THINGS I WILL NOT SAY THE/YOUR CHURCH NEEDS TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA OR IT WILL DIE.

Te c h n o l o g i e s a r e n o t b a d b y n a t u r e , n o r g o o d , n o r n e u t ra l . They are tools. They can be used and abused, but they will a l w ay s b e m i s u s e d w h e n w e a r e t o o i m p a t i e n t t o d i s c e r n t h e d i f fe r e n c e , f o o l i s h e n o u g h t o a s s u m e t h e y a r e a l w ay s n e u t ra l o r faithless enough to believe they can save either people or the C h u r c h . Re v. J o n a t h a n F i s k

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1 . W I T N E S S M I S S I O N / E VA N G E L I S M B L O G S , P H O TO S , V I D E O U P D AT E S , E T C . 2. MERCY DISASTER RESPONSE B L O G S , P H O TO S , V I D E O U P D AT E S , E T C .

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HAVE A PLAN NATIONAL/LOCAL/CHURCH TRAGEDY, RELIGIOUS-POLITICAL ISSUE, PUBLIC CHURCH ISSUE

1 . S AY S O M E T H I N G TO G I V E P E O P L E A S S U R A N C E & HOPE...THE GOSPEL 2 . P E O P L E WA N T TO K N O W T H E C H U R C H C A R E S

OOPS...
1 . D O N T T RY TO C O V E R U P M I S TA K E S . I T S

HAVE A PLAN (ALL) SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES

We r e c o g n i ze t h e i n t e r n e t a n d s o c i a l n e t w o r k s a s v a l u a b l e means of communication between friends, and of promoting t h e m i s s i o n o f C a m p L o r - R ay. T h e i n t e r n e t a l l o w s m e a n s o f s e l f - e x p r e s s i o n a n d t h i s i s g e n e ra l l y r e g a r d i n a p o s i t i v e l i g h t . H o w e v e r, o n c e y o u i d e n t i f y y o u rs e l f a s a f u t u r e , p r e s e n t , o r p a s t e m p l o y e e o f C a m p L o r - R a y, o r u s e t h e C a m p n a m e , l o g o, e t c . . . e v e r y t h i n g a n d a ny t h i n g y o u p o s t o r s ay b e c o m e s a r e f l e c t i o n o f C a m p L o r - R a y. . . t h e r e f o r e . . .

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 NOT THAT YOU CANT USE THEM...BUT...

 I n J e s u s d ay, t h e c h u rc h gat h e re d a ro u n d a ta b l e . . .t h e y s h a re d a m e a l , a d r i n k , a n d c o nve rs at i o n . I t wa s i nt i m ate a n d i t wa s d a i l y. C h u rc h wa s fa m i l y. I n t h at c i rc u m sta n c e , g e tt i n g to k n o w e a c h o t h e r wa s a c e r ta i nt y. . . p raye r wa s t ra n s p a re nt a n d f l u i d . . . a l l c h u rc h e s wa nt to c o n n e c t p e o p l e i n a u t h e nt i c , t ra n sfo r m at i ve re l at i o n s h i p s .

CHURCH=SHARING A MEAL=BREAKING BREAD=THE LORDS SUPPER =/= THE LORDS SUPPER=FORGIVENESS OF

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WHAT WE ARE NOT DOING:

1 . B U I L D I N G C O M M U N I T Y ( P R I M A R I LY ) 2 . B R A N D I N G O U R S E LV E S ( D O N T U S E S O C I A L M E D I A TO PROMOTE THE INSTITUTION. ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE.)

WHAT WE ARE DOING:

1 . E N C O U R A G I N G P E O P L E TO WA R D W O R D & S A C R A M E N T M I N I S T RY 2 . C O N N E C T I N G W I T H P E O P L E , VA L U I N G T H E I R O P I N I O N S , L I S T E N TO T H E M . 3. RECOGNIZING THEM AS SAINTS & SINNERS (AND Y O U R S E L F TO O )