How Can Videos Be Used to Evangelize Small Christian Communities in Kenya A Preliminary Study in Nairobi

Abstract

The Church Fathers of Vatican Council II declares, The Church lives her life in the midsts of the whole community of people. She must therefore maintain contacts and live in communication in order to keep a relationship with the whole human race. This is done both by giving information and by listening carefully to public opinion inside and outside the Church. Finally, by holding a continuous discussion with the contemporary world, she tries to help in solving the problems that people face at the present time (yaw Inter Mirifica no.114) Again, "since the media are often the only channels of information that exists between the Church and the world, a failure to use them amounts to burying the talents given by God" (Vat.11 Inter Mirifica, no.123). It is in this regard, that this essay focuses on how evangelization can still be made effective in this new culture of mass communication. To do so, I have divided my work into four chapters and its aims and objective are: First, to show how evangelization is an ongoing process that cannot end, and that requires all our efforts and commitment to counteract its challenges. Second, to show the Church's determination in using professionalism in media for a completely different purpose: that is, to communicate the message of the Risen Lord in an effective and interesting manner. Third, to show the role of videos and how they can be effective tools of evangelization in small Christian communities.