Communication & Social Media Hub
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Social media is playing a rapidly growing role in church communication. Stop by the Communication & Social Media Hub on the Expo Floor to gain successful tips and tricks that you can use to enhance the impact of your message.
Sponsored by the Center for Church Communication, the HUB is a casual setting where you can chat with your peers, talk with expert presenters from the CFCC, and learn just how easy engaging in social media can be.
Presentations taking place at the HUB during Expo Hours include:
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Social Media 101: New to social media? Wondering how a church can use it effectively? Come and learn some simple ways your church can get engaged in the conversation happening online.
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Best Practices in Social Media: Is your church using social media but not getting the results you'd like to see? Come join the conversation and learn best practices for churches using social media and increase your effectiveness online.
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OUTSPOKEN: Everything your church does communicates a message. Whether in a service, online, or in print, you're communicating something to your audience and your community. Come discuss church communication with the co-directors of the Center for Church Communication.
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Texting and Tweeting in Service: "Welcome to church. Turn your cell phones ON." Learn ways your church can use services like Twitter or texting to engage your congregation during weekend services.
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What Would Jesus Tweet? Does social media have a place in ministry? We think it does. Come join the conversation and hear reasons why your church should be engaged in social media.
- Social Media Roundtable: Have questions? We have answers. Come for an informal discussion on social media and the church.
BONUS: The CFCC and its its flagship blog, Church Marketing Sucks, recently released their first book, Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication. Visit the HUB to discuss their new book and you could even win a copy!
Featuring more than 60 church marketing experts and comprised of over 70 short essays covering a variety of topics related to church communication, including branding, design, leadership, technology, creativity, outreach and more, Outspoken is a first of its kind resource for church leaders and communicators.
Outspoken brings together some of the leading voices that are impacting and shaping the way churches communicate, including:
- Jon Acuff, author of Stuff Christians Like and CNN contributor
- Leonard Sweet, professor, author, and one of the “50 Most Influential Christians in America”
- Kem Meyer, author and communications director at Granger Community Church
- Phil Cooke, Hollywood producer and author of Branding Faith
- Charles Lee, Idea Camp founder and compassionary
Outspoken will be available in print and Kindle format on Amazon.com with a portion of sales benefiting Creative Missions, an annual ‘missions trip’ for church creatives. Learn more by visiting www.OutspokenBook.com.
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The Hub – Schedule of Events Wednesday, November 9 |
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| 9:50am | 10:00am | Awards presentations located at the Keynote stage in Hall E. | |
| 11:30am | 1:00pm | WFX Live session | W17 Separating the Smoke & Mirrors from Meaningful Innovations: How to Distinguish Must-Have Technology For Your House Of Worship (John Storyk/Walters-Storyk Design Group - Pastor Joe Cortese/Crossroads Tabernacle) |
| 1:15pm | 1:45pm | The Hub | Social Media Roundtable, Have questions? We have answers. Come for an informal discussion on social media and the church. (Tim Schraeder, CFCC) |
| 1:30pm | 2:30pm | WFX Live session | W18: Future Church: Buildings in 2020 (Tom Greenwood/Beck Group - Michael Kaiser/Beck Group, Steve Reed/Acoustic Dimensions, Toby Slough/Cross Timbers Community Church) |
| 2:30pm | 3:00pm | The Hub | Social Media 101, New to social media? Wondering how a church can use it effectively? Come and learn some simple ways your church can get engaged in the conversation happening online. (Tim Schraeder, CFCC) |
| 3:00pm | 4:00pm | WFX Live session | W19: The Top 11 Things That Pastors Wish They Knew Before They Built (Kurt Williams/T&W Church Solutions) = 1.0 AIA LU |
| 4:00pm | 4:30pm | The Hub | Best Practices in Social Media, Is your church using social media but not getting the results you'd like to see? Come join the conversation and learn best practices for churches using social media and increase your effectiveness online. (Tim Schraeder, CFCC) |
| 4:30pm | 5:30pm | WFX Live session | W20: Master Planning for Multi-Site Ministry (Tom Greenwood/Beck Group - John Paul DeFrank/Beck Group, Jeff Otero/Strategic Dimensions, Doug Sluiter/Gateway Church, Southlake, TX) |
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The Hub – Schedule of Events |
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| 11:30am | 12:30pm | WFX Live session |
W35: Alive and Finishing Strong - A New Vision of Health for the Church (Dr. Scott Stoll) |
| 12:30pm | 1:00pm | Book Signing | Alive!; Dr. Scott Stoll |
| 1:00pm | 2:00pm | WFX Live session | W36: Develop a Powerful Church Web Strategy (Drew Goodmanson/Kaleo Church / MonkDev) |
| 2:00pm | 2:30pm | The Hub | OUTSPOKEN, Everything your church does communicates a message. Whether in a service, online, or in print, you're communicating something to your audience and your community. Come discuss church communication with the co-directors of the Center for Church Communication. (Tim Schraeder, CFCC & others contributors) |
| 2:30pm | 3:00pm | Book Signing | OUTSPOKEN; Tim Schraeder & others contributors |
| 2:30pm | 3:30pm | WFX Live session | W37: The Social Media Landscape: Understanding and Using It (Cathy Hutchinson/Strategic Dimensions) |
| 3:30pm | 3:45pm | The Hub | Texting and Tweeting in Service "Welcome to church. Turn your cell phones ON." Learn ways your church can use services like Twitter or texting to engage your congregation during weekend services. (Tim Schraeder, CFCC) |
| 3:45pm | 4:00pm | The Hub | What Would Jesus Tweet? Does social media have a place in ministry? We think it does. Come join the conversation and hear reasons why your church should be engaged in social media. (Tim Schraeder, CFCC) |
| 4:00pm | 5:00pm | WFX Live session | W38: Social Media Ain’t Going Away. #praiseGod (Mark MacDonald/PinPoint Creative Group) |
| 4:15pm | 4:30pm | Book Signing | The Leadership Gap: How to Build, Motivate and Organize a Great Ministry Team, Curtis Wallace |
