"Help Me Figure Out This Technology Thing"
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Rev. Vajaah E. Parker
Web Strategist & Developer
The Web Development Group
Creative Missionary
Recap
Rev Dr. F. Doug Powe
"Serving the Present Age"
Congregational Context
Birth, Growth, Maturity, Dying, Death
Generational Context
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Civil Rights (1921-1940)
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Black Consciousness (1941-1960)
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Integrationists (1961-1980)
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Hip Hop (1981-2000)
Dr. Paula Matabane
"Wake Up Everybody: The Impact of Media Messages on the Images of African Americans"
Cultural consumption of media
Necessity to transition from consumption to creation
Accessibility of new media
"Technology Thing"
Technology can be leveraged to find inspiration as well as provide inspiration.
John 15
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Technology
"technology includes all tools, machines, utensils, weapons, instruments, housing, clothing, communicating and transporting devices and the skills by which we produce and use them"
@ Read Bain (1937)
"a means to fulfill a human purpose"
@ Brian Arthur (2009)
"an activity that forms or changes culture"
@ Albert Borgmann (2006)
Printing Press
"Technology"
isn't new
We should never...
Invest in technology for the sake of technology.
Romans 10:14
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
An Exercise
Branding
Church Websites
New & Social Media
Communication
Resources
Branding
A brand is MORE than a logo, tagline, type
and color guidelines.
Everything WE SAY and DO communicates our brand.
Branding
Church Websites
New & Social Media
Communication
Resources
Church Websites
Buy a domain name
Budget $500 - $3500
Mobile friendly
Make sure that every page includes Worship Service Times and Locations as well as pertinent contact information.
Branding
Church Websites
New & Social Media
Communication
Resources
New Media
means of mass communication using digital technologies such as the Internet.
Social Media
computer-mediated tools that allow people to create, share or exchange information, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks
- Bradbury, Jen. "Sticky Faith: What Keeps Kids Connected to Church?" The Christian Century: Thinking Critically. Living Faithfully. 130.11 (2013):22-25
- Detweiler, Craig. iGods: How Technology Shapes Our Spiritual and Social Lives. MI: Brazos Press, 2013.
- Gardner, Howard and Katie Davis. The App Generation. How Today's Youth Navigate Identity, Intimacy, and Imagination in a Digital World. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013.
- Johnston, Graham. Preaching to a Postmodern World: A Guide to Reaching Twenty-First-Century Listeners. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
- Kendall, Peggy. Rewired: Youth Ministry in an Age of IM and MySpace. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2007.
- Kramsch, Claire J. Language and Culture. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2006.
- Lillard, Kenneth. Social Media and Ministry: Sharing the Gospel in the Digital Age. Raleigh: Lulu Press, 2010. 2009.
- Rainer, Thom S., and Sam S. Rainer. Essential Church? Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts. Nashville: B & H Publishing Group, 2008.
- Turkle, Sherry. Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other. New York: Basic, 2011.
- Wiseman, Karyn L. I Refuse to Preach a Boring Sermon! Engaging the 21st Century Listener.publication place: Pilgrim Press, 2013.
Branding
Church Websites
New & Social Media
Communication
Resources
Endless Options
- Email blasts
- Video Conferencing
- Conference Calls
- Screen-sharing
- Messaging Apps
Branding
Church Websites
New & Social Media
Communication
Resources
Books
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Branding Faith: Why Some Churches and Nonprofits Impact Culture and Others Don't by Phil Cooke
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Dangerous: A Go-to Guide for Church Communication by Chuck Scoggins, Kevin D. Hendricks, Cleve Persinger
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Getting Started in Church Communications by Chuck Scoggins
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Outspoken: Conversations on Church Communication by Tim Schraeder
Church & Technology Resources
Q&A
Help Me Figure Out This Technology Thing
By Vajaah E. Parker
Help Me Figure Out This Technology Thing
Presented at the 2014 CED Winter Meeting Leadership Advance of the Christian Education Department of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
