Month: July 2016

It’s a narcissistic word we live in, all about I I I, iPhone, iPad, iMe, iYou all the way to selfie selfie selfie. People spend more time gazing into their handhelds for the perfect selfie in the right light and background to attract more likes than the last picture they posted seconds ago on social media platform, and the picture to this blog is a fear for many church leaders as they struggle with the threat social media in the church poses and how to connect to the younger generation who gain more affection virtually than face to face. (I kid you not).

The narcissistic society that we live in today, amplified by the selfie society and digital natives means that likes are ever so important as people find the right lighting and angle for their pictures to attract your likes. Stories of depression and even suicide are not unheard of when the likes just don’t add up. it’s a sad world we live in and we must be careful not to be consumed by the responses of people to our messages on Social Media. In fact some of the most effective messages may have no virtual response, especially where the reader is convicted and being challenged accordingly.

Have you ever thought that email is so old news in the midst of all the new social media comms out there? Every single social media platform we’ve come across has one form of chat or the other with great emoji’s and gifs! People just tend to use the one which suits their perceived needs or more so, the one that’s more comfortable/convenient for them.

So many ministries have made the mistake of assuming that email is either dead or dying! I mean consider your email activity; do you, your church or your ministry have an email list? If the answer is yes then that’s great but are you actively growing that list? Only a few of those we’ve spoken to can say yes.