“The Importance of Social Media to a Seminary” a talk given to the Faculty at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Posted on 18. Aug, 2008 by Aaron Marshall in Church Technology, Church2.0, Evangelism, Missions, Mobile, Social Media, Video
I am doing some consulting work with the SBTS right now and was invited to speak to the faculty about social media. (The presentation starts at 4:30 seconds)
Social Media and Web Technologies Discussed
God’s Mac Podcast Interview: Discussing iPods4Africa and Strengths of Social Media for Church and Ministry
Posted on 08. Aug, 2008 by Aaron Marshall in Church2.0, Evangelism, Missions, Social Media
Wasn’t sure what to expect when Gabe asked me to be on his show. I was a little nervous. Its kind of tough to Follow Erwin McManus… I really enjoyed the interview, my favorite part is when I got to say things about Social Media that I am passionate about and have been burning a holes in my pockets
Excerpt & Link to the Podcast
We are partnering with our guest, Aaron Marshall, (interview starts at 22:33) this week to present a challenge for our listening audience. If you have an old (or new) iPod that you would like to donate towards the iPods4Africa mission, Aaron would love to hear from you! We would like to see our audience give at least 20 iPods. See full post here…
God’s Mac Podcast and CHURCHSMO have a ton of shared vision. Gabe Taviano is an excellent interviewer and he has created a very strong and consistent podcast where he talks about technology, the gospel, and how they mesh. If you are into church and technology this is a great podcast to subscribe to…
How To Live Broadcast Your Event or Church Service Online For FREE
Posted on 04. Aug, 2008 by Aaron Marshall in Social Media
There is a fantastic new service that makes it VERY easy to live broadcast your event through the internet. One of the particularly neat features is that it allows you to broadcast through multiple websites at once. That means you can put live streaming video in a blog, website, Facebook page or anywhere else that allows you to embed a video.
A Few Quick Steps to get Setup
1. Setup a camera that can be fed directly into a computer.
This can be the web camera on your laptop or even a multi-camera system at a big church. Don’t worry about having the camera setup perfect the first time, just do it and work out the bugs later.
2. Sign Up for a USTREAM.tv account
You will get a profile and access to all the code you need to embed it into other sites here.
3. Hit Broadcast Now
You are going to flip when you realize how easy this is. It took me maybe 5 minutes to setup on my laptop.
Do You Pass Rattle Snakes, Dance Around with Flags or Knock People Out with the Palm of Your Hand? Let Me Know Upfront…
Its definitely courteous to explain to people the flow and activities of your service before they get there. What better way to show it than through live video? Live Streaming Video could also be beneficial for folks who are home sick or people working in the nursery.
What are some other ways that live broadcasting could be beneficial to ministry?
IPODS4AFRICA: Share the Gospel & Disciple Africa by Donating your iPod
Posted on 17. Jul, 2008 by Aaron Marshall in Church2.0, Evangelism, How To, Missions, Social Media
Would you like to get solid biblical teaching into the hands of hungry African Pastors? So would we!
This is the beginning of a new ministry with the goal of utilizing millions of unused iPods to make disciples and carry the Gospel to all nations. The concept is simple. You donate your iPod, we pack it with solid biblical teaching and send it to an African Pastor.
Step#1 Send Us Your iPod
iPods4Africa
5702 Timber Ridge Dr
Prospect KY, 40059
Step #2. Your iPod will be Wiped and Loaded with Awesome Biblical Teaching
Step #3 Your iPod will be Sent to an African Pastor
Its that simple!
If you want more information or want to help out please contact us or leave your input in the comment section below.
Extreme Blog Makeover: A Pastors Sojourn from Blogger to WordPress
Posted on 16. Jul, 2008 by Aaron Marshall in Church, Church2.0, How To, Social Media, Social Networking
Chad Lewis is one of the awesome pastors at my church. He had been blogging for years but took a break for awhile. When he decided to get back into it he looked around and realized that blogging had come a long way. He felt like his old blog account with blogger was inadequate. We gave his blog a WordPress makeover.
Before
After
WordPress has a Tool that Makes it SUPER Simple to Import Your Blogger Posts AND Comments
Chad had posts and comments all the way back to 2005. Using the WordPress import tool I was able to pull all of that seamlessly into his new blog. Phew.
My Take On The WordPress Philosophy
The core philosophy of WordPress is to be open and very community driven. It always nice to have a paid company to rely on for support but when it comes to online publishing, proprietary and dependence are nasty beasts.
Using WordPress is like Using a Professional Camera
It takes a little more to learn but you can really do amazing things with it. I am not here to do a feature comparison between Blogger and WordPress, but I want to impress on my readers that WordPress is an awesome solution. Especially, if you know someone who can teach you to work it.
It should be noted that Chad’s site was created with WordPress.ORG not WordPress.COM Whats the difference?
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