The Pitfalls and Possibilities of Social Media in the Life of Faith

Burlingame Presbyterian Church

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Social Media Revolution 2013

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Why Bother?Genesis 18 -- Will a son be born to a man 100 years old and a woman the age of 90?

God asks that we give the best of what we have in order to participate in the unfolding of God’s realities in the world.

GOD IS NOT DONE WITH US!Gladys Burrill, 92

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Road Map

Introductions

Assumptions

Pitfalls, Possibilities and

Postures

Terms and Platforms

Six Networks You Should Know

Four Parental Postures to Build

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Who is Bruce?

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Who are you?Age groups: elementary, middle school, high school, college

What social network/s are uses the most?

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SM AssumptionsSocial Media is only another medium of communication and expression;

Social Media is generational air and gives insight into a particular worldview;

Social Media is highly contextually and it will be embraced at various degrees;

Social Media demands a high sense of self-worth as it has a flattening effect on community and leadership;

Social Media will not save [insert org]

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Social Media PitfallsSM as idol, savior or quick fix

SM as distraction

SM as careless expression

SM as overestimated ROI

SM as echo chamber

SM as over-and-above F2F

SM as an entry to bullying and unwanted contactPhoto by amagill

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Social Media Possibilities

SM can build up and strengthen the Body of Christ

SM allows the church to model a different way of living

SM compels the church to see the world beyond its bubble

SM liberates faithful expression of creativity and creation

SM provides accountability

SM offers a place of communal care and spiritual renewal

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Social Media Postures

be with people: tinker with the betas, but join in where folks are alreadybe you: appropriate, honest, consistent just as you would be in real life (IRL)be interactive: engage, comment, respond, inquire, link and likebe mindful: Most people lurk and observe without ever interacting. be humble/bold: don’t underestimate the influence of your thinking, but avoid delusions of grandeurbe npr: earn the right to be heard.

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Smarty Pants Termsapps, smart phones, tablets, oh my

Traditional Media v. Social Media

Web 1.0 v. Web 2.0

Social Networking

Open Source Software

Cloud Technology

weB+logs = Blogs, vLogs

feeds, aggregators and readers

tagging and #hashtags

Checking In

QRCode

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Social Media PlatformsGoogle: gmail, gcal, hangout, drive

Blogging: typepad, wordpress, blogger, tumblr, google

Networks: twitter, google+, askfm, facebook, linkedin, nextdoor, reddit

Media: last.fm, goodreads, pandora, spotify, iheartradio

Photo: instagram, flickr, smugmug,

Video: vimeo, youtube, huddle, vine

Texting: Groupme, Kik, Snapchat

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Social Media PlatformsGroup Calling: skype, hangout, facetime, gotomeeting,

Productivity: dropbox, slideshare, doodle, wufoo, evernote

Reviews: yelp, amazon, foursquare, google, miso, tvtag, google

eNewsletters: madmimi, mailchimp, constant contact

Location: foursquare, yelp, facebook

Curating: pinterest, scoop.it, storify, buffer, hootsuite, feedspot

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Six You Should KnowTWITTER

YOUTUBE

SNAPCHAT

INSTAGRAM

FACEBOOK

ASKFM

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Four Household Postures

RESTRAINThonor the networks in which they have given you access to be present

OPENNESS screen time in public spaces

SABBATH unplugging in the evening

MENTORStrusted adult in networks

Healthy parental social media postures must be built on an overall relationship of trust, encouragement and boundaries.

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