Media Outreach

How Does Social Media Affect Your Brain?

A recent info graphic shows that social media use probably has more of an effect on our brain than we think. What’s most surprising to you? Infographic by Assisted Living Today – Assisted Living Facilities

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Facebook: New Apps for the Timeline

Have you converted? I mean, have you converted to facebook’s timeline profile page? I haven’t done so, yet. Every time I visit someone’s profile who is using the new timeline, my eyes kind of do this, “Where do I focus?” dance across the page. It looks cluttered to me- probably because I’m not quite used [...]

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How Your Church Can Use QR Codes

QR Codes are popping up everywhere. Whether or not your phone reads a QR Code or not, you’ve probably seen them on boxes of cereal, billboards and in magazines. Jay Baer gives us 3 tips on when QR Codes are more valuable than just a URL: Unlock information, not a destination Lead the user to information that’s relevant immediately Perfect mobile [...]

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Looking Back: Top Blog Posts for 2011

This year has been quite the year. The technology world mourned the passing of Steve Jobs.  Google + launched.  Casey Anthony was found not guilty. Rebecca Black’s song Friday was a You Tube sensation.  iPhone 5 was released as well as iPad 2.  Battlefield 3 was released. (for those in the gaming community, please explain [...]

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Promote Your Christmas Event for Free

Is your church having a Christmas program of any sort? My church just put on a family event for our community called “A Wonderful Life.”  It was open to the entire community and it was free! There was live music and lots of activities like:  gingerbread house decorating, cooking decorating, ornament making and family photos. [...]

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Free Christmas Media stuff

Who doesn’t like free stuff? The guys over at Echo Hub put together a list of Christmas Media Freebies. My favorites from their list are: WorshipHouse Media- 12 Days of Christmas.- Visit their site on the days marked with a bow on their calendar and unwrap your free gift. Igniter Media-  Giving away a free Holly Branch Loop Muddy [...]

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Assessing Your Staff’s Strengths

I’m friends with quite a few people who are on staff at my church, so I get to hear about what’s going on and what the difficult areas of their jobs are and such. One recurring issue that seems to be a problem in our church is the lack of volunteers. It’s hard finding people [...]

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Thankful for…

I love love love this time of year! I can’t wait for Thursday morning to roll around. I’ll be in the kitchen with my mom and two sisters cooking away. There will be lots of laughter, talking about memories from previous years and most definitely a little dancing. I’ve been working on having a thankful heart [...]

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Understanding the new Facebook Insights

If you have a facebook page, more than likely you want to see how your page is doing and who your page is reaching. The new Facebook insights makes it easier to see just how far your updates reach and how many people are engaging with your content, however, they can be difficult to understand. Not [...]

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Christmas Outreach Kit Giveaway

This Christmas season, we want to equip you with the tools you need for your Christmas outreach! We’ve put together a Christmas Outreach kit…complete with a banner, invite cards, door hanger, web graphics and even a worship service slide. There are lots of designs to choose from…click here and let us know which one if your [...]

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