Want to thank those of you who attended the Video for Ministry seminar today at CMGA. Feel free to download a copy of the slides from the presentation here [Download not found]. We pray that the information shared was of benefit to you and your ministry. Blessings. Phil
Social Media ROI Confirmed
This article confirms what many are experiencing in ministry as well. There is no doubt that your audience, followers and ministry can grow and build recognition and dialogue through social media. Your conversation should no longer be if… but when – and that should be now. Go here to read the entire article.
Social media for ministry
Speaking to worship and technology leaders on Saturday at Church Music Ga about Digital Media in Ministry. Came up with this analogy…
A church website would be compared to the church building. You can find information there about all the ministries and goings on regarding the church as a whole. A facebook page is like the Sr. Pastor, on his fb page you can find out information about him, his friends and family and what he is passionate about. And finally, Twitter is like the sign and marquee out by the road. You share short statements about what is going on with the pastor and within the church and direct people to important events to get them to visit the church or Sr. Pastor.
I guess the point is, when a church leader asks if they should Tweet in Twitter – ask if their church has a sign or marquee in front of their church building… Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
I like tools and things that enable people. So many new web tools out there like Twitter, facebook and WordPress that can deliver an instant audience and champions for a cause. Take my friend at Multi-Cast Media (met through Twitter) Milan Ford. His moral antenna was up when he heard a song on local Atlanta radio that really disturbed him. This song contained explicit lyrics that demoralizes women and girls in a despicable way.
Being the quality husband and dad the Milan is, he decided to do something about it. Within 24 hours he launched I Am Not Every Girl The site drew attention within hours-literally. Through his Twitter and Facebook posting he was covering phone interviews with local radio stations and national magazines before the end of the week. As of this posting the site has over 1400 fb fans ind still counting. Digital tools are available and enable us to change our world. I can only wonder how many Twitter followers Jesus would have..
It never ceases to amaze me how much our group of media volunteers at FBC Snellville love to serve. We require any where form 10-12 volunteers each Sunday to pull off a 4 camera
shoot with CG on front and back wall. Even with summer vacations and a normal rotation we always have people stepping up. It’s been cool to stick to our commitment of “more volunteers requires less per month allowing all to attend bible study and worship more often per month”.
We currently use an “old school” spreadsheet via email for our weekly scheduling. We’ve been testing Planning Center Online with some success. Check it out.
Welcome to our new ministry resource blog “Soul Source Live”. In the weeks, months and (Lord willing) years to come I hope to provide an eclectic variety of digital and media related articles, links and information on how best to integrate all sorts of new media into your ministry efforts.
We’ll cover the web, social media, ministry branding, media related equipment and the use of audio, video and lighting in a variety of small to large worship areas. Info will be designed to erupt your thinking and shake you out of that same’ol-same’ol stale attitude that can sometimes creep into weekly worship service planning.
Our mission is to provide information that will enhance a worship experience or teaching of the Word. As with any media ministry, our goal is to focus on technology that seamlessly fits so as not to distract from the message. As we all know, if media is a distraction it has not been executed properly.
We’ve got lots to share in so many areas we’ll do our best to keep you up on all we can related to digital technology in ministry. Stay tuned for more info… Please go ahead and follow me on facebook, twitter or linkedin to get a jump on new postings. Again, welcome to our new blog and thanks for following.
