Here are my top book picks for the year 2012: -The Definate-ish Guide for Using Social Media in the Church, Bruce Reyes-Chow Bruce Reyes-Chow’s new-ish book is a great read and resource for both social media novices and sages. It’s easy to read, easy to find specific things you’re looking for, and connects many dots [...]
5. Social media is not for everyone or for everything. Individuals and communities need to know what they’re going for and what medium or social media platform will be best for that. If you are looking to streamline communication between staff people, Twitter is not the place to do that. Google Docs might be a [...]
4. You can’t control everything, but you can be part of the conversation. At the social media discussion at PC(USA)’s General Assembly one lady was concerned that someone outside of the church was posting about a random mission trip not associated with the church or their denomination. Recently a youth group leader told me with [...]
The third theme from the social media event at General Assembly was: 3. Your church’s website needs to be useable Here’s something to consider if you think your church doesn’t need a website: I’m not going to attend a church without a website. If I’m new to an area or passing through, I usually don’t [...]
On Saturday the Spirit moved in what to many people is a strange way–over the internet. After PC(USA)’s General Assembly last week many people felt disheartened and frustrated. There were three big issues although two of them feel very connected, and you can find full information about them in other places. For a quick summary [...]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in a social media discussion at the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s General Assembly that is meeting this week. Myself, Jordan Whitt with PC(USA) Special Offerings, Ryan Kemp-Pappan, and Andy James were on the panel. The big thing I would like to emphasis that was talked about yesterday is that [...]