Kwami Ahiabenu,II Knowledge Chief

It can be used for good and quite often some very ugly things. For organised religion, technology, including the Internet, social media and mobile telephone have become an indispensable tool to spread their messages. My church history tells me that during the early days of evangelism to West Africa, a lot of missionaries lost their lives due to a myriad of factors including malaria, dysentery and heat strokes. Fast forward to today, missionaries and others who want to spread the faith need only to harness the power of new digital technologies and they can do massive evangelism without leaving their home countries or indeed the comfort of their homes. The use of mass media for evangelism is well documented. It is limited since it is a one-way communication tool. With the advent of information and communication technologies, most religious groups now use new media to complement the use of traditional media in the field. It is now common place for churches, pastors, priests and other lead...