There was such an outcry concerning yesterday’s blog post I feel an obligation to continue the conversation. I recently learned that the Kentucky Annual Conference is requiring both pastors and ordination candidates to sign a social media disclosure statement. By signing the agreement, clergy and ordinands are agreeing to allow the conference to “examine” their social media accounts. Continue Reading…
I’ll be honest, I was shocked when I first read Shayne Raynor’s article Clergy Accountability Online. Raynor, managing editor for Ministry Matters, outlines how the Kentucky Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church is requiring pastors and ordination candidates to sign a social media disclosure statement. In a time when mainline denominations are “Rethinking” how they grow new churches and recruit new leaders, why legislate rather than nurture? Continue Reading…
Yesterday Adweek shared the prediction that in two years nearly all TV content will be online!
“Executives from Disney, Turner, and Comcast were in unanimous agreement that we are only two years away from 75 percent of TV content being available online and on mobile devices. At the Elevate Video Advertising Summit in Midtown Manhattan this afternoon, Matt Strauss from Comcast Interactive Media, Jeremy Legg from Turner Broadcasts, and David Preshlack of Disney and ESPN predicted that TV ‘everywhere’ was imminent, and that in the same timeframe the networks will be almost completely agnostic about where and when their video content is being viewed.”
If you’ve been paying attention, you know that this day was quickly approaching. What blows my mind is that the Millennial Generation truly sees any screen connected wirelessly to the Internet as television. According to Comcast’s Matt Straus, “It’s interesting to think of what the definition of a TV is … My kids think an iPad is a TV.” But for many of us, we have to be sitting on our living room couch for it to qualify as TV watching. Continue Reading…
What happens when your social media-savvy pastor leaves? from Matt Carlisle on Vimeo.
I spend a fair bit of time leading workshops and speaking at ministry conferences. The following video clip is from a recent workshop I lead at the the Chicago Marriott for the Religion Communication Congress 2010. I honestly was surprised when a woman in the crowd asked me to comment on a very real situation that many churches face. What to do when your social media-savvy pastor, who has established a strong following online and in your congregation, decides to move on to another church? And how do you replace that voice? It was a great question that many churches will have to face in the near future. Enjoy!
Thanks to my friend Dale Lature for shooting the video and giggling in the background when I dropped the word “voyeur” during the workshop.
Best described as a tech-toting evangelist for web and social media, Matt Carlisle consults with non-profits and faith groups to make the necessary changes to fully embrace new media.
