Social media & The Church, URC July 2014
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Social media & The Church, URC July 2014
- 1. SOCIAL MEDIA & THE CHURCH Dr Bex Lewis Research Fellow in Social Media and Online Learning, CODEC, St John’s, Durham University Director, Digital Fingerprint
- 2. Let’s “tweet” each other…“Let’s Tweet Each Other”
- 3. SOCIAL Media
- 4. Image Credit: Purchased Stockfresh Social Media: More than the cherry on the cake!
- 5. Image Credit: The Worship Cloud
- 8. Evangelism in a Digital Age Image Credit: The Worship Cloud
- 9. What does this mean for us? A Disciple is one who, by following Jesus, grows in their faith in Christ and in so doing models and teaches Christians the precepts of the Bible, prayer, doctrine, relationship, Christian living, service, and worship, to name the main ones. http://www.discipleshiptools.org/pages.asp?pageid=65405 @bigbible #digidisciple
- 10. Carl Medearis Relax, enjoy your friends. Enjoy their company along with the company of Jesus. Point him out, freely, without fear or intimidation. You’re not responsible to sell him to them. You’re simply saying what you’ve seen. You're not the judge. You’re the witness.
- 11. How do you feel about these?
- 12. Cris Rogers We need to spend time in his presence and then we will have something to say.
- 13. Toolbox
- 15. Twitter in Ministry If you don’t know how to use Twitter, check https://support.twitter.com/articles/215585
- 16. Twitter Spokesperson: “Twitter brings you closer to the things you are passionate about - and for millions of people across the globe that is faith.” http://news.sky.com/story/1022800/senior-bishops-to-tweet- christmas-sermons
- 21. Facebook in Ministry If you don’t know how to use Facebook, check https://www.facebook.com/help/345121355559712/
- 22. Personal Profile
- 23. Sharing Settings
- 24. Pages
- 26. Reach?
- 27. Groups
- 28. Events
- 29. Blogging in Ministry If you want to know how to use Wordpress, try http://www.slideshare.net/drbexl/2013-decblogging- with-word-press-for-digidisciple
- 30. Pinterest in Ministry If you don’t know how to use Pinterest, check http://help.pinterest.com/en/articles
- 32. Instagram in Ministry If you don’t know how to use Instagram, check https://help.instagram.com/
- 35. YouTube in Ministry If you don’t know how to use YouTube, check https://support.google.com/youtube/?hl=en- GB#topic=4489102
- 36. Simple ideas for Video: •Think of the STORIES you have to tell, and how you might tell them – • Events: Before/After • Sermons: Quick Overviews/Responses • People & Their Lives • What can you “How To”?
- 37. Create Playlists
- 41. Permissions/Consent • Parent’s permission before contact • Consent for use of photographs • Catchall statement for registration forms – assumes opt-in unless opt-out. Ref: Paul Windo, Urban Saints
- 42. Language • Use clear, unambiguous language, avoiding abbreviations that can be mis- interpreted. • Take care with sign-offs Ref: Paul Windo, Urban Saints
- 43. Accountability • Leaders/Young People develop agreed ‘Internet Guidelines’ • Line manager // access to social media accounts • Second leader ‘in the room’ • Save messages/disclosures for use later if required. Ref: Paul Windo, Urban Saints
- 44. Confidentiality • Be prepared for ‘deeper’ disclosures • Be clear on how much advice/source you can give. • Add a disclaimer on how you might need to share their information. Ref: Paul Windo, Urban Saints
- 45. Boundaries • Work-specific device? • Don’t keep images of young people on personal devices • Define curfews Ref: Paul Windo, Urban Saints
- 46. Ethics, Morals & Values Image Credit: The Worship Cloud
- 47. Image Sources, e.g. • FREE • http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons • http://www.sxc.hu • http://rgbstock.com • http://www.freebibleimages.org • PAID • http://theworshipcloud.com (Christian) • http://stockfresh.com/ • http://iStockPhoto.com • See: http://bigbible.org.uk/about/policies/image-policy/ for more Image Credit: Stockfresh
- 48. Human Beings at machines, not “are machines” Image Source: Stockfresh
- 49. Who might read it? •God •Parents •‘The kids’ •The newspaper •Your worst enemy Image Credit: Stockfresh
- 50. H.A.L.T. If you are Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired, step away from the keyboard/keypad and deal with that issue first. http://redcatco.com/communication/stop-posting-social-media/ @BenjaminEllis
- 51. Think of the Consequences It seems obvious, but sometimes that anger isn’t apparent until we see the hurt reaction from our unintended victims, and by that point the damage is done, with the evidence there for all to see. And no, deleting the tweets later doesn’t help (hello Kanye West). At best you are going to end up looking a bit silly. http://redcatco.com/communication/stop-posting-social-media/ @BenjaminEllis
- 52. What does it mean to share with grace, care and love?