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Why Pastors Should Only Have 1 Facebook Profile

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May 16 12

My good friend and blogger Adam Copeland has been talking a lot recently about pastors who use more than one Facebook profile. I will say that I have some friends who have decided to do this, and while I understand their reasons, it’s not the choice that I make, and not the choice I encourage others to make.

As someone who trains ministers and others on the use of social media at Social Media Boot Camps, I do not recommend that ministers use two separate Facebook accounts.

For one, if you do, you break Facebook Terms of Service (“You will not create more than one personal profile.”). However, I’m not one to generally be too concerned about specific fine print like that. So there are other reasons I encourage the use of one profile.

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Boise Area Social Media Boot Camp

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Apr 3 0

Next month, May 19th, I’m going to be in the Boise area (Nampa, specifically) for a day to lead a Social Phonics Social Media Boot Camp. If you’re not familiar with these boot camps, check out this page for more information. If you know anyone who’s in ministry or leading a non-profit, because they could probably benefit from this 1-day intensive workshop.

Over the course of the day, we’ll talk about creating a social media philosophy, and spend time working with Facebook, Twitter, blogging, broadcast media and a whole lot more. No matter your skill level in the social media world, you’ll come away having learned something that you can go back and use in your ministry or non-profit work. The details are below:

Saturday, May 19 9am – 4pm  • $125
Northwest Nazarene University
Wordsworth Meeting Room in the Student Center
623 South University Boulevard
Nampa, Idaho 83686
Register here (registration is limited to 50 participants)
More info here on the Facebook event 

Need a Church Website? Check out Worship Times

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Mar 15 0

Many of you know that I have my own web design business, Cleave Design. While I’m still accepting new clients (primarily individuals, churches, small non-profits) for web design, sometimes people are looking for less expensive options, and services that will provide them high-quality consistent support, hosting, etc…basically the whole package deal!

Over the past few years, I’ve gotten to know Michael Gyura of Poka Yoke Design. I love the work that they do – and they are a group of folks who really understand ministers, ministry and what church websites should look and feel like. Also over the past few years, I’ve become an absolute convert, fan and evangelist of Brian Gardner and the work he does through StudioPress and the Genesis Theme Framework for WordPress. So, when I heard that Michael was starting up something cool with Genesis-powered themes? Obviously – I was exited.

Enter Worship Times.

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Plans for Pomomusings

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Feb 9 2

Starting next week, my goal is to start writing on Pomomusings at least one time per day. I want to get back into the habit of writing, and hopefully, somewhere in all of that, there will be some substantive stuff that we can have some conversations about.

Here are a few of the things I’m thinking I’ll be writing about:

  • Presbyterian church politics (because that’s just so exciting for you all, I know)
  • Children’s and Youth Ministry
  • General ministry topics (programs, leadership, division, worship, small town ministry, college ministry)
  • Health (maybe this will get me off my arse and start running again)
  • Another blog series (the focus will probably be something on the future of the church)

Any other suggestions are welcome, and I look forward to starting to get back into engaging all of you in the Pomomusings community (you know who you are).