Archive for April, 2009
Twitter’s Pending Big Endorsement
If you have been dismissing the mass-adoption of Twitter it is time to think again. This past week has seen this micro-blogging platform catapulted into the highest echelons of celebrity. This week we saw actor Ashton Kutcher’s Twitter challenge with CNN. He challenged them to a race to see who would hit 1 million Twitter [...]
“Geeks and God” Talk Twitter
I discovered a new-to-me online resource site today called Geeks and God. This site is self described as follows: “Geeks & God has grown and changed over the years. But, everything revolves around one idea: Helping and encouraging Christian ministries to use technology more effectively in order to spread the Gospel in new and innovative [...]
Viral Marketing and YouTube
More companies are starting to realize the marketing impact and power of posting their TV commercials on YouTube…especially the remarkable or unique ones. YouTube is a social community that thrives on unique video content that gets passed and shared with friends around the web which in turn becomes around the world. The best videos take [...]
Twittering In Church?
As the world engages with Twitter and the stats indicate it is experiencing a massive growth curve…should churches encourage their attendees to tweet during the Sunday morning service? I came across this news article today from North Carolina – NC Church Encourages Twitter to Spread Word. Seems that Pastor Todd Hahn of Next Level Church [...]
Social Media Statistics
The web site Social Media At Work has done a nice job compiling some recent and relevant statistics from March and April 2009 about the impact and advancement of social media. Their post called Social Media Statistics is worth a quick review for both small business owners and church leaders. You will get a good sense [...]
Church Marketing to Young Adults
Continuing on from yesterday’s post 9 Things Young Adults Want From The Church. In the the video with yesterday’s post, some of the statistics shown include: 67% of young adults would like to get advice from people with similar life experiences 66% would like to use their gifts and talents at their church Eliminate the [...]
Top 9 Things Young Adults Want from Church
I was sent this video (below) and I think it bears some reflection for all church leaders. The video, titled Misplaced was commissioned by the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) and profiles young adults views of the church today. All too often, for this generation (18-30), churches are failing to be relevant and as a [...]
