Culture
Huffington Post Picks Up My Post
This is undoubtedly my 15 seconds of fame. Huffington Post picked up my article on social media etiquette. Here's the link -- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chuck-warnock/twitter-etiquette_b_3936172.html
Culture
Six Questions To Ask Before You Tweet
Before social media, a snail mail letter to the editor of your local newspaper was about the only way to make your voice heard. Now Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Wordpress, and Google+ make it easy for anyone to shout out their opinion on any topic, at any time. In fact,
Culture
Social Media or Social Suicide?
Recently I cancelled my Linked-In and Plaxo accounts. I had previously cancelled my Twitter account, but now have one under @PeaceFriendsCom to promote my blog, PeaceFriends.Com. I mostly look at my own family's Facebook posting and photos, and spend almost no time posting to Facebook, except for
Culture
'New Church Report' Curates The Web for Church Leaders
In addition to this blog, I also edit/curate articles at two other sites, NewChurchReport.com and SmallChurchPROF.com. Both of these sites consist of links to videos, articles, blog posts, and information applicable to churches. Today I'm introducing you to NewChurchReport.com, with the following from the
Culture
The Problem with Twitter and being clever
The problem with Twitter is you only have 140-characters to make your point. The example above has been re-tweeted about a million times in the past two days, and frankly, I find it a little annoying. Okay, so Rick Warren is a megachurch guru, no doubt. Warren has over 65,
Technology
Some housekeeping notes
* The Friday Freebies will now become a monthly giveaway due to underwhelming response. I'll try it again in February and see what happens. * New look for Confessions of a Small-Church Pastor. This theme displays well on mobile phones, plus it looks cleaner and less cluttered. Hope you like
Community
Networking news you can use
Most of you who follow this blog do it by feed reader. If you get me on a feed reader, you may not know about some of the new tools I'm using. I'm finding them useful: 1. Twitter. Ed Stetzer evangelized me to Twitter at NOC2008.
Creativity
The future is here and it's mobile
I got tired of lugging my laptop to meetings, so I got a Blackberry before I went to NOC2008 in San Diego. Of course, when I got there, everyone I saw had an iPhone or a BB, so I'm not exactly on the cutting edge here, but I&
church as abbey
Follow me to NOC2008!
Wednesday I fly to San Diego for the National Outreach Convention -- NOC2008! I'm leading the workshop, Small Churches Make Good Neighbors: 10 Ways Your Church Can Change Your Community. I hope you're meeting me there, but if not, you can follow all the action at
Resources
Twitter, Facebook up and working
I've added my Twitter link to the right widget column and my Facebook link to the left column. Please help me jump the Facebook blog hurdle by confirming I am the author of this blog by clicking here. Then, friend me on Facebook, and follow me on Twitter.