Social media is an effective way for those who serve in children’s ministry to connect with parents, other children’s ministry pastors, and volunteers. The goals of this breakout session is to introduce the top three social media networks and how those networks can be utilized to learn and share ideas with others in children’s ministry as well as being a useful tool to improve communications with parents. We will also be looking at how social media can help in personal development to enable volunteers to be more successful in their area of ministry.

1. How Social Media Can
Change You and
Your Ministry
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2. Social Media - What is
it?
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3. Social Media - What is it?
Any online technology or practice that people
use to share content, opinions, experiences
and media.
It’s your digital voice.
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4. Social media is the #1
activity on the web!
96% of Generation Y is
part of a social network.
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5. Is social media a fad?
No, the platforms may change but
the concept is not going to change.
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6. Examples of older social media guestbooks,
online polls, Yahoo Answers, MySpace, etc
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8. Five reasons to use social media
1
Keep in touch with family and friends.
2
News: Staying Up-To-Date
3
Work Related Research
4
Personal Research
5
Collaboration with others
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10. Top 3 Social Media Networks in 2013
1
Facebook
2
Twitter
3
Instagram
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11. PREDICTED
Top 3 Social Media Networks of 2014
1
Twitter
2
Google+
3
Facebook
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12. Social Media Network Growth in 2013
44%
Growth
33%
Growth
23%
Growth
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13. Monthly Active Users in 2013
1.15
Billion
359
Million
215
Million
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15. 4 Core Social Media Tips
1
INVEST in your audience.
2
Consider TIMING is essential.
3
Being a QUALITY POSTER is best.
4
TRANSPARENCY is paramount.
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16. Twitter
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17. Trivia Question
What famous sports player was
the Twitter Bird named after?
Larry Bird – Boston Celtics
Announced Feb 2012
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18. True or False
Noah Glass was one of the founders of Twitter?
TRUE! Twitter was founded in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey,
Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Noah Glass.
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19. True or False
In 2013 twitter launched a music app
called Twitter Music?
TRUE! Twitter shares the top artists in
different genres based off Tweets.
www.music.twitter.com
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20. Twitter
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21. Twitter Lingo
TWEET
140 character status update.
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22. Twitter Lingo
FOLLOWING
The basic networking action where you
choose to follow tweets from a specific user.
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23. Twitter Lingo
FOLLOWERS
Those who choose to follow your tweets
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24. Twitter Lingo
RETWEET
Sharing another user’s single tweet to your followers.
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25. Twitter Lingo
MENTION
Citing a specific user in a tweet that
automatically links to their account
(styled with the @ symbol)
Example: @natefietzer
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26. Twitter Lingo
HASHTAG
Used to mark a phrase that will
allow for marketing or searching
(styled with the # symbol)
Example: #kidmin
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27. Twitter Lingo
LISTS
A custom group of people’s tweets that you select to read
separate from your general feed of all of your followers
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28. Twitter Lingo
DIRECT MESSAGE
A private message to only someone that follows you
(Referenced as DM)
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30. 3 Key Notes About Birds (Twitter)
1
Birds don’t fly the day their born.
Success on Twitter isn’t instant.
2
Nobody likes a bird that tweets non-stop.
Don’t over do it or you will be unfollowed.
3
Birds like bird feed.
You reap what you so. Engage
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32. What does success look
like on Twitter?
Developing a network of friends and acquaintances in which
you collaborate and share ideas openly.
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34. Is there a Twitter
formula for success?
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35. Find people who have similar
interests as you and engage in
conversation with them.
(See Top 100 #KidMin List)
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36. Post a minimum of twice a day.
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37. Retweet things
you enjoyed
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38. Follow and Engage
with 10 new people
EACH WEEK!
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41. How Social Media Can
Change You and
Your Ministry
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42. Sources:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/30/pew-social-networking/
http://www.eelanmedia.com/the-awesome-growth-of-social-media-2013-statistics/
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2013/09/20/12-awesome-social-media-facts-and-statistics-for-2013/#JVmtWecDtFOOZHbw.99
http://www.socialmediatoday.com/
http://www.mediabistro.com/social-media/
http://www.9Cloulds.com/fieldguide
The 2014 Top 100 Kidmin Tweeters
http://www.natefietzer.com/top100kidmin/
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