Episode 32: Cyber Church

Episode 32: Cyber Church

 

Question:  How involved should your church be in technology and social media?

 

How much does your church use social media now?

 

Need to have someone in charge of this who will keep it updated

 

“We’re a friendly church.”  You may Be friendly to each other but are you friendly to people outside your church? 

 

Website:

•  Service Times.
• What to expect page.
• Map
• Staff.
• Is it way out of date
  • Google maps
  • Yelp reviews

 

The Big 4 other platforms

 

Facebook (30’s and up)

• Link to website
• Regular activity
• Groups
• Ads
• Facebook live

Twitter (varies as to who is on there)

• Short quips; if you have one; post regularly or leave it alone

 

Instagram (30’s and under)

• Current events and website link

 

Snap Chat (teens and 20’s)

• Monitor and set guidelines

 

Tools you may or may not know

Group me

• Use it as a tool to communicate with small groups; board members...

 

Slack

• Similar but you can share files and more information; not always free

 

Tic tok - short video clips focused on youth? (Do we need to cover this?) segment this morning on Good morning America about this platform and how to reach teen agers

 

balancing on a fine line - recent videos "Screen Agers" and "Screen Agers follow up" show that social media helps connect but it can also create anxiety.  

 

Also remember that social media is not really social and is never supposed to take the place of real personal interaction.  A personal invitation is still more effective than a facebook post.