#ChSocM Chat Transcript: Using social media to inform, organize and mobilize faith communities

We chatted about using social media to 

inform/organize/mobilize 

faith communities around real-time events. 

This week's chat moderated by Jason Chesnut (@crazypastor)

Topics:
T1: What are some strengths/weaknesses when it comes to social media in relation to things happening in real-time?
T2: When meaningful stuff happens outside church buildings, what are some do’s/don’t’s/best practices when it comes to #ChSocM?
T3: Storytime! - what biblical stories relate to this work of leaving the building & sharing? (Out-of-the-box thinking welcomed.)
T4: So. What are some of the best things YOU have seen/done to connect faith communities to local communities through #ChSocM?
T5: If you had one tweet to tell people *why* Twitter is a place you do ministry, what would it be?

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#ChSocM Chat Transcript: When Leaders or Congregations Resist Social Media Efforts

What to do when leaders or congregations
aren't jumping on the social media bandwagon.

Tonight's chat moderated by Carolyn Clement (@singingcarolyn) 

Topics: 
1. What once kept you, a fan of social media, from trying it?
2. What are the reasons you hear from hold-outs in your church about why they don't use or value social media?
3. Knowing why people, reasonably people, won't use social media (yet!), let's address some of their specific concerns...
4. What have you done to help people get over their reservations about using social media?
5. What can you plan and do in the next six months to help your community get more comfortable using social media?

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#ChSocM Chat Transcript: Building Community Throughout the Easter Season

What worked and what didn't during Holy Week?
Also, how about some self-care?

Tonight's chat moderated by Meredith Gould (@meredithgould)

Topics:
T1: Which social media efforts worked well during Holy Week? How do you know?
T2: Which social media efforts didn’t work well during Holy Week? How do you know?
T3: How will you use digital technology to welcome visitors back to your community?
T4: How will you use #chsocm to prepare for Pentecost (5/24)?
Understatement: lots of energy goes into observing Lent and celebrating Easter. Communicating faith is not a part-time job and so… T5: How might you use social media to support self-care and rest for the next 48 days of Easter?

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#ChSocM (Church Social Media) Chat Transcript: Integrating Technology Into Life and Faith

We chatted about the challenges of persuading people to

integrate technology into their life of faith.

Tonight's chat moderated by Marty Davis (@SacredLC)

Topics:

1. How do you convince your colleagues and members to get onboard with social media?

2. How do you help others integrate social media into their work lives?

3. Beyond the numbers, how do you help colleagues know that social media is working?

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#ChSocM (Church Social Media) Chat Transcript (10/7/14): Digital Evangelism Growth and Changes

We chatted about digital evangelism, especially
how it has changed over the years.

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

Topics:
T1: In the last 2 years, have attitudes about social media being used in churches changed? How?
T2:What has been your most effective way to share the gospel with people outside church via #chsocm?
T2a: Related but different- What has been effective in getting word out in the community about your congregation?
T3: What is your ministry's greatest roadblock to sharing the gospel via #chsocm
T4: What are some great ways for a ministry to use #chsocm to serve the neighborhood?
T5: Who is knocking it out of the park? Who is being innovative & effective at reaching people with Good News?
T6: If nothing was holding you back, what 1 thing/program would you try to share the Good News?

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