Media Outreach

How to Create an Event in Facebook

Maybe you’re not as tech savvy as the trendy dressed IT guy that sits next to you…but you want to create an event on Facebook and invite the trendy-dressed- know-it-all computer guy to your party. Here are a few steps of how to create that event. On your profile page, click the “event” tab. Click the “create event” [...]

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So…You’ve Got a Facebook Group…Now What?

In my last post, I tried to differentiate the differences between groups and pages on Facebook.  I defined a page and a group and hopefully made it a little less confusing for you in trying to decide which one to create…or maybe you decided to create both. When it comes to Facebook groups, I’m extremely picky [...]

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February in Review

In case you missed it….here are the links to some of our top blog posts for February. Facebook pages Vs. groups – a detailed look at the differences between fan pages and groups. Which one should you create? Have You Considered…Bulk Text Messaging? – Think about using text messaging to your advantage for ministry. Some thoughts on [...]

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In Social Media Everyone Becomes a Reporter

In light of the tragic airplane incident in Austin last week, I had some new light shed on the way people receive and report their news. I had just finished a meeting and was on my way back to the office on Thursday morning when we saw black smoke. It wasn’t too far from us, so [...]

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Facebook pages vs. groups

So, you want to jump into the social media world, especially Facebook, but you aren’t quite sure if you should create a group or page for your church. I’ve taken the time to do a little research into pages and groups and outline the differences in this post. I hope this helps. Feel free to [...]

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Facebook Stories Around a Campfire

This past weekend I was a leader for a Disciple Now camping weekend for a friend’s church. The rain cleared off just for the weekend, so it was perfect camping weather…cold at night, which resulted in everyone talking around the campfire. I listened to the high school girls talk about Facebook and their parent’s lack of [...]

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Virtual Assistants?

So, we’ve created all these social networks to make us feel “connected” while we’re running around doing all the normal daily tasks.  We send a tweet to notify our followers that our flight was delayed and that the person next to us is singing out loud. Then we login to Facebook to feed the cows [...]

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January in Review

In case you missed them…here are our top blog posts for January: Church Marketing 2010 – A brief overlook of what church marketing will probably look like in the near future. Church-Resources –  A list of useful Web sites for churches, including free graphic sites to administrative help sites. Top Terms Used in Facebook Statuses in 2009 Link [...]

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iPad, iPad…get your iPad…wait…you can’t, just yet.

You’ll have to wait a little over a month before you can get your first iPad, but will it really be worth all the hype? As I saw with the iPhone…and really any techy gadget…there’s going to be a better version released not long after the first version is released. It will have more features and [...]

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Text to Help

In light of the earthquake that devastated Haiti, I have been amazed at how technology has made it quick and easy to make donations. Time magazine reported (Jan. 18th issue) that within the first 24 hours after the earthquake, the Red Cross raised $800 thousand via text message donations. Since then, Fox news reported on January 15th [...]

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