Are you teaching Bible Study or Sunday School? How will you engage the youth? This webinar shares practical ways to engage, enhance and encourage. For more ideas and coaching go to www.awesomeinsight.com

1. Engage Enhance
Encourage…
Lynette Hawkins, Presenter
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2. Are You Ready to
Open the
Digital Door to Sunday
School & Bible Study?
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3. TODAY…
Discover:
• The Meaning of Social Media
• Where Young People Are Today
• 21st Century Teaching with Social Media
• Facebook Twitter YouTube
• Tips & Ideas for Teaching
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4. Matthew 28:19
“Go therefore and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and the Son and
of the Holy Spirit.”
NRSV
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5. WHAT’S SOCIAL MEDIA?
Definition
“Media designed to be disseminated through social interaction.”
Wikipedia
Social Media…
1.Creates 2 way conversation.
2.Builds community.
3.Is timely.
4.Connects people.
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6. A SHIFT IN THE WAY PEOPLE
COMMUNICATE
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7. 60% of U.S. Churches
Use at least one
social media platform
Lifeway Research, September 2010
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8. COMMONLY USED BY
MINISTRIES
NETWORKING SITES VIDEO SHARING
Facebook YouTube
Linked In
BLOGS
Wordpress Blogs
Blogger SHARING
Flickr
MICROBLOGS Pinterest
Twitter
REVIEWS
PRESENTATION
Yelp.com
Slideshare
Google
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9. 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS

10. YOUTH ARE ONLINE!
95 % of All Teens (12-17) now Online!
Pew Internet
July 2011
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11. About YouTube .
• YouTube Exceeds 2 Billion views a
day
• Double prime time of all 3 major networks
• Average person spends 15 minutes
• Hundreds of millions watch via
mobile devices

12. TEXTING DOMINATING
75% Texts
• 77% of Teens Have Cellphones
• 23% of Teens have Smartphones
Pew Internet
July 2011 pewinternet.org

13. WHAT DRAWS THEM TO
SOCIAL MEDIA?
Creativity Interactive Relationships
Conversations

14. Why Should Teachers
Consider Social Media?

15. Got
Video?

16. 1. ENGAGE…
• Engage with use of creative video clips, audio
& visuals
• Create a welcoming YouTube Channel for Your Ministry &
Upload lesson elements
• Record lessons
• Share relevant clips to reinforce a lesson topics
• (i.e. Forgiveness, Friendship Love, Hospitality)
• Create “VLOGS” Video logs from class lessons
• Pin clip elements that represent stories shared
• Skype to digital penpals at a sister church
• Exchange learning with another class

17. enhance storytelling

18. 2. ENHANCE…
• Enhance with Multimedia Story Telling
• Sketch out how various tools can be used in lessons
• Look for videos on YouTube as well as DVDs
• Continue the class lessons with Tweets during the week
• Regularly share relevant messages (to Class lessons) via
Facebook, Twitter
• Share content of the lesson using multiple tools like video
and sharing of a blog
• Add Digital with Existing Curriculum
• Skype
• Video conference a lesson Set up a special time for out of
class experience
• Bible study using Twitter

19. encourage conversations

20. ENCOURAGE
• Encourage Interaction & Conversation
• Create a Facebook Group that your class can
• Post updates
• Ask students to share how themes/lessons are
relevant to their lives
• Pull more students in with Tweets out of class
• Share Lessons in Social Media
• Slideshare.net & prezi.com for presentations
• YouTube & vimeo - videos
• Scribd.com for lessons

21. ENCOURAGE SAFETY ONLINE
• Guide them to set up privacy
settings
• Encourage clean images online
• Be mindful of privacy of students

22. TOOLS YOU MAY NEED
AT THE CHURCH
• Internet Access
• Computer and
Monitor
• Video Recording
• Projector

23. Plan to be
Uncomfortable as You
Introduce Change in
Lessons

24. WHAT SOME CHRISTIAN
EDUCATORS DO
Church Website
• Place Trivia Questions on some aspect of Bible
Facebook
• Set up Facebook group for young adults/youth Bible study
Twitter
• Tweet “Challenge of the Week” or select phrases of
Scripture

25. HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?
• Slow!
• Don’t be afraid
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26. Matthew 28:19
“Go therefore and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and the Son and
of the Holy Spirit.”
NRSV
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27. Any
Questions?
RESOURCES AVAILABLE ONLINE
WWW.AWESOMEINSIGHT.COM
• Visit Our
Website
• For How-to’s
and Coaching
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