Social Media

The impact and demands of social media on our culture are undeniable. Check out these stats:

• 90% of Millennials use social media
• 1 in 5 couples meet online
• Every minute, 72 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube (that’s over a decade a day!)
• If Wikipedia were made into a book it would be 2.25 million pages long
• The most active group on social media is mothers with children under the age of 5
• The fastest growing user base on social media is 65+

Social media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. Digital strategist Erik Qualman once said,

“Businesses [churches] don’t have a choice on whether or not to DO social media, their choice is how well they do it.”

Social Media Resources

• Faith on Facebook Toolkit
• Exploring Evangelism through Social Media, The Episcopal Church
• Social Media Strategy for Churches, Pro Church Tools
• Social Media Policies for Churches, JustinWise.net
• Teens, Social Media, & Technology Overview 2015, Pew Research Center
• Study: Not All Millennials Use Social Media the Same Way, Contently / The Content Strategist
• 33 Social Media Rules to Bet Your Life On, JustinWise.net
• Social Media Gospel, Meredith Gould
• Speaking Faithfully: Communication as Evangelism in a Noisy World, Rebecca Wilson