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Does Your Church Use Social Media?

Hey Church Leaders!

Does your church use social media for any reason in your church? Would you take a few minutes if you do and email my friend Ben Taylor to answer these questions for his college course he’s finishing up?

  1. Do have a social media strategy? Why or why not?
  2. How long has the Social Media strategy been in place?
  3. Define Social Media in your context?
  4. Please define your social media strategy?  (How do you use social media?)
  5. What is your goal by utilizing social media?
  6. When you think about communicating to the church/congregation/community is social media a part the strategy?
  7. Is Social Media in your context more about pushing information (marketing) or building community? Or both? Explain.
  8. What successes have your organization experienced by utilizing a social media strategy?
  9. What failures have your organization experienced by utilizing a social media strategy?
  10. How do you measure the effectiveness of your social media strategy?
  11. Are you satisfied with the results of your social media strategy? Why or why not?
  12. If you had the resources to plant a church would you choose to do in the physical or online? What is your reasoning for this choice?
  13. Do you see a social media strategy as a ministry of the church as the church? What is your rationale for this decision?

Thanks for your help!

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One Prayer Coming in June

one-prayerI cannot wait for June. I love the One Prayer Series and was a part of a church before New Passion that participated in One Prayer since it began in 2008. New Passion is joining the crowd this year and cannot wait to participate! Here is a description of what One Prayer is all about:

This June, believers around the world are standing together in unity for One Prayer 2010. Thousands of churches will join forces to share resources, serve our communities, and give to a meaningful cause. As we come together across continents and cultures, we’ll have the opportunity to leave a permanent imprint of Christ on the world.

  • One Prayer lasts from June 5/6 to 26/27.
  • Churches will have access to free video messages from gifted teachers and pastors.
  • Other free resources such as graphics and videos will be available.
  • Churches are encouraged to team up with other churches in their area for outreach and service projects during One Prayer.
  • Churches can collect an optional offering during One Prayer to benefit the organization of their choice.
  • There is no cost to participate in One Prayer, though a free registration is required.

Sign up for One Prayer 2010: http://2010.oneprayer.com/join

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Thank You New Passion and Friends

supplies-in-vanHey New Passion Church and our friends who jumped in with us to help out Cross Point Church with their flood relief efforts! I just want to express how thankful I am to you all for caring enough for other people that you would sacrifice your time and money to send a van full of supplies and a financial gift to a church you may never visit and to a people you may never meet.

That’s what real love is all about.

The Good Samaritan helped a complete stranger who was overlooked by everyone else when he needed serious help. We love helping those who we know, but I believe it is an even stronger reflection of Jesus when we are just as willing to help those we don’t know, and at that, just like the Good Samaritan, go above and beyond just helping.

I really hoped that we could have done more to help in this situation. The news ran a story, the Christian radio even promoted what we were doing, yet the response came down to our church and a few of our friends, so thank you!

Here is what you did by the numbers:

  • $1,700 Financial Gift – This is huge! This was raised in less than a week and it is equivalent to half of our monthly income as a church (our monthly rent at the school for 4-weeks is $1,740)
  • 35+ Cases of Water
  • 3 Wheelbarrows
  • 8 Bottles of Bleach
  • 15 Pairs of Gloves
  • 48 Rolls of Toilet Paper
  • 7 Plastic Containers
  • A bunch of Cleaning Supplies (Sponges, Buckets, Etc.)
  • 3 Utility Knives with Replacement Blades
  • 2 Crowbars
  • 2 Flashlights
  • And a bunch of random items to help

2010-05-10-190213Not too shabby for a church that turned 9 months old this past Sunday and who runs an average of 80-85 people, half of which are children.

Pete Wilson, lead pastor of Cross Point, sent me this message: “Dude!!!!!! I was blown away by the financial gift you guys gave. Holy cow that was generous. Thanks so much Nick. Your church is amazing!!”

Ryan Bult, Missions Director of Cross Point, was very grateful for everything you all did, he expressed it many times to Billy and me personally.

Everyone who we talked to  who is in the middle of this crisis and are trying to put their lives back together again expressed their gratitude for your sacrifice and gratitude for them. Your love for them was evident in our being present and delivering the items you donated.

This crisis is not over! We will continue to partner with Cross Point in the future. Billy and I are discussing our best approach, so stay tuned as we reveal the next phase of our Nashville Flood Relief Effort. We’ll also talk more about this Sunday!

Thank you all…I’m proud of you all!

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WRDW, New Passion, and Cross Point


Interview by WRDW News Channel 12’s reporter Blayne Alexander:

Whew!

What started as an idea to get New Passion Church involved in supporting Cross Point Church has turned into a city-wide call to rise up and help a city(Nashville) rebuild! I love Social Media!

WRDW News Channel 12 interviewed me today about what role New Passion hopes to play in that effort. They focused strongly on our desire to collect supplies, but we also are pushing heavily to collect financial donations as well. Money is one of the biggest needs right now, so we are happy to do both. Your donations are 100% tax-deductible and will go directly to Cross Point for their relief efforts in and around their community.

You can check out our supply list HERE and you can donate online HERE or HERE. On Sunday, for those who will be at our worship service, we will collect a special offering for Cross Point. CSRA & New Passion, Billy and I are hoping to fill a cargo van with supplies. Can you help us do that? We will deliver those supplies first thing Monday morning. Help us get the word out. Be willing to allow God to use you through your sacrificial giving. If you do not attend New Passion and just want to drop a donation off, you can do so at Cedar Ridge Elementary School in Grovetown, GA from
8 am – 12:15 pm