1. Louisiana InterChurch Conference
Monday September 22, 2014
Digital Ministry Resource Guide
Rev. Laura Everett
Massachusetts Council of Churches
@RevEverett & www.RevEverett.com
laura@masscouncilofchurches.org
From today’s workshop:
 “Beyond the Printing Press: Thinking Theologically about Social Media” blog post by
Pastor Keith Anderson http://pastorkeithanderson.net/index.php/pk-social-media/
item/beyond-the-printing-press
 Features of Thriving Christian Communities: Networking:
http://www.faithandleadership.com/content/networking-feature-thriving-communities
 When work looks different across generations:
http://www.faithandleadership.com/blog/11-30-2009/carol-howard-merritt-when-
work-looks-different-across-generations
New Media Project at Christian Theological Seminary-http://
www.cpx.cts.edu/newmedia Great resources. Case studies on congregations using
new media, theological reflection on new media
Social Media Blog Posts from Rev. Laura Everett – www.RevEverett.com
 Saturday Night Ecumenism:
http://blog.newmediaprojectatunion.org/2012/04/saturday-night-ecumenism.
html
 Kickstarting Church:
http://blog.newmediaprojectatunion.org/2012/05/kickstarting-church.html
 Facebook and the Demise of Denominational Labels
http://blog.newmediaprojectatunion.org/2012/07/facebook-and-demise-of-denominational.
html
Good examples of how a head of church uses social media to a story about his ministry-
Lutheran Bishop Jim Hazelwood: http://www.bishoponabike.com/ Episcopal Bishop
Douglas Fisher http://blog.diocesewma.org/, “Monk in the Midst” videos with Bishop Tom
Shaw http://www.diomass.org/blog/monk-in-the-midst Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean
O’Malley www.cardinalseansblog.org,

2. Books
 Elizabeth Drescher and Keith Anderson, Click2Save: The Digital Ministry Bible
(Morehouse, 2012)
 Elizabeth Drescher, Tweet If You Heart Jesus: Practicing Church in the Digital
Reformation (Morehouse, 2011)
 Meredith Gould, The Social Media Gospel: Sharing the Good News in New Ways
(Liturgical Press, 2013)
 Leonard Sweet, Viral: How Social Networking Is Poised to Ignite Revival
(WaterBrook Press, 2012)
Blog posts & Denominational Resources:
The Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA addresses social media and boundaries:
http://www.spas-elca.org/resources/social-media-use-and-boundaries
How to create a social media policy for your church:
http://churchm.ag/social-media-policy/
Sample Social Media policy from a Parish: St Luke in the Fields, NY:
http://www.stlukeinthefields.org/life-at-saint- lukes/social-media-policy
ELCA Recommended Guidelines for using photos of Church members:
http://bit.ly/15VoV9N
On Sabbath from social media:
http://churchtechtoday.com/2012/09/05/3-social-media-boundary-suggestions/
Presbyterian pastor Adam Walker Cleaveland on technology and social media
http://pomomusings.com/category/technology/, including this one specifically on
boundaries when leaving a church:
http://pomomusings.com/2013/07/04/pastoral-transitions- in-the-age-of-social-media-part/
Walker Cleveland is an advocate for ministers only having one Facebook profile page:
http://pomomusings.com/2012/05/16/why-pastors-should-only-have-1-facebook-profile/
Blogger Adam Copeland offers some advantages and disadvantages to have two
accounts: http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2012/05/07/pastors-on- facebook-twice/
Pastor Bruce Reyes-Chow on social media:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/breyeschow/2012/10/10/an-open- letter-to-pastors-about-the-
dangers-of-using-social-media/
Pastor Keith Anderson on remaining Facebook friends with parishioners after leaving a
church:
http://pastorkeithanderson.net/item/should-pastors-remain- facebook- friends-with-former-parishioners