Welcome to Part 2 of ‘Church and Social Media 2015 Year in Review!’ Picking up where we left off in Part 1, here are my picks for the top, most impactful, most insightful church social media #chsocm stories and sites posted on social media in 2015:
- African Americans Use Technology More Than Others For Worship Services – BlackEnterprise.com
- The Best Social Platform For Your Church with Meredith Gould – Pro Church Tools
- Biola Digital Conference – open.biola.edu
- Building an Internet Church Campus – The iChurch Method/ Jason Caston
- The Cellular Church – The New Yorker
- Charleston Relatives “Forgive” Shooting Suspect in Court – BBC News
- Christian Podcast Directory – Listly/ D J Chuang
- Christianity Today’s 2016 Book Awards – Christianity Today
- The Continuing Evolution of the Digital Church – The Christian Post
- Directory of Multiethnic Churches – Multiethnic.Church
- Facebook Guide for Pastors in Transition – hackingchristianity.net
- Faith Community Rallies Around Charleston Church After Shooting – HuffingtonPost
- Getting Your Church Started on Periscope or Meerkat – Josh Blankenship
- God’s Work Our Blog: Behind the Scenes with the Social Media Team at the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering – northeasterniowasynodelca.blogspot.com
- How Frequently Should Churches Really Post on Social Media? – djchuang.com
- How MLK Made a Better World in Just 10 Years – Michael Hyatt
- How Social Is Changing Church – BeliefNet
- How Would Jesus Behave on Social Media? – Patheos
- Joel Osteen Radio – Positive Inspiration For Life – SiriusXM Satellite Radio
- Love Conquers All In Charleston – Kenneth Lillard/ Faith Based Media 2.0
- Meet Kanye’s Pastor: Rich Wilkerson Jr. – Relevant Magazine
- The Netflix-ization of the Church – Patheos
- Pastors in Paris: Opposing Terror with Love – Christianity Today
- Prayer and Social Media Action in #Baltimore – #Chsocm Chat Transcript
- Producing by Faith, Inspiring Through Technology/ Devon Franklin – thebridge.att.net
- The Potter’s House – Bishop T. D. Jakes
- Roseburg Pastors: “This Is Our 9/11” – Christianity Today
- Saddleback Church – Pastor Rick Warren
- Theology of Social Media – Willow Creek TV
- Top 5 Church Social Media Trends in 2015 – bradbridges.net
- Top 15 Ways That Churches Can Use the Periscope App in Ministry – FluidMinistry
- Top 300 Christian Blogs for Ministry/ 12th Edition – churchrelevance.com
- The Ultimate List of Social Media Policies for Churches – justinwise.net
That completes our ‘Church and Social Media 2015 Year in Review, Part 2.’ It’s truly been an eventful and exciting year in church social media. Would love to hear what your favorite church social media stories and sites were in 2015. Please feel free to share your favorites with me and the readers in the comments section!
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Until next time, remember, you can do all things thru Christ Jesus!
Have a Happy, Healthy & Prosperous 2016!
Be Blessed Everyone,
Kenneth Lillard
Can you believe the year has flown by already? Yes, it’s true! As we close out 2015, what better time than now to take a look back at the top Church and Social Media stories that have shone in the social media spotlight this year.
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