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Sojourn Deacon Talks Social Media On NPR Radio Affiliate and At Seminary
Sojourn communications deacon Aaron Marshall recently appeared on “State of Affairs,” a radio program on Louisville’s public talk radio station WFPL 89.3 FM. Aaron joined a small panel to talk about “Our Evolving Relationship With Technology” (listen to the archive here). Other panelists included John Palfrey, a Professor of Law and Vice Dean at Harvard Law School and Michelle Jones from Consuming Louisville. They discussed Twitter, Facebook and the developing world of Web 2.0.
Shortly after that, Aaron gave a lecture for students at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary that was similar to one he’d given for faculty and staff earlier in the semester. He titled his latest talk “Social Media 101 2.0: How To Use Social Media For Ministry WITHOUT Overloading, Burning Time, And Losing Your Religion.” You can watch the archived video from Aaron’s website, churchsmo.com. Check it out to hear about how RSS feeds, Facebook, Twitter, U-Stream TV, Skype, Shelfari and other key components of New Media communications can benefit your ministry (whether you’re a pastor, worship leader or “person of the pew”).
And for more on Aaron Marshall’s advice on social media, but particularly for another key mission he’s involved in called “iPods4Africa,” listen to my Sojournmusic.com Radio podcast interview with Aaron.
One bonus for you: Aaron recently got me involved with Shelfari, an online “bookshelf.” If you enjoy learning about what others are reading, as well as sharing what you’re reading with others, you would enjoy Shelfari.com. Check out my bookshelf to see what I’m reading, what I’ll be delving into soon, as well as favorite books I’ve read pertaining to worship arts, music, communication, theology, poetry, the writing life, “reading for fun” and more. About the photo of me you’ll find there … it’s a long story. But I’m not a gangster.
And Bonus #2: pastor and blogger extraordinaire Timmy Brister has a post up on his blog, Provocations and Pantings, about the debate that is going on in some quarters concerning whether Christians should be involved in New Media — particularly Twitter. And feel free to follow me on Twitter (which tells you on which side I fall).