Archive | April, 2011

Creating A Social Media Campaign – Lessons Learned

Posted on 29. Apr, 2011 by in Branding, Mission, outreach, Spirituality, Technology

Creating A Social Media Campaign – Lessons Learned

If you have been attending New Hope for a while, you are fully aware of our commitment to reaching people who don’t know Jesus. The most important way we reach out to ‘seekers’ is by asking our members to fully invest in the lives of their friends and families as a living witness.  It is [...]

Social Media Overdrive

Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by in Branding, Leadership, outreach, Technology

If you are deeply invested into social media like I am, you will appreciate this illustration. 

Encourage Check In’s

Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by in Mission, outreach, Spirituality, Technology

Every Saturday we encourage our members to “check in” using social media applications like Facebook or FourSquare. This simple act allows your members to share with their friends that they are attending church. What a powerful witness.  This opens the door for future conversations where members may be able to share their faith in a [...]

Making the Offer of a Lifetime

Posted on 12. Apr, 2011 by in Leadership, Mission, outreach, Spirituality

Making the Offer of a Lifetime

When was the last time you made an altar call?  How often do you give people in your congregation the opportunity to accept Jesus as the leader of their life? I normally make an appeal for people to take the next step.  The postmodern literature has typically been critical of old fashioned altar calls – [...]