Ok...so I used a little rhyming like these guys to get your attention. As a Communications Director at Grace, I like to experiment with some of the nifty web 2.0 tools. Some of my friends think I'm a little "off" for spending so much time with blogging, Facebooking and Twittering. Yes, maybe I am...but somebody has to keep an eye on what the latest and greatest (or not so greatest) tools are being used. Here are a couple of communication tools being used by Grace Church to keep our community in the loop:
- Facebook: I started the Grace group page a year ago with 3 people. We are now up to 125 members. It's used as a tool to inform folks about upcoming Grace events along with letting people "meet" other Gracers. I've met several people thru Facebook before meeting them in person. It's been a great way to meet people attending the church where I typically might not have the chance. A success.
- Twitter: Ok...this is a new one. I've been on Twitter now personally since March of this year. I love it. I'm addicted. I get it. Currently there are 24 "followers" of @Graceks on Twitter. What is the benefit of being a part of this? A Gracer can create a Twitter account (and you don't even have to really use it) then elect to "follow" @Graceks. You can also indicate that you'd like to receive any updates from @Graceks be sent to your phone by text messaging. You'll get updates on what's being talked about this weekend, reminders about events, church closings and various notifications. They aren't frequent, but it can serve beneficial. We'll see if this catches on over the next year like Facebook.
- Church-Wide Calendar: Not really "Web 2.0" but still a great tool. MyChurchEvents.com is the provider of choice for us. View upcoming events by "interest group". If you want to see men's events, just select "men" as your interest group. Great tool.
What tools are you using in your church to communicate?
