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Creating a Social Media Strategy in an Ever-Changing Digital Landscape


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Twitter is dying, my fellow staff writer Jeremy wrote recently. He explained why ChurchMag has decided to focus on Facebook as a primary social medium. I couldn’t agree more, but I’d like to offer a bigger picture to what’s happening in social media, and how this should impact your social media strategy. Whether you’re acting as an individual, or on behalf of a church, organization, or company, how you view social media should influence your strategy. ... Read More

What Should Christians Do About the Abuse of Women Online? [Video]


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I'm going to warn you, the video that follows has terrible words that I personally would never say, write, or entertain. The dark side of the web that all of us know exists, Ashley Judd exposes in this TEDTalk. I'll be honest, if you are repulsed by the first minute of the video, help us find reform for the internet. I wonder as a Christian in a digital space, what should be our roll when we see abuse online? ... Read More

Phil’s Thoughts On Hashtags [Podcast #180]


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How do you...hashtag? What happens when there is a national disaster? How do you use hashtags? Does our use of hashtags during this time get in the way of those who are using things like Twitter hashtags as a tool? Prompted by a previous blog post by Phil, we talk about hashtags: ... Read More

Are You a Digital Visitor or Digital Resident?


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I was at a teaching conference this weekend and during one of the talks, a presenter made reference to an idea that I had never heard of before: “Digital residents and digital visitors." He explained that this was the new terms that people were using instead of digital natives (which has had a fair amount of criticism thrown at it recently). Intrigued, I decided to do a bit of research into what the term meant and what relevance it might have for us in Church tech. ... Read More

Extra Life: Raising Money For Children with Video Games


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If you have not heard of Extra Life, I have something amazing to share with you. There is an organization designed to empower people who love to play video games to play and raise money to help benefit the Children's Miracle Hospital network. Why did I get involved in this to raise money? Here's why: ... Read More

Join Us for Extra Life! [Podcast #179]


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This week we talk about Extra Life! What's Extra Life? From the Extra Life website: "Extra Life unites thousands of gamers around the world to play games in support of their local Children's Miracle Network Hospital. Since its inception in 2008, Extra Life has raised more than $30 million for sick and injured kids. Sign up today and dedicate a day of play for kids in your community!" A cool fundraiser to help kids. Do it for the kids and help Jeremy raise some donations! ... Read More

YouTube TV [Saturday Morning Review]


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YouTube TV is supposed to be the cable killer and as someone that has dove all the way in, I love it. At $35/month with all of the regular channels, including ESPN, children's channels, and able use multiple user accounts all while not having any commercials, this is absolutely a deal. ... Read More

Social Media Lessons from ChurchMag Authors


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Over the years we've spent a lot of time covering different social media platforms as they've evolved and matured. During that time, some advice and ideas have completely changed due to the changing nature of these networks, but in most cases, the ideas and principles have stayed true, as has the advice. As such here are some great tips from different ChurchMag authors about social media that you should check out as well links to further advice. ... Read More