“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…
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?
What do you like better WordPress or Blogger? Why?
Twitter as a Spiritual Discipline
Posted on 01. Jun, 2008 by Aaron Marshall in Church2.0, Social Media
The more I use Twitter, the more I like it. I don’t like it for the sake of new technology, rather I have come to believe it is a tool that can deeply enhance relationships. Some balk at the idea of telling or knowing what others are doing and thinking, but aren’t these key components to relationship?
Twitter Encourages Intimacy and Deeper Relationship with One Another
I recently visited NW Oregon, where I grew up, and I had the opportunity to share Twitter with nearly my entire family, and several long lost friends. I am happy to say that my grandparents in their 70′s joined and are now regular users. I also introduced my church community group to twitter.
I am learning VALUABLE details about my family and friends that I would have never learned (unless I were living with them). This has given me the opportunity to pray specifically for them and given me cues when I should reach out and make a direct connection.
Twitter Combats Self-centered Thinking
I get so wrapped up in my own world. My wife and I are in the midst of making some pretty large life decisions and I often get lost thinking of myself, my plans, my designs and my life. Twitter reminds me that its not about me and that there are more important things to be thinking of than myself.
Twitter Helps Us to Open our Lives to Family and Friends in Tiny Digestible Chunks.
The problem with other tools for connecting is they require two way communication, which adds all sorts of social rules to the picture. With Twitter we can simply state what we are doing, how we are doing or what we are thinking without getting bogged down in pleasantries. I am not saying that two way communication is bad, its just not optimal if you want consistent regular updates from folks.
My grandma LOVES knowing what we are up to, but phone conversations are short because she doesn’t want to interrupt or burden us. The truth is I would love to tell her and I would also love to know what is going on in their lives as well. Twitter has given us way to connect better.
By opening up and sharing our lives with one another through Twitter we are fulfilling God’s call to love one another. I have a deeper more intimate connection with my family and friends because of Twitter.
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