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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
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.
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
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
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”?
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
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?