Digital ministry resouce guide
- 1. Louisiana InterChurch Conference Monday September 22, 2014 Digital Ministry Resource Guide Rev. Laura Everett Massachusetts Council of Churches @RevEverett & www.RevEverett.com laura@masscouncilofchurches.org From today’s workshop: “Beyond the Printing Press: Thinking Theologically about Social Media” blog post by Pastor Keith Anderson http://pastorkeithanderson.net/index.php/pk-social-media/ item/beyond-the-printing-press Features of Thriving Christian Communities: Networking: http://www.faithandleadership.com/content/networking-feature-thriving-communities When work looks different across generations: http://www.faithandleadership.com/blog/11-30-2009/carol-howard-merritt-when- work-looks-different-across-generations New Media Project at Christian Theological Seminary-http:// www.cpx.cts.edu/newmedia Great resources. Case studies on congregations using new media, theological reflection on new media Social Media Blog Posts from Rev. Laura Everett – www.RevEverett.com Saturday Night Ecumenism: http://blog.newmediaprojectatunion.org/2012/04/saturday-night-ecumenism. html Kickstarting Church: http://blog.newmediaprojectatunion.org/2012/05/kickstarting-church.html Facebook and the Demise of Denominational Labels http://blog.newmediaprojectatunion.org/2012/07/facebook-and-demise-of-denominational. html Good examples of how a head of church uses social media to a story about his ministry- Lutheran Bishop Jim Hazelwood: http://www.bishoponabike.com/ Episcopal Bishop Douglas Fisher http://blog.diocesewma.org/, “Monk in the Midst” videos with Bishop Tom Shaw http://www.diomass.org/blog/monk-in-the-midst Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O’Malley www.cardinalseansblog.org,
- 2. Books Elizabeth Drescher and Keith Anderson, Click2Save: The Digital Ministry Bible (Morehouse, 2012) Elizabeth Drescher, Tweet If You Heart Jesus: Practicing Church in the Digital Reformation (Morehouse, 2011) Meredith Gould, The Social Media Gospel: Sharing the Good News in New Ways (Liturgical Press, 2013) Leonard Sweet, Viral: How Social Networking Is Poised to Ignite Revival (WaterBrook Press, 2012) Blog posts & Denominational Resources: The Saint Paul Area Synod of the ELCA addresses social media and boundaries: http://www.spas-elca.org/resources/social-media-use-and-boundaries How to create a social media policy for your church: http://churchm.ag/social-media-policy/ Sample Social Media policy from a Parish: St Luke in the Fields, NY: http://www.stlukeinthefields.org/life-at-saint- lukes/social-media-policy ELCA Recommended Guidelines for using photos of Church members: http://bit.ly/15VoV9N On Sabbath from social media: http://churchtechtoday.com/2012/09/05/3-social-media-boundary-suggestions/ Presbyterian pastor Adam Walker Cleaveland on technology and social media http://pomomusings.com/category/technology/, including this one specifically on boundaries when leaving a church: http://pomomusings.com/2013/07/04/pastoral-transitions- in-the-age-of-social-media-part/ Walker Cleveland is an advocate for ministers only having one Facebook profile page: http://pomomusings.com/2012/05/16/why-pastors-should-only-have-1-facebook-profile/ Blogger Adam Copeland offers some advantages and disadvantages to have two accounts: http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2012/05/07/pastors-on- facebook-twice/ Pastor Bruce Reyes-Chow on social media: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/breyeschow/2012/10/10/an-open- letter-to-pastors-about-the- dangers-of-using-social-media/ Pastor Keith Anderson on remaining Facebook friends with parishioners after leaving a church: http://pastorkeithanderson.net/item/should-pastors-remain- facebook- friends-with-former-parishioners