connect with heather how many members does your church have?
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Connect with Heather
How many members does your church have?
How many members attend worship every
week?
Internet use is GROWING
Internet use is GROWING
You can reach __________ additional people every
week with #DigitalOutreach.
The potential is out there!
The potential is out there!
New Mission Field
From 2011-2014, BGEA reached 5 million decisions for Christ.
More than 20,000 people each day view an online presentation of the Gospel and can engage with trained counselors.
Globalmedia Outreach, established in 2004, has reached 159,409,690 decisions for Christ.
And 81,934,642 people currently going through their Discipleship programs.
Example
(2011) I thought maybe 25-50 would join me. Maybe. Much to my surprise, 2,500 people joined me for that “little” study.
(2013) Today I don’t just lead a study, I’m the director of a world-wide community. And no longer is it just on my blog, but we are also on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. 88,000 ladies from over 106 countries have joined our little OBS in the past couple years. We have 59 Facebook small groups with leaders. We have 10 team leaders. We have a prayer team. We have a teaching team, social media team, core team, and even an executive assistant.
More than a gimmick. Social Media and the internet can
be a powerful tool.
Here’s where we’re going:
Create a Digital
Strategy
Explore tools for content
excellence
View real time
tracking to evaluate
what works and what doesn’t
Q&A
Digital Strategy – Plan it out
Where will you post?
What will you post?
When will you post?
WHO will post?
Start in ONE place, do it wellthen add more…or don’t!
What will you post?
Banner and Profile Picture
Right now
If you have a Church Facebook Page or Twitter or anything else, choose a post and share it on your personal profile.
WHO will post?
Tools – Make your job EASY
Scheduling tools: Hootsuite and Buffer
Content Creation: Canva and YouVersion
Canva and YouVersion
Right Now
Open the YouVersion Bible App and choose a Bible verse. Create and image and share it wherever you want! (John 3:16 would work)
Include an invitation to worship with you this Sunday or an engaging question: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT GOD’S LOVE FOR YOU? LEAVE A COMMENT AND SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS!
Also include #DigitalOutreach; I would like to engage with you later and can find your post by searching for the hashtag.
If you do not have the App. Manually share John 3:16 with the same invitation and hashtag.
Tracking – Find what Works
Let’s see what’s going on RIGHT NOW on a few Facebook Pages.
Tracking – Find what Works
Tracking – Find what Works
Tracking – Find what Works
Tracking – Find what Works
In Worship Invite people to “Check in” before or after worship.
This can easily be done during the announcements!
Provide a “sharable” quote from the Sermon in the bulletin; 140 characters or less. Or could be the main Bible verse used in the sermon. You can even go so far as adding a hashtag. Ie: #Confirmation, #worship, #YourChurch
Consider printing the Bible verse as an image so that people can take a picture and share.
Include a question to ponder and share.
What are some ideas you have for using #DigitalOutreach in worship?
Engage.
Get people connected to the Body of Christ.
Engage Online
Provide connection through Prayer posts. “How can we pray for you?” “Pray for the request above and below your comment.”
Consider hosting an online Bible study via a blog, your website, or even Facebook. (Ask me how!)
Respond to people when they comment, share, and leave messages.
Provide opportunities for people to come to church, apart from worship.
Q&A
Resources
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2015/march/do-digital-decisions-disciple.html
http://globalmediaoutreach.com/
http://billygraham.org/press-release/year-in-review-nearly-9-5-million-hear-the-gospel-through-billy-graham-evangelistic-association-outreaches/
http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/08/19/the-demographics-of-social-media-users/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJJMa46Q574