It hasn’t even been 24 hours since Mark Zuckerberg (or Zucky as I call him) announced some big changes coming to Facebook. For the church that uses Facebook, wants to use Facebook or better its use of Facebook there is a new conversation we must be having and questions we need to be asking to make our story worth seeing.
Let’s discuss briefly some of the changes coming and what it could mean for churches:
13 Sep
I wanted to briefly share an exchange I saw this morning with my local church supporting a new family to the church. This successful exchange demonstrates just 1 way you can use Facebook to better support and connect your online audience. Because this exchange is made public (on their Facebook page) the church is also demonstrating that their page is not only active but also a resource for those that would like to take advantage of it.
31 May
I am a huge fan of social media. I often say, if there were something I were to ever write a doctoral paper on, it would probably be on something in the world of social media, marketing, and ministry. I’m not sure how that would work, but I love all three, and they all relate [...]
18 May
I think small groups think too small. Jesus had a small group, and they had snacks, but then He died which totally killed the small group’s momentum. Then, He came back and told His small group to think bigger. My goal in this article is to identify some problems I see with the traditional small group model with the hope that it will push you to reexamine your approach with small groups.
28 Apr
In case you missed Nick and I at the CLA Conference in Dallas I wanted to give you the presentation and notes we put together on our talk, “Lots to Look at, Nothing to See; a Promotional Tale.” This talk covered social media strategy, communication vs. marketing basics and tons of social media tools you can look further into!
02 Feb
Do you feel it? The pit in your stomach when you’re in a group of people about to eat, or, maybe in a small group when it’s time to close, or, maybe just spontaneously around some friends that are talking about a prayer request? Who’s gonna pray? Why’s it so awkward?
15 Dec
There is a big difference between being a worship cover band and a worship band who plays modern worship tunes with their own creative spin on them. I prefer the second one and here are four reasons why you should too.
23 Nov
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