Social Media — Christ United Methodist Church

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For several months, I’ve been working with Christ United Methodist Church, helping the church use social media to connect and interact with both the congregation and the community. In addition to Twitter, I established and help administer the church Facebook page, which has enjoyed steady growth, and we have recently launched a YouTube channel. The [...]

Connection2010 Website

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Website for a national missions conference in Orlando, Florida. In addition, I led a breakout session on social media for church and ministry.  

Thoughts from Leadership Summit 09

This past Friday, Christ United Methodist Church was a satellite location for The Leadership Summit, sponsored by Willow Creek Community Church. I attended the second day and live-tweeted the event from the church’s Twitter account. Here are brief thoughts from each of the sessions. Dave Gibbons Thinking Forward: Third Culture Leadership Dave Gibbons is the [...]

Social Media: Listen.

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As I mentioned briefly in this post, last Wednesday I participated in a panel discussion at the monthly Social Media Expedition breakfast. I attend this breakfast each month on the first Wednesday of the month from 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. at various locations around town. As I’m not a morning person, to say that [...]

Methodists Embrace Social Media

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Thanks to The United Methodist Reporter for the excellent story, Twittering Churches: United Methodists Connect Through Social Networking, by staff writer Bill Fentum. Bill’s article highlights Methodist congregations that use social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. The Reporter, a national publication, recently interviewed me about my thoughts on social media in the church [...]