SocialMedia.Church Podcast Archives

Show Notes: #smcpodcast your favorite coffee Blog Post – “How to Launch Online Groups” on JayKranda.com. Sponsor: Searchable Church Google, the #1 search engine in the world, is giving churches $10,000/month in FREE advertising! Can you imagine how much your church and your influence could grow if you utilized that money to it’s maximum potential? … Continue reading Facebook Groups for Ministry: Episode 117

What the Plus by Guy Kawasaki Sponsor: Social Media Made Easy The resource by Jay Kranda will help any non-profit, charity, and/or church help launch an inexpensive online marketing presence for their organization.

In this episode Nils Smith and Jay Kranda talk with Ben Farr of Saddleback Church about user experience and church leaders should be doing differently with technology. Learn more about Ben Farr’s new project called http://pastorboard.com. Show Notes: – UX Mag – EnvisionApp.com – ODesk (Outsourcing) – http://odesk.com – PastorBoard.com

Jay and Nils are joined by Kenny Jahng again in this episode as they pick Kenny’s brain on the value of Press Releases in your Social Media strategy.  Traditional media outlets continue to have significant awareness opportunities in your community and beyond.  Using press releases alongside your social media strategy can enhance your church’s impact … Continue reading Press Release Basics: Episode 114

In this Special Edition Podcast Nils Smith interviews Dr. Steve Grcevich about Disability Ministry and Social Media.  Steve shares out of his expertise as a Physician who specializes in Child Pshychiatry along with his leadership in building Key Ministry. Sponsor: Faith Social Faith Social is an engagement platform that changes the way faith-based organizations of … Continue reading Special Edition: Disability Ministry and Social Media

In this conversation Nils and Jay are joined by Liquid Church’s Church Online Pastor, Kenny Jahng.  Kenny debates Jay on the real meaning of Online Church and we discuss the differences between live streaming, On-Demand video and simulated live experiences. Show Notes: – Visit http://www.godvertiser.com – Jay’s blog which sparked the debate  

This week on the Social Media Church podcast Nils Smith and Jay Kranda talk with Nick Ovalle about Video Tips & Tricks.  Nick Ovalle serves as the Social Media Manager at Community Bible Church in San Antonio, TX and has years of experience maximizing video for ministry purposes. Show Notes: – Connect with Nick Ovalle at http://NickOvalle.com … Continue reading Video Tips & Tricks: Episode 112

This week on the Social Media Church podcast Nils Smith and Jay Kranda talk about Hashtags. Show Notes:  – Social media lessons learned from Super Bowl XLIX http://www.cnbc.com/id/102390462 – Start using #SMCpodcast

In this episode Nils Smith introduces the new co-host of the Social Media Church podcast, Jay Kranda. Jay is the Online Campus Pastor at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA and author of Social Media Made Easy. Show Notes: – Connect with Jay on JayKranda.com – Visit the Online Campus at Saddleback: http://saddleback.com/visit/locations/onlinecampus – Check … Continue reading Nils Smith Introduces New Co-Host: Episode 110

In this episode DJ Chuang reflects on the past 108 episodes and passes the baton to the new host of the Social Media Church Podcast. DJ shares some of his highlights from the podcast as well as some of the things he will be focusing his time on in the coming season. Show Notes: Connect … Continue reading DJ Chuang Passes the Baton: Episode 109

Marcus Cylar worked on an interesting research project titled “Building Community Through Social Media to Tackle Pastoral Burnout” for his Doctor of Ministry dissertation at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. On this episode of Social Media Church, we glean from his learnings from this research project about online community. Show Notes Connect with Marcus … Continue reading Marcus Cylar: Episode 108

Social Media Church host DJ Chuang sits down with his 17-year old son Jeremiah to pick his brains about what it’s like to grow up in a world that’s always had the Internet, how he uses social media, and what insights he has about being a part of the a millennial generation. Yes, let’s actually … Continue reading How A Millennial Uses Social Media: Episode 107

Listen to what Josh Burns has learned in 4+ years at Park Community Church (Chicago) as director of social media and what he’s cooking up at the Social Church Academy with Think Digital. He talks about the key steps for how your church can build its social media strategy. Josh is the Marketing Manager of Social Church … Continue reading Josh Burns of Social Church Academy: Episode 106

This episode of Social Media Church features a conversation with Adam Graber, a blogger at The Second Eclectic, with a tagline of: “Technology changes how we relate to God and each other.” Listen in for how social media changes how we relate to God and each other. Show Notes Connect with Adam Graber @AdamGraber on Twitter + Blog … Continue reading Adam Graber: Episode 105

Doug Pagitt has had quite a faith journey, from no faith to megachurch, from emergent church to missional community (though he might say being emergent is being missional, though others may not). Currently, Doug Pagitt is the national director of the Cana Initiative and Doug is the founding pastor of Solomon’s Porch (Minneapolis, Minnesota). On this episode … Continue reading Doug Pagitt: Episode 104