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One of the fun things I have taken on this year is the Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism Task Force. This task force was together by General Convention to explore and strategize how churches and Episcopalians can use social media for evangelism.
At one point we were almost the Leveraging social media for Jesus task force. I am not sure if I can officially say I am Jesus’ social media strategist…but it’s kinda like that.
Ok, so his surveys are more fun, but ours is short.
Step one for us is to listen and figure out how we can be helpful. We need you to tell us how we can help and support you and your church in evangelism. To that end, please fill out this short survey:
From the Task Force: The Task Force for Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism is working to empower Episcopalians as evangelists and to equip members to share our faith using new digital tools.
This survey is designed to identify church-wide attitudes, concerns and hopes for using social media for evangelism. What you share here will help us to design materials to prepare a church full of digital storytellers!From the Task Force: La fuerza de tarea para el aprovechamiento de los medios sociales para el evangelismo, está trabajando para potenciar a los episcopales como evangelistas y equipar los miembros para que compartan nuestra fe mediante las nuevas herramientas digitales.Esta encuesta está diseñada para identificar los niveles de toda la iglesia, las preocupaciones y esperanzas en el uso de los medios de comunicación social para la evangelización. Lo que compartes aquí nos ayudará a diseñar materiales para preparar una iglesia llena de narradores digitales! General Convention Resolution A172 details the charge for the Task Force. For more information contact the Rev. Sara Shisler Goff, Task Force Chair, at[email protected]. The members of Task Force for Leveraging Social Media for Evangelism and their dioceses are: Walker Adams, West Missouri; Benjamin Cowgill, North Carolina; Randall Curtis, Arkansas; the Rev. Jacob Dell, New York; Bishop C. Andrew Doyle, Texas; Beth Felice, Missouri; the Rev. Edgar Giraldo, Litoral Ecuador; the Rev. Sara Shisler Goff, Chair, Maryland; Bishop W. Nicholas Knisely, Rhode Island; Dr. Julie Lytle, Massachusetts; Kori Pacyniak, Fort Worth; Holli Powell, Liaison to Executive Council, Lexington; the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, Staff Liaison; Presiding Bishop Michael Curry,Ex Officio; President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay C. Jennings, Ex Officio.
Randall Curtis the Ministry Developer for Young Adults and Youth for the Episcopal Church in Arkansas. He is also a faculty member of the Certificate in Youth and Family Ministry through Forma and Bexley-Seabury and the geek writer at TheholyGeek.com.