The document discusses using technology to build community both within congregations and with neighbors through outreach. It outlines various web tools like blogging, social networks, and wikis that can help churches communicate, collaborate, and engage both members and the broader community in discussion. Specific ideas are provided on how churches could utilize these tools like creating pastor blogs, youth social network sites, or wikis for sermon notes.

1. church 2.0 Using technology to connect with community: WARM Conference April 2, 2008, Bart Caylor

3. change

4. millennials desire for significance desire to be part of something greater collaboration authenticity community

5. tech trends community collaboration self-expression unprecedented access attitude authentic information flexibility

6. community

7. community defined for this presentation: inside: your own congregation outside: neighbors + evangelism outside: service

8. community culture suffering from: “hyper-individualism” Bill McKibben Quote Deep Economy

9. community how does the church combat this? what can we do to be relevant? how can we mobilize our people? how can this fit into the Great Commission?

10. community safe place to discuss, question, engage as a group relevant place to be place to be authentic traditionally found in small groups ways to communicate

11. blogging social networks wikis other ideas

12. blogging

13. defined web-log - diary postings conversations comments are often welcome and encouraged updated frequently

16. ideas create pastor blog based upon sermon topics create guest blog by church leadership create multiple blogs community focused news

17. social networks

19. defined online gatherings communication through comments, email, text and instant messages collaboration: photos, videos, shared items, comments connection points: friends, associates, 6 degrees

22. u.s. top 10 1. Google 2. Yahoo! 3. MySpace 4. YouTube 5. Facebook 6. Windows Live 7. Ebay 8. Wikipedia 9. Craigslist 10. MSN 27 March 08 Alexa.com

23. u.s. top 10 1. Google 2. Yahoo! 3. MySpace 4. YouTube 5. Facebook 6. Windows Live 7. Ebay 8. Wikipedia 9. Craigslist 10. MSN 27 March 08 Alexa.com

24. myspace open community open communication 185 million users (4.5 million @ once) Age of user: 14-34 criticism

25. facebook permission-based community permission-based communication 67 million members 14 million photos uploaded daily 65 billion page views per month 25 minutes per day on average

27. YouTube 100 million clips viewed per day 65,000 clips added per 24 hours 20 million visitors per month 44% female, 56% male 12-17 age demographic dominant

30. Ning site to create your own social network ability to customize ability to make private groups, photos, videos, other full-function social network

36. ideas create youth group site create site for congregation create site for community sponsored by your church create outreach sites create local parachurch sites

37. wikis

38. defined shared collaboration on site content often reference based may also become other focus multiple authors, anyone can edit somewhat combination of blogging and social networks

42. ideas create a page with sermon notes and additional content create a way for leaders to share info and direction create shared calendars to be updated by anyone

43. other tools

44. google apps

45. cms content management system

46. website builders

47. email

48. rss feeds

49. video/audio

50. ideas website = connecting point for community (internal/external) content congregation, not staff events are proposed, planned, and put together by everyone staff does less, everyone else more money not an issue

51. next steps

52. personal opps learning asking/discussion exposure experimenting and engaging thinking through functional apps

53. church opps your presence on social networks strategies for social networks strategies for multimedia strategies for online public relations opportunities for authenticity relationship building

54. links churchmarketingsucks.com pewinternet.org google.com marshill.org facebook.com linkedin.com flickr.com wikipedia.org + others on handout

55. questions/discussion bart caylor: brainstorm [email_address] www.brainstormbrand.com 317-558-1800