SocialMedia.Church Podcast Archives

Listen to this Social Media Church podcast conversation with Todd Rhoades about how he curates interesting content about the church, his perspective on the evolution of social media, how email is still relevant, online conferences at Leadership Network, why social media is underutilized in local churches, and more. Todd is the Director of New Media and Technology Initiatives at Leadership Network. Todd's blog has been described as "one half Bible and one half National Enquirer." Show Notes Connect with Todd Rhoades at ToddRhoades.com and @ToddRhoades on Twitter List of most popular Facebook pages of churches and ministries #video MinistryBriefing: Facebook Makes You Hate Life with Todd Rhoades and Matt Steen #article Study finds rampant envy on Facebook: Social network can lead to feelings of misery and loneliness, German researchers say (Chicago Tribune) #article Why Facebook Makes You Feel Bad About Yourself (TIME Health & Family) @socmediachurch general question for you or interviewee; W/rise in church attendance how shld that chng how a church handles SocMedia— Jason Arredondo (@JasonArredondo) January 28, 2013

Listen to how social media was integrated into the Urbana 12 conference with Adam Jeske, who directed and coordinated the 14-member Social Media Squad at the Urbana Missions Conference to actively engaged 16,000+ participants along with others off-site via a livestream video feed and other social feeds too — nearly 40,000 tweets on the event … Continue reading Adam Jeske on #u12 Pastoring via Twitter: Episode 31

Listen to how social media was integrated into the Urbana 12 conference with Adam Jeske, who directed and coordinated the 14-member Social Media Squad at the Urbana Missions Conference to actively engaged 16,000+ participants along with others off-site via a livestream video feed and other social feeds too -- nearly 40,000 tweets on the event hashtag (#u12), 6,400+ photos posted on Twitter and Instagram, 10,000+ viewers on the livestream. I (host DJ Chuang) got to serve on that Social Media Squad too, and wanted you to hear first-hand from the mastermind that orchestrated it all. Adam is the Director of New Media and Associate Director of Communications at InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Show Notes Connect with Adam Jeske at his blog executingideas.com + on Twitter @adamjeske + on Facebook facebook.com/adam.jeske Tweeting for Jesus with 16,000 Friends: Urbana Social Media - Adam Jeske's reflections How Urbana 12 Changed My Life Too - DJ Chuang's reflections Urbana 2012: Social Media Engagement Future of Christian Conferences? (The Christian Post) Social media major part of Urbana 12 (Mission Network News) #audio NPR What's Trending: The Art And Strategy Of The Hashtag - starting at 12:20, listen to our #u12 Social Media Squad member Alison Smith talk about hashtag #u12 and Urbana 12 From the Urbana 12 Live Blog: How Urbana 12 Changed Lives + Power of Prayer powered by Storify.com GroupMe - group texting app we used as our team back-channel for real-time communication #article The Biblical Basis for Fun (Relevant Magazine) #book This Ordinary Adventure: Settling Down Without Settling by Christine & Adam Jeske

This episode of the Social Media Church podcast features a conversation with Dr. Meredith Gould, the founder and host of the Twitter-based ecumenical Church Social Media Chat using hashtag #ChSocM. Listen to the back story of how this Tweetchat has flourished over the past year and a half, becoming the go-to place on Twitter for … Continue reading Meredith Gould of #ChSocM : Episode 30

This episode of the Social Media Church podcast features a conversation with Dr. Meredith Gould, the founder and host of the Twitter-based ecumenical Church Social Media Chat using hashtag #ChSocM. Listen to the back story of how this Tweetchat has flourished over the past year and a half, becoming the go-to place on Twitter for conversations about church and social media. Show Notes Connect with Meredith Gould at meredithgould.com + her blog http://meredithgould.blogspot.com + on Twitter @meredithgould Join the #ChSocM Tweetchat on Tuesdays at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT (or via twubs.com/chsocm) #ChSocM transcripts at churchsocmed.blogspot.com Tweetchat Church Social Media #CHSOCM - An easy-peasy guide created by Meredith Gould Select books by Meredith Gould -- The Word Made Fresh: Communicating Church and Faith Today and Getting #Married: Using Social Media 'Hashtag' Declared 2012's Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society Social Media in Church: Tips from Meredith Gould - ROAR.pro blog interview

Dana Byers is our first special guest in 2013 on the Social Media Church podcast, and she shares about her top learnings from years of experience in doing online ministry globally with Blue Door Ministries, as well as her ministry as Online Community Pastor at LifeChurch.tv. Show Notes Connect with Dana Byers on Twitter @danalbyers and her blog danabyers.com Dana Byers authored The Art of Online Ministry (a Kindle eBook) #blog: How Urbana 12 Changed my Life too (djchuang.com) Previous episodes of Social Media Church with LifeChurch.tv: Episode 14 with Alan George, Episode 10 with Brandon Donaldson #video: 3 Online Ministry Indicators Dana's observations from successful online ministries #podcast: Dana Byers shared key insights to minimalism on the Beyond the To Do List podcast #video: watch the raw video of this conversation with Dana Byers and DJ Chuang

Dana Byers is our first special guest in 2013 on the Social Media Church podcast, and she shares about her top learnings from years of experience in doing online ministry globally with Blue Door Ministries, as well as her ministry as Online Community Pastor at LifeChurch.tv. Show Notes Connect with Dana Byers on Twitter @danalbyers and … Continue reading Dana Byers of BlueDoor.tv and LifeChurch.tv : Episode 29

Scott Asai is the author of “The Startup Church: Reaching Millennials Where Faith Meets Business” and stops by Social Media Church podcast for a conversation about self-publishing via print-on-demand, and what he envisions for a new kind of church that could better reach Millennials. Of course, Scott describes how that does involve social media. Scott … Continue reading Scott Asai of The Startup Church: Episode 28

Scott Asai is the author of "The Startup Church: Reaching Millennials Where Faith Meets Business" and stops by Social Media Church podcast for a conversation about self-publishing via print-on-demand, and what he envisions for a new kind of church that could better reach Millennials. Of course, Scott describes how that does involve social media. Scott Asai is a former Youth Pastor turned entrepreneur to blend faith and business that develops Millennial leaders. Connect with Scott Asai on Twitter @startupchurch and on Facebook facebook.com/TheStartupChurch #book: The Startup Church: Reaching Millennials Where Faith Meets Business #book: APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur-How to Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch

Listen to this espisode of Social Media Church to hear a conversation with Douglas Estes, author of SimChurch: Being the Church in the Virtual World (Zondervan, 2009.) We talked about his insightful perspective about churches using technology, and what he thinks might be next for the church in a virtual world. I like this book’s … Continue reading Douglas Estes of SimChurch: Episode 27

Listen to this espisode of Social Media Church to hear a conversation with Douglas Estes, author of SimChurch: Being the Church in the Virtual World (Zondervan, 2009.) We talked about his insightful perspective about churches using technology, and what he thinks might be next for the church in a virtual world. I like this book's approach, because it wrestles with issues of ecclesiology and technology. I also read an excerpt from the book on this podcast, a particularly poignant thought about what it really means to be "present." Show Notes Connect with Douglas Estes at douglasestes.com, @douglasestes on Twitter and facebook.com/douglas.estes. Douglas Estes is currently the Lead Pastor at Trinity Church, in Mesa, AZ, a suburb of Phoenix. simchurch.com is the book's website

This episode of Social Media Church features the founder of Mobile Ministry Magazine, Antoine RJ Wright. Listen to his insights about mobile technology and how it’s developed over the past decade. You’ll also hear about how he creates his sketchnotes (visual note-taking), 3 personal tips for how to manage time while being a very active … Continue reading Antoine RJ Wright of Mobile Ministry Magazine: Episode 26

This episode of Social Media Church features the founder of Mobile Ministry Magazine, Antoine RJ Wright. Listen to his insights about mobile technology and how it's developed over the past decade. You'll also hear about how he creates his sketchnotes (visual note-taking), 3 personal tips for how to manage time while being a very active user of mobile technologies, and what he'd like to see the church do more of outside of its own walls. Show Notes Connect with Antoine RJ Wright on Twitter @ARJWright and his blog arjw.wordpress.com Antoine's Sketchnotes Mobile Ministry Magazine (MMM) (@mobileminmag) has volumes of resources and useful articles, including: How to Build an App for Your Ministry Should Our Church Have a Mobile Website? 6 Steps of Mobile Engagement A Primer on Differences Between Mobile Web Apps and Native Apps big list of case studies & research about mobile ministry #video: watch raw unedited video of this conversation

This episode of Social Media Church features a conversation with Jan Touchberry, the Internet Campus Pastor (and Programming Director) of Christ Fellowship (McKinney, Texas). And she’s the first attendee at iMinistry 2012 to share an eyewitness account of her experience here on Social Media Church. Question to you: anyone have experience with the Amazon cloud … Continue reading Jan Touchberry of Christ Fellowship McKinney: Episode 25

Episode 25: Jan Touchberry of Christ Fellowship McKinney