Stories tagged with: media

• FIRST-PERSON: 3 ways to harness social media to the glory of God

  by Matt Henslee, posted Wednesday, January 29, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  Before sending on an online message, pastor and author Matt Henslee asks himself: Is this true or false? Does it build up or tear down? Does it amplify or diminish Christ's Gospel? Read More

• SBC DIGEST: IMB using social media to reach young adults; Children's Missions Day cultivates community

  by Staff, posted Tuesday, January 28, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  Social media proves key to reaching young adults in Latin America; WMU Children's Missions Day cultivates community among volunteers and participants Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: There has to be a better way

  by Ronnie Floyd, posted Tuesday, January 21, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  SBC Executive Committee president Ronnie Floyd gives four areas to watch to ensure biblical and Christ-like communication online. Read More

• Five social media trends churches should know about in 2020

  by Chris Martin, posted Monday, January 06, 2020 (3 years ago)

  

  Social media strategist Chris Martin lays out ways churches can be more effective in their social media activity and outreach. Read More

• Southern Baptist Media Day this Sunday

  by Margaret Colson, posted Friday, July 26, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  Photo by Shawn Hendricks

  NASHVILLE (BP)-- Longtime trusted sources for information and inspiration, Southern Baptist media are now being celebrated and recognized with a day to call their own: Southern Baptist Media Day.

  Recently added to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) calendar, Southern Baptist Media Day, on July 28, is set aside to celebrate how God has used and continues to use Southern Baptist media in His mission. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Try a little boredom

  by Gary Ledbetter, posted Monday, March 18, 2019 (4 years ago)

  A productive use of boredom, Gary Ledbetter writes, can alleviate social media restlessness, yielding moments "when you can hear the still, small voice in your head." Read More

• Ashford: 'Be our better selves' in the public sphere

  by Lauren Pratt, posted Tuesday, January 08, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  WAKE FOREST, N.C. (BP) -- As an observer of Christianity and public life, Bruce Ashford sees the good, the bad and the ugly of American political engagement. In a new book, "Letters to an American Christian," he is seeking to change it for the better.

  In a whimsical yet informative series of letters between Ashford, provost at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a fictional character named Christian, the book seeks to address hot-button issues and ideologies in today's American culture and how believers can speak thoughtfully and persuasively into them.

  "I'm trying to show Christian conservatives how we can be our better selves, and I'm trying to appeal to progressives to show them why more conservative principles would be better for our nation," Ashford said.

  The recipient of the letters, Christian, is a university student among professors who are secular progressives and from a family of secular conservatives. In this context, Ashford seeks to help Christian consider how to address such topics as transgenderism, Black Lives Matter, nationalism and the relationship between church and state. Read More

• ANALYSIS: Social media strategy & the church

  by Aaron Earls, posted Wednesday, September 26, 2018 (5 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP)-- By the time churches have fully embraced Facebook, many of their members and those they are trying to reach may have left it behind.

  Nearly three-quarters of Facebook users (74 percent) have adjusted their connection with the social media platform in some way over the past year, according to Pew Research.

  That reportedly includes the 54 percent who adjusted their privacy settings, 42 percent who took a break from checking it for several weeks or more, and 26 percent who deleted the app from their phone.

  Perhaps surprisingly, younger Facebook users are more likely to say they have done each of these. This is especially true for taking the app off their phone. Those aged 18 to 29 were nearly four times as likely as users 65 and older (44 percent to 12 percent). Read More

• Social media & teens: a way 'to see what is happening'

  by Morgan Collier, posted Monday, June 25, 2018 (5 years ago)

  

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  NASHVILLE (BP) -- While social media often is seen as a bad thing, what if Instagram and YouTube could be used to reach the lost, nurture spiritual maturity and expand congregations?

  A pivotal outreach to today's youth may start with an LED screen, with 95 percent of teenagers reportedly having a smartphone or access to one -- and 45 percent saying they are online on a near-constant basis -- according to a recent Pew Research Center for Internet & Technology survey. Read More

• FIRST-PERSON: Civility amid the commotion

  by John Yeats, posted Monday, June 11, 2018 (5 years ago)

  Amid the culture's social media commotion, John Yeats writes that Southern Baptists can demonstrate "a different, more biblical way to have conversations about the difficult issues we face." Read More