470 – Social Media in Ministry: Twitter

This week on WELSTech Martin and Sallie broadcast from the new WELS Center for Mission and Ministry Welcome Center and discuss one of the biggest social networks that congregations don’t know quite what to do with…Twitter. Tune in for ideas on building a Twitter following for your organization and helping your members “spread the Word.”

The discussion:

Welcome to Twitter – The latest installment in the WELSTech Social Media for Ministry series focuses on the micro-blogging platform, Twitter. Check out the Twitter for Ministry infographic for tips on the why, what, who and how of Twitter.

• Follow the WELSTech list of WELS on Twitter
• Twitter Cover Photo Examples
• Practical Twitter Tips for Beginners
• Participate – Twitter Chats
• Twitter Help Center

News in tech:

• LastPass is now free across all your devices
• Your IFTTT recipes are about to change

WELS now:

Follow WELS on Twitter – @WELStweets

Picks of the week:

• Canva for Nonprofits – Details on ChurchTechToday
• Drag links to desktop | Page up and down with spacebar and shift+spacebar

Ministry resources:

Follow Concordia Technology on Twitter – @ConcordiaTech

Featured video:

Visit Getting Started with Twitter for 6 short video overviews on using Twitter.

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 471 – Tweet @WELSTech or #WELSTech and be part of Community Feedback week! Release date: Wednesday, November 16.

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