Next week I will be traveling to Springfield, Illinois to lead a social media ministry training event for the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The United Methodist Church. If you live in the area, I encourage you to join me. Continue Reading…
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Church Web & Social Media Training this Saturday
This weekend I will be traveling to Hutchinson, Kansas to lead a web and social media ministry training event for the Kansas West Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church. If you live in the area, I encourage you to join me. Continue Reading…
Upcoming Web & Social Media Ministry Training Events You Can Afford
For many of you, steep registration costs and the added expense to travel make it near impossible for you to attend many of the church leader conferences. It may be the end of the year and your church budgets are tapped, but don’t fret because there are still a few premier web ministry and social media training events that are cost effective. Here are a few that I found. If you are aware of similar training events, please comment below with your suggestions. Continue Reading…
Empowering Your Church Members to Embrace New Technologies
I opened my paper this morning, actually my browser window, and found an article detailing the story of a local Middle Tennessee church planning an expo of sorts, inviting local professionals to come speak with children (K-12th grade). The day will include everything from robotic demonstrations to science experiments. Efforts are meant to inspire children to think about careers in science, technology, engineering or math — understanding that God’s creations are meant to be explored.
Kudos to this church for stepping out and exploring new ground. The role of the Church in exploring new technology, more importantly, empowering Christians to embrace new technologies is a passion of mine. Honestly, this is an area that I believe the Church has overlooked and has a responsibility to nurture. Continue Reading…
Training Opportunity for Church Communicators
As many of you know, I am co-founder of M2LIVE.org. Since 2008, we have been resourcing pastors and church volunteers who are interested in enhancing their ministry using the latest in web and social media technology.
M2LIVE is unique in that we create opportunities for the most innovative web evangelists to share how they are using the tools of the web and social media in their churches. Our single day events equip church leaders and volunteers to create more appealing and usable church websites, and grow their ministry using the latest in web technology. Here are a few topics we will cover: Continue Reading…
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.
