ICYMI – June 27, 2012
If you are like me you try to read as many articles, blogs and books as possible but just cannot catch all of them. “In Case You Missed It” is my way of pointing out a few “reads” that I think are too good to miss.
5 Facebook Timeline Tips for Ministries: Custom Pages
Maybe the greatest part of Facebook for many people is the use of custom pages. We have the ability to format the HTML however we want and create a great display for our viewers to present whatever we want to post. Want to pull up the five latest blog posts or Twitter updates on your Facebook’s custom page? Done. Want to have YouTube videos to show off your ministry? Easy. While you cannot run server side programming code, the versatility of HTML really makes it possible to do whatever you want.
#3 Custom Pages
Some of the best examples of using custom pages that we have found do not come from churches, but from businesses and organizations. It is unfortunate, but a reality right now, though we are hopeful for what the future could bring. (Friday we will be sharing how to make your own custom page, churches use it!) One of the fun and simple ways Simply Youth Ministry is using their custom pages is to draw attention to all of the blogs that have updated recently. It brings light to more than just their products, they want the viewers to find great resources online for free and we love that!
How the Rules of Improv Will Make You a Better Leader Creative Leader – Brian Orme
When I was growing up, I wanted to be a comedian. While my other friends dreamt of major league baseball careers, I was up in my room writing jokes.
When I was eight years old, I remember tearing out the map in the back of our Encyclopedia Brittanica and tracing the route of my comedy tour with a red ballpoint pen. I would travel from the East to the West Coast—ending at the Tonight Show in Los Angeles. My only problem was material. All I had were a few knock-knock jokes and scribbled one-liners from the Cosby Show. I’ve long since left my desire to be in comedy (although I can kill it with a group of 4 and 5 year olds), and today I’m more focused on being a good leader—in my church, family, and ministry. And even though I’ve left that dream behind (still available for dinner parties), I believe there are some great take-aways from the rules of comedy—specifically improv—that will make you a better leader.
YPulse Daily Update Essencials: Millennials Ignore Heirarchy, Brands Miss the Mark on Twitter, and more…
Looking at Occupy Wall Street and the civil rights movements of the 60s, Malcolm Gladwell has noticed a fundamental difference in the generations — Millennials don’t follow a heirarchy. The Occupy efforts were like a general assembly, with no defined leaders. That will have a big impact on businesses, which have been built on organizational heirarchy, as Millennials enter the workforce. (Business Insider)
Brands are missing the mark in terms of engaging with fans on Twitter. They’re forgetting to tweet during fans’ downtime (evenings and weekends), they’re not including hashtags and links, and they’re overwhelming fans’ feeds with too many updates. (Mashable)
