Witnessing on the World Wide Web

NWB – YPCL Convention 2016Presenter: Eldress Wandra Williams

Assistant: Dr. Michelle Gooding

The World Wide Web is a form of Technology

Technology Defined:

Where does it fit within the scope of the Church?

• Technology is a tool!• Like any tool, the effectiveness of it

will depend on the user.• Technology should never take the

place of relationship and intimacy with God

• Use it to tell others about the Gospel of Jesus Christ

• Use it to share important information going on in your local church

Christianity  Today:  3  Ways  Technology  Enables  the  Mission  of  the  Church  • Technology  enables  communication• Technology  enables  community• Technology  enables  discipleshipFind  the  Benefits  of  TechnologyThere  are  unintended  side  effects  of  technology  that  are  both  de-­‐personalizing  and  dehumanizing.  But  there  are  some  wonderful  benefits  of  technology  that  enable  the  mission  of  the  church.  Use  technology  in  your  church  to  enable  communication,  community  and  discipleship.Source:  http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2014/october/3-­‐ways-­‐technology-­‐enables-­‐mission-­‐of-­‐church.html

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1.ReType App:    Allows  users  to  create  posters,  flyers  and  memes  directly  from  their  mobile  device.    No  computer  needed.  

2.HootSuite App:  Allows  users  to  share  content  across  various  social  media  platforms  through  one  single  app.    Make  a  blog  post,  Facebook  post,  and  tweet  simultaneously  from  this  app!    All  content  can  be  scheduled  to  post  at  various  times  throughout  the  day.

3. Instagram: Great  for  sharing  photos,  flyers  and  posters

4. Letter  Glow:    Create  flyers,  posters,  and  memes  directly  from  your  mobile  device.    No  computer  needed.

5. SnapChat: View  and  share  videos  and  pictures.    Users  also  have  access  to  cool  features.

6. Facebook: Share  social  media  updates,  photos,  flyers,  announcements,  videos.    Facebook  Live,  Facebook  Pages,  Facebook  Groups,  Facebook  Events—FREE  TOOL  –Great  for  ministry!

7. GroupMe:  Instant  Messaging  app,  great  for  working  with  small  groups  within  ministry  particularly  when  planning  events  and  programs

8. Twitter: Allows  users  to  “tweet”  or  post  short/condensed  messages,  pictures,  or  videos

9. Kik:  Instant  Messaging  app,  most  commonly  used  by  children

10.PeriScope:  Allows  the  user  to  do  live  broadcasts  from  virtually  anywhere  in  the  world.

This APP though…download it and use it!Download it on your phone and download it in your heart! Make sure you have a hard copy as well J

Technology Experiment with the Youth Volunteers

Create a Meme• What  is  a  Meme?

Other options for sharing the Gospel and important information regarding your church to publish to the web or social media• Dreamweaver• MS  Power  Point• MS  Word• MS  Publisher

Facebook Pages for Organizations• Absolutely  FREE• Post  Ministry  events  and  important  messages• Share  videos  from  messages• Post  Photos  of  your  church  family• Posts  using  Facebook  Pages  for  Organizations  can  be  scheduled!  Schedule  your  posts  for  the  week.• Rule  of  thumb:    No  more   than  4  posts  per  day  at  peak  times.    Morning,   Lunch,  Dinner,   and  Night

• Boost  your  Facebook  Page  at  cost  (can  run  $10  and  up)• Give  this  responsibility  to  individuals  that  you  trust• If  the  Pastor  is  on  Facebook,  he  or  she  should  be  an  administrator  for  your  church  page.    Preview  content  prior  to  posting  to  keep  the  integrity  of  the  church  in  tact.

Online VideosCurrent  statistics  indicate  that  people  will  spend  over  a  third  of  their  lifetimes  on  computers   in  some  capacity  and  those  statistics  will  only   increase  as  time  goes  on.In  the  past  decade,  video  usage  has  skyrocketed.•89  million   people   in  the  United  States  watch  1.2  billion  online  videos  every  day•Online  video  users  are  expected  to  double   to  1.5  billion   in  2016.•Globally,  online  video   traffic  will  be  55  percent  of  all  consumer   Internet  traffic  in  2016.•92  percent  of  mobile  video  viewers  share  videos  with  others.Worldwide,   users  upload  hundreds   of  hours  of  video  content  per  minute   to  various  viewing  platforms.

Source:    The  Church  Online  |  thechurchonline.com  

What does this mean for the church?

• Imagine  the  impact  your  church  or  ministry  could  have  on  someone  not  just  locally,  but  internationally.

• How  many  times  have  you  personally  been  online  and  viewed  a  video  clip  of  someone’s  sermon  and  it  truly  blessed  you?

• Technology  can  be  a  blessing  to  someone  if  used  for  the  Glory  of  God.

• With  limited  funding  what  are  the  options  for  posting  videos  online?    • Create  your  own  YouTube  Channel-­‐FREE• Record  video  using  your  phone  and  post  to  your  Facebook  Organization  Page  – FREE

• Do  live  broadcasting  via  Periscope  and  Facebook  Live

Other Great Tools for Ministry

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Need to have a meeting or make phone calls to get an important message out to auxiliaries or members of your church?

Great Apps for Ministers• Presentation  Clock• Microsoft  Office  (Word,  PowerPoint,  and  Excel)• Evernote  – App  for  journaling  and  organizing  sermons  and  teaching  notes  in  digital  notebook  format.• YouVersion Bible  App• iMovie• Adobe  PDF  App  (PDF  reader  that  allows  the  users  to  view  documents  easily  without  changing  the  original  formatting)• DropBox – Store  your  documents  using  cloud  storage,  making  them  easily  accessible  across  any  mobile  device

Thank You and God Bless

• Information  from  tonight’s  workshop  will  be  posted  on  the  web  at:•www.wandrawilliams.com•http://mgooding.weebly.com/