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462 – Social Media for Ministry: Instagram
Get ready to go social as WELSTech begins a season-long focus on social media for ministry. This month we look at the Why, What, Who and How of Instagram. There’s news from Apple and Code.org, plus a bluetooth speaker winner and even more Instagram greatness to close out the show. Don’t wait … watch or listen now!
Podcast: Download (Duration: 41:45 — 38.2MB)
The discussion:
Visual communication – New this podcasting season is a monthly series titled Social Media for Ministry. The fist platform Martin and Sallie take a deep dive into is the popular image-sharing app Instagram. View the full-size Instagram for Ministry infographic and follow the links below for more details.
Instagram.com- 20 Great Ways To Use Instagram At Your Church
- Is Your Church on Instagram
- 12 Great Ways To Use Instagram For Your Church
- How to Create an Instagram Ministry
- Church Instagram accounts:
- Petra Lutheran Church & School – petralutheran
- Holy Trinity – holytrinityokauchee
- Our Savior Lutheran Church – oursaviorwels
- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, New Ulm – splnewulm
- Hope Oconomowoc – hopeoconomowoc
- School Instagram accounts:
- Lakeside Lutheran – yourllhs
- Rocky Mountain Lutheran HS – rockymountainlutheran
- Arizona Lutheran Academy – arizonalutheran
- Luther Prep School – lutherprepschool
- College Instagram accounts:
- Wisconsin Lutheran College – wisconsinlutheran
- Bethany Lutheran College – bethanylutherancollege
- Martin Luther College – martinluthercollege
- Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel – wlchapel
- Camp Instagram accounts:
- Camp Croix – campcroix
- Camp Lorray – camplorray
- Other Instagram accounts:
- Time of Grace Ministry – togministry
- Kingdom Workers – instakingdomworkers
- Holy Hen House – holyhenhouse
- WELS – welslutherans
- WELSTech – welstechpodcast
- Instagram Help Center
- Recent Instagram Updates – A Can’t Miss Overview
- Instagram launches “Stories”
- Instagram Business Profiles: How to Set Up and Analyze Your Activities
- Instagram nixes naughty comments
News in tech:
Apple’s newest products, most available starting September 16:
- iPhone 7
- Apple Watch Series 2
- AirPods
WELS now:
“What does this mean? The continuing importance of Luther’s Small Catechism” is the title of the upcoming Interactive Faith series led by Rev. John Braun. Tune in on Wednesdays at 6 or 8 pm Central beginning September 21.
Picks of the week:
- Code.org Teacher Community
- Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker
Ministry resources:
Request the Social Media Quick Guide: Instagram from Church Tech Today’s eBooks page.
Featured video:
Check out Instagram’s videos on Vimeo including this week’s featured video, Introducing Instagram Stories.
Coming up on WELSTech:
Episode 463 – Next week the WELSTech listeners rule the roost as we share community feedback for the month. Release date: Wednesday, September 21.
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