Media Outreach

10 Tips for Having a Great Church Blog

Keep a running list of ideas for your blog. When you think of something, write it down. If you have time, go ahead and write the post. You can review and edit later before you post it. Keep your posts short and to the point. Don’t write a 30 minute sermon in a blog post. [...]

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QR Codes- How to Use Them Effectively for Event Registration

I recently received a little handout at my church with information regarding our upcoming women’s conference.  It was a snazzy looking little piece of paper and when I turned it over, I got excited because there was a QR code! YES! I just recently figured out how to use my QR Code Scanner on my [...]

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The Internet as a Mission Field

I ran across this video today on Internet Evangelism Day’s blog.  Hear how others are using social media to share their faith with their friends. What are your thoughts on sharing the Gospel via social networking channels?

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Sharing Your Love on Social Media

In light of Valentine’s Day being…well, today, I thought I’d see what people were saying in regards to social media and this heart shaped holiday. Times have changed from the handwritten love note to the typed out Facebook message. Also, you might be surprised at a few other things I found. Airline KLM offers a [...]

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January 2012 Top Blog Posts

How Your Church can Use QR Codes Using Media During Worship Service Closing the Back Door Presentation Software Review faitHighway offers new website solution with WordPress themes faithHighway Go Live: Christ Alive Church When to Use Technology and When to Say No Social Media Resolutions for 2012 Facebook New Apps for the Timeline

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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 [...]

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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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