#ChSocM chat: Zooming in on Video and Social Media

The Topic: A quotation: “…engagement for non-video content is declining.” 
Our jumping off point.

This week's (05/31/16) chat moderated by Jason Chesnut (@crazypastor)

Topics:

T1: We’re going to zoom in right away - *why* would you say engagement is falling when the content is non-video?
T2: What’s the last video you saw on social media? Why did you click on it? What drew you to it?
T3: Zooming in even farther…what, in your opinion, has worked in videography as it comes to social media? What doesn’t work?
T4: We can’t do it all ourselves. What are some good resources you know of/use when considering video in your own soc-med context?
T5: Next steps - how to incorporate video, even in small ways, for our communities? Let’s turn our creativity up to 11.

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#ChSocM Chat Transcript: Assuaging Fear and Encouraging Engagement via Social Media

Fear, Moses, Loving thy neighbor, and more. 

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

Topics:
T1: Why is there so much fear of #chsocm?
T1a: What steps do you take to assuage these #chsocm fears?
T2: You have gone to the mountaintop with Moses. When you come down with the tablets, what are the 10 #chsocm commandments?
T3: What are some things your congregation gains by having an active and engaged online presence? T3a: What steps are you taking to increase activity and engagement on #chsocm?
T4: What are some functions Facebook could serve in your ministry? #
T5: As #chsocm becomes more visual, what are some ideas for getting started with video?
Any final tweets of inspiration?

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#ChSocM (Church Social Media) Chat Transcript: Using Video for Communities of Faith

A rip-roaring tweetchat focusing on the 

ever-increasing popularity of video through social media 

in our communities of faith. 

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

Topics:

1. Why should we use video in social media?

2. What’s a way you've seen video work really well in various ministry settings?

3. Where have you found good video for #ChSocM purposes? 

4. For those who've created videos - any learnings, tips, tricks?

4a. How about good software/apps for managing and editing video?

5. Quick. Name a biblical story that could work really well (not corny) through the medium of video.

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