I was thrilled to be a part of the United Methodist Church of Greater New Jersey's Outbound: A Day on Evangelism event in March 2017. I presented two workshops on using social media for both evangelization and doing theology/faith formation online.
Slide deck for Social Media as a Tool for Evangelization
Holy Week Images and Events Planning Document
Holy Week Social Media Calendar/Planner
Slide deck for Doing Theology Online
Social Media Sunday 2017Social Media Sunday is an ecumenical effort to share the good news about building community with social media. It is on the 4th Sunday of September every year. This is a great way to encourage your faith community to use social media to share their faith, from the very simple to the complex. In the group you'll be able to see examples of what other churches have done in the past few years, as well as ask questions & share your own ideas.
Facebook Group for Resources
Other Useful Resources for Digital Ministry
Church and Social Media Facebook Page
#chsocm chat transcripts
#chsocm blog (currently not active but rich in resources from past chats)
Church Communicators group on Facebook
Organizations Offering Training & Engagement
Center for Ministry & Teaching at VTS
Parish Resource Center
e-Formation (Virginia Theological Seminary) || conference and boot camps in digital ministry, with an emphasis on faith formation
Examples and Resources of/for Doing Theology Online
Resistance Seminars || A group that organizes on Facebook for sharing ideas about Christian resistance. There are weekly live YouTube seminars.
SlateSpeak || The online component of the hybrid and ecumenical faith community based in Baltimore, MD. Chat is weekly, Thursday, 9p ET.
#presbyintersect chat on Twitter || weekly chat (Wednesday, 9:30p ET) organized by PCUSA clergy & laity, but open to anyone. Addresses Christian response to current events.
Podcasts
On Being || Public radio show hosted by Krista Tippett. I listen to gain insight into making meaning in the world - and also how to learn to ask good questions and listen to them with intention.
The Collect Call || an outreach from the Acts 8 movement exploring prayer within the framework of the Book of Common Prayer.
LectioCast || a conversation about each week's RCL texts.
Homebrewed Christianity || deep-dive conversations about theology and theologians
The Printed Word
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living by Krista Tippett || I recommend this because it's a great exploration into wisdom and provides excellent examples of how we can have civil conversations about the topics most important to us
The Social Media Gospel by Meredith Gould || THE book about why we should use social media to share the Good News with information specifically about strategy and planning
Speaking Faithfully: Communications as Evangelism in a Noisy World by Jim Naughton and Rebecca Wilson || A great perspective on how our communication efforts ARE evangelism.
Transforming Evangelism by David Gortner || Evangelism as a spiritual practice that's as important to our personal faith as it is to the people we're connecting with.
Slide deck for Social Media as a Tool for Evangelization
Holy Week Images and Events Planning Document
Holy Week Social Media Calendar/Planner
Slide deck for Doing Theology Online
Social Media Sunday 2017Social Media Sunday is an ecumenical effort to share the good news about building community with social media. It is on the 4th Sunday of September every year. This is a great way to encourage your faith community to use social media to share their faith, from the very simple to the complex. In the group you'll be able to see examples of what other churches have done in the past few years, as well as ask questions & share your own ideas.
Facebook Group for Resources
Other Useful Resources for Digital Ministry
Church and Social Media Facebook Page
#chsocm chat transcripts
#chsocm blog (currently not active but rich in resources from past chats)
Church Communicators group on Facebook
Organizations Offering Training & Engagement
Center for Ministry & Teaching at VTS
Parish Resource Center
e-Formation (Virginia Theological Seminary) || conference and boot camps in digital ministry, with an emphasis on faith formation
Examples and Resources of/for Doing Theology Online
Resistance Seminars || A group that organizes on Facebook for sharing ideas about Christian resistance. There are weekly live YouTube seminars.
SlateSpeak || The online component of the hybrid and ecumenical faith community based in Baltimore, MD. Chat is weekly, Thursday, 9p ET.
#presbyintersect chat on Twitter || weekly chat (Wednesday, 9:30p ET) organized by PCUSA clergy & laity, but open to anyone. Addresses Christian response to current events.
Podcasts
On Being || Public radio show hosted by Krista Tippett. I listen to gain insight into making meaning in the world - and also how to learn to ask good questions and listen to them with intention.
The Collect Call || an outreach from the Acts 8 movement exploring prayer within the framework of the Book of Common Prayer.
LectioCast || a conversation about each week's RCL texts.
Homebrewed Christianity || deep-dive conversations about theology and theologians
The Printed Word
Becoming Wise: An Inquiry Into the Mystery and Art of Living by Krista Tippett || I recommend this because it's a great exploration into wisdom and provides excellent examples of how we can have civil conversations about the topics most important to us
The Social Media Gospel by Meredith Gould || THE book about why we should use social media to share the Good News with information specifically about strategy and planning
Speaking Faithfully: Communications as Evangelism in a Noisy World by Jim Naughton and Rebecca Wilson || A great perspective on how our communication efforts ARE evangelism.
Transforming Evangelism by David Gortner || Evangelism as a spiritual practice that's as important to our personal faith as it is to the people we're connecting with.