Free WIFI Outreach - Tomizone

A little more on the idea of a free wifi outreach... There is a company called Tomizone which offers users the ability to share their internet with the rest of the world by charging them to use the internet. However, there is a way to give users a username / password which they can use to get free WIFI. They have made the sharing of internet much more user friendly.

What you need: List of Tomizone Enabled Routers

• D-Link DI-524UP
• D-Link DIR-300
• Linksys WRT54G (versions 1-4)
• Linksys WRT54GL
• Belkin F1PI241EGau

You will then need to download the firmware to update the modem for tomizone use by going here. Once you have done that, you will need to log in to your modem's setup/admin section. There will be a TOMIZONE section and you can follow instructions there.

I have not set up one like this but I am really interested in seeing this happen. If you happen to be in Perth, Australia and you are about to do this, please leave a comment here and let me know how to get in touch with you. Even if you are from another part of the world, please leave your thoughts on this idea.

Some other ideas... since you are able to charge people access, you receive 50% of the profits with Tomizone which organises the credit card billing etc, all you have to do is have this set up. One advantage of charging people for internet AND providing it free is that those that get it free will appreciate it even more. If they knew that the free service is usually charged at $10/ day, they will value your outreach even more!

Also you can disable any free access if it starts to get abused. I think you can also limit the usage by username / password which will limit people taking advantage of your good will. You can even hand out flyers around the town which has the username/password printed on it and advertising free WIFI at the Church. Having an expiry date will also give you the freedom to cut off the free access or continue it unannounced.

Top 10 Books Recommended by a Christian Counsellor

Here is a list of the top 10 books recommended by Competent Counseling, a Christian blog on counselling. How many have you read and what do you think of these books? 

1. The Cross Centered Life: this book will get you focused on the right thing as you move forward in your sanctification.
2. Humility: this book will set your heart right. A humble person cannot be angry or frustrated with anyone else.
3. The Gospel Primer: the solution to whatever you are going through must begin with the gospel: God killed his Son to save you. You MUST begin here and never deviate from this course.
4. The Holiness of God: a solid view of who God is will be essential as you are called on to trust Him through whatever difficulty you may be going through.
5. How Can I Change?: this is a practical primer on how to change. Do you have a habituated lifestyle of certain sins? Do you want to change? Then read this book. (And it’s FREE.)
6. When Sinners Say “I Do”: simply the best marriage book on the market today. If you are married I recommend you read this book regardless of the “condition” of your marriage.
7. Sex, Romance and the Glory of God: an obvious follow-up to the previous book. Get this right for the glory of God.
8. When People Are Big and God is Small: one of the most common sin patterns we all face. Some call it co-dependency while others call it low self-esteem. The bible calls it “fear of man”.
9. Shepherding a Child’s Heart: simply put, the best parenting book on the market today.
10. Age of Opportunity: this is the follow-up book to the previous one. It builds upon SCH. This book is geared toward the parent and teen.

True Christian Fellowship - Questions that lead to Deeper Fellowship

Was reading a great booklet on small groups discussed the problem of Christians engaging in social activities and wrongly calling that fellowship. The booklet says that fellowship if not pursued properly leads away from Christlikeness and actually reinforces the character flaws that participants have rather than leading them to Biblical change. 

True Christian fellowship involves provoking (encouraging) one another to love and good works through correcting one another in love with meekness and sharing our spiritual walk with other people, what we learn from God and what God is saying to us. 

Here are a few questions from Girl Talk, another Christian blog which help lead people to deeper fellowship with one another:

• Describe your current practice of the spiritual disciplines.
  
• What is a passage of Scripture you have been meditating on recently?
  
• What fruit of the Spirit are you cultivating?
  
• What sin are you seeking to weaken?
  
• How can I pray for you?
  
• Here is an evidence of grace that I observe in your life.

And a few others I thought of: 

• Name one of your favourite times of fellowship with God
• What has God been revealing to you about your walk with him lately?
• Where is your favourite place for quiet time and why? 
• On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your spiritual walk? 
• Where do you think you could be serving more in the body of Christ? 
• How did you get saved? 
• What do you have to thank God for lately? 
• What is your greatest regret in life? 
• Who is your greatest spiritual influence in your life? 
• What verse would summarise your attitude towards life? 

Can you think of any more? Leave a comment below.