Brandon EarlyMore PostsUsing The Power of Social Networks…

Here are a few ideas for getting the message you teach at church outside the church walls.

  • I will often have a “Thought of the Week” or some phrase or verse that will ask students to share on their Facebook wall and tweet.
  • We host a facebook group for Student Leadership Team, this is a great place to train, ask questions, and encourage a specific group of students.
  • Sometimes I post a preview video on our youth ministries facebook page. This is simply a short video (30-45 sec) letting them know what we will be talking about the next time we meet.
  • I have not played this with our group yet but I hope to use the game “Facebook Hack” soon.  check out the details at morethandodgeball.
  • We created a segment video called “Off The Wall.”  I ask staff to find and hoard some funny, silly, ridiculous status updates, see the video below.

Brandon EarlyMore PostsSites I Hit Every Day…


I hit several sites a day, staying conencted, looking for deals, checking social media.  Here are the sites I hit most every day…multiple times a day.

DEALS…
•  I usually do not go to be until after midnight so the first site I hit is WOOT!  Woot is the best one deal a day website and they have several sister sites listed on the right of their page, click’em all.
•  AppShopper top 200 (sort by changed to see the fast movers)
•  Bens Bargains
•  1SaleaDay

NEWS…
•  Google Reader
•  Engadget
•  Digg

SOCIAL MEDIA…
• 
Twitter
•  Facebook

APPS…
•  Fighter Verse
•  YouVersion
•  Logos
• 
Facebook
•  HootSuite
•  Zite
•  Pulse
•  Reeder