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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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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Grace Road Church Gives One More Reason to Join Facebook

For those churches seeking one more reason to join the social networks to reach your community, I have it here. The compelling and encouraging story of Grace Road Church testifies to the effectiveness of outreach on Facebook. A Rochester news station reports the captivating testimony here. Grace Road Church began its mission just one year ago, with Pastor [...]

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Tell the Story

I watched in agony as my beloved Cowboys got shredded like a document at an Enron accounting party.As usual, I was intrigued by the background information that the announcers provided. Story after story. Neat insights. Quips. Humor. All of it added to the game, even though the outcome was to my disliking. But it serves [...]

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Top Terms used in Facebook Statuses in 2009

Facebook’s data team recently posted some information about the most popular words and terms used in Facebook status updates in 2009. In short, they took all the status updates and analyzed the phrases that used the same words or combinations of words. They divided them into categories by length of the phrase, and then they counted [...]

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10 signs you’re a Facebook addict:

You spend more time thinking about the content of your next status post then you do about your work. You walk by someone and physically “poke” them and it doesn’t phase you or them. You were up until 2 a.m. waiting for your international friends to update their statuses. You make your grocery list based on what others [...]

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Facebook Empowers Church to Rally Behind Mourning Family

Growing up, I volunteered with one of my best girlfriends each year to lead the music at my church’s VBS. Why? Because it was one excuse to make a fool of myself “for the kids.”  I remember dressing up in goofy clothes, alongside the pastor, to get the kids excited about coming to church and learning [...]

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