConnect Ministry. It assists the offline ministries to fulfill the Great Commission.
With this ministry, discipleship becomes more exciting. It will be an additional avenue for creativity among JIL pastors, leaders, and members. However, the focus is more on encouraging and meeting the needs of members and the general public and not church marketing (2 Cor 4:5). It is not an avenue for self-promotion but an avenue to help and encourage the last, the lost, and the least.
About the ministry, Menard Bacolod, a JIL iCONNECT social media engager, said: "Iconnect ministry para sa Glory ng Lord. Naboo kini kay tungod ang social media grabe kaayo ka darkness. We need ang iConnect Ministry to spread the Gospel of Christ sa social media. Daghan tawo nag puyo sa ka ngitngit maka basa sa pulong sa Diyos through iConnect ministry."
Rosana Dingle added: "Sa simpleng pag babahagi ng iConnect, sa pagmamahal ng Poong Maykapal sa ating lahat, madaming buhay ang makukulayan na minsay nabalot ng kadiliman." Reji John Ibarra also said: "I believe that I connect ministry gives big help to me and to other people through social media, because it contributes moral values, inspirational quotes by sharing the word of God."
The ministry currently hosts the JIL Negros Oriental's FB Page, YouTube Channel, and the iConnect Newsletter blog. It sets sights to further improve the coordination among the leaders, members, and different ministries and their activities. This initiative would help the JIL Negros Oriental expand to many places in the province.
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