Faith.Tech.Culture
I have led social media workshops in the past for churches and I’ve been commissioned to lead a series of them for my new district in the Fall. But I have a problem. One of the requested areas of conversation for one coming up is “social media and worship.” We’ve seen those things before. Parishioners [...]
In 2002, I graduated college and worked a temp job for a year. Over that year, I was active discussing religion online. And at some point, I decided to start my own interfaith forum online where people of all faiths and no faith could talk together. It was my first real outreach to persons of [...]
Hipster Cred for the West CoastIf you’ve known me, you know I’ve avoided this day for my whole life… poopooed on aficionados… and kept on the bus that I was on since childhood. And today, I went off that bus. Here’s the picture showing that my tech life has changed course: No, not the coffee. [...]
Three Options of what to do with online personas and pastoral movesLast year about this time, I wrote “Facebook How-To for Pastors Changing Churches“…and it generated a lot of conversation. Some pastors didn’t want to give up contacts with parishioners, others appreciated a helpful way to slowly detach from parishes without hurt feelings, and some [...]
From Saddleback Sam to Target StatisticiansThere was a fascinating article a few weeks back about the statistical research methods of Target. Essentially they analyze consumer buying habits to the minute detail so that they can almost predict when a person is going through a life transition (the article talks about the retailer making educated guesses at [...]
Social Media Natives CAN Create CommunitiesI have a beef with my generation. In fact, I almost want to claim that I’m not of the generation in which I’ve been assigned. I was born in 1979, which by most accounts is in the last 3 years of Generation X. I share a lot of character traits [...]
Google digitizes Dead Sea ScrollsJohannes Gutenberg created the printing press that became society’s tool to disseminate information. Some have credited the printing press with both the Protestant Revolution and the Scientific Revolution as the ideas that the powers kept locked up became more widely known and available. Anyone could become an expert simply by reading. [...]
Primer on CopyrightsThe latest issue of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership (at Wesley Theological Seminary) offers an article on using Facebook appropriately. Why report on this? Thanks for asking! Hacking Christianity got a shout-out in the article for our blog post “Facebook How-To for Pastors changing churches” and there are several noteworthy links as well. Check [...]
Code of Conduct for the Digital AgeI seriously told a friend “I wish pastors would ask me before they do anything on Facebook.” There’s just so many clergy on facebook that are unaware of how to use the system to its full benefit for churches. So, here’s my advice when it comes to changing churches [...]
Every cell phone is an email addressI got a request from a facebook friend to outline how to use texting for her church. She saw on YouthMinistryIdeas.net that they would offer the service for $10/month. While that’s a good ministry to support, she knew that I use texting with my youth and have reflected on [...]
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