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Social Media

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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
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Courtney Thompson
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803.771.7800, ext. 110 

    Courtney Thompson

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