#ChSocM Chat Transcript: 5/21/13 | Joining Conversations

Despite Twitter glitches, we managed to chat about 

joining ongoing conversations and 

keeping social media social and civil.

The topics: 

T1: Do you & if so, how frequently do you jump into conversations already going on among folks on #chsocm?

T1a: If you join an ongoing conversation, how do you “jump in”?

T1b: What’s your best counsel about joining a conversation already in progress?

T2: How do the rules for joining a convo on social media differ from joining on during church social hour or at a party? 

T3: Assuming people of good will, what do you do when a convo starts getting derailed by tone/lack of civility?

T3a: What advice would you give to a newbie to #chsocm about joining in on conversations in progress?

This week's chat moderated with no shortage of frustration by Meredith Gould (@meredithgould)

#ChSocM Chat Transcript: 5/14/13 | Training, Learning & Exploring Possibilities

This week's chat focused on training we need & would love to get, 

plus the challenge of exploring new possibilities.

The topics:
T1: With a challenge of telling the greatest story ever w/ever-changing tools, in what one  #chsocm area would you like more training?
T1A: What is the best way for you to receive that #chsocm training in your context? (Workshops, Webinars, Blogs, etc.)
T1B: What is one area of #chsocm that you would feel confident in helping to leading training for others in your context?

I recently read a post by @thisissethsblog that spoke to clinging to our competencies vs. being open to new possibilities. Seth’s article is here. With that context, here comes topic two…

T2: What area of #chsocm are you clinging to your competency?
T2A: What are some new or different areas of #chsocm that you might try opening up to new possibilities? T2B: Now with that question on the table, would you change your answer to T1?

This week's chat moderated by Neal Fischer (@nealffischer)

Remember to take Paul Steinbrueck's survey about social media strategy!

Read the post and get the link here.

#ChSocM Chat Transcript: 5/7/13 | Does Your Ministry Have a Strategy? No? You're Not Alone.

This week's chat about strategy revealed

how perplexing it can be to develop one.

The topics:
T1: Does your ministry have a communications strategy?
T2: If you were to help a ministry form a comm strategy, what would be step 1?
T3: Can you point to some examples of great communications / social media strategies? 
T4: What is the biggest mistake a ministry can make in terms of strategy?
T5: What is the best thing you have done in your social media ministry recently?

This week's chat moderated by David Hansen (@rev_david)

#ChSocM Chat Transcript: 4/30/13: What's Working? What's Not? What's Next?

During this week's chat we took a cue from Spring and talked

about sprucing up our #chsocm efforts. What's working?
What's not? What are you going to do about it?

The topics:
T1: How are you evaluating what’s going right vs. what’s not working with your #chsocm endeavors?
T2: Of all of your #chsocm efforts, what’s going right for you?
T3: What’s not working?
T3a: Have you pulled back from any efforts?
T4: During the month of May, what’s ONE thing you are going to do to improve your #chsocm endeavors? TBonus: Let’s celebrate #chsocm. Share someone/something that’s caught your eye or is doing something especially well!

This week's chat moderated by Regina Heater (@reckshow)

#ChSocM Chat Transcript: 4/23/13: Advising Newcomers, Dealing With Critics of Social Media

This week's chat focused on basics like 
advising people getting started, dealing with critics, 
and encouraging skeptics to explore social media.

The topics: 
T1 If a new ministry were considering #chsocm, what advice would you give them?
T1b: Do you think there are ministries/churches that would NOT benefit from #chsocm?
T2 Do most in your church support faith/community building via SM? How do you answer the critics of #chsocm?
T2b Who are the critics? Is there a generational (or some other) divide?
T3 How do you encourage the skeptical or those on the fringes to participate in your #chsocm community? T4 Any church educators offered classes dealing with social media? Approach? Topics?

This week's chat moderated by Amy Rork (@azrork)

#ChSocM Chat Transcript: 4/16/13: Responding to Crises & Using Digital Tools for Ministry

Yet another chat about responding to crises and using

digital tools for ministry. Lord, have mercy.

The topics:

T1: What’s your best advice for those who want to use digital tools for ministry during times of crisis/disaster?

T2: Social media etiquette: your top 3 “must do”  or “do not” tips. Go!

T3: What’s an appropriate way to deal w/those who are being inappropriate/insensitive?

T3a: How does being in a digital environment change the way you deal with insensitive or difficult people?
T3b What keeps you focused on faith while using secular tools?

This week's chat moderated by Meredith Gould (@meredithgould)

#ChSocM Chat Transcript: 4/9/13: Using Social Media to Shape Public Conversation

We chatted about the role social media plays

in shaping public conversations and how the 
church might do that more effectively.

The topics:
T1a - Do you think social media is an effective tool for shaping public conversation?
T1b - Some examples you have seen of faith leaders using social media to shape a public conversation?
T2 - How does a leader / org effectively shape the public conversation?
T3 - How can the church better use digital tools to engage the public conversation?

This week's chat moderated by David Hansen (@Rev_David)