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My updated guide to Twitter
I wrote a guide to Twitter in 4 parts back in 2010. So much has changed on Twitter since I wrote it that I have rewritten and presented it in 3 parts (instead of in […]
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Gmail’s new inbox – like having a meticulous friend come round to clean your...
Google is currently rolling out a new look inbox to all Gmail users. I have been using Gmail for some years now as my main email account. The service is excellent – it has always […]
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Thoughts on @tw_worship – a twitter worship experiment run at the Greenbelt...
I had the privilege of being part of the Blessed team at the Greenbelt Festival this year as part of my placement with Fr Simon Rundell (I am half way through my training for the […]
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Facebook needs to reinstate a ban on all beheading videos #banbeheading
I was emailed by a friend last night and alerted to the fact that Facebook had reversed a ban on videos showing graphic violence such as beheadings. The BBC reported it last night. Then today […]
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The future of social – my contribution to a panel at #cnmac13
I’ve only ever made one accurate social media prediction and that was two years ago when I predicted that the next big thing was that social was going to be all about the image – […]
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Beginning to blog – a session run by Bryony Taylor at #cnmac13
Here is the presentation I gave at the Christian New Media Conference 2013 on 9 November: It is difficult in a presentational format to teach people how to blog so I focused in this presentation […]
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Creative ideas using new media – presentation at #wunm conference, Harrogate...
My second conference in a row this month! We Use New Media is running for the 2nd year in Harrogate on Saturday 16 November – a conference especially for those who work with young people […]
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Book Review: The Social Media Gospel by Meredith Gould
This review first appeared at the Big Bible Project. Some of you will know that I am currently studying for a BA in Theology and Ministry at Cranmer Hall, Durham. For my dissertation I […]
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Advice from the Attorney General on twitter – a helpful reminder to think...
Today I was invited to comment on Premier Radio’s news hour on the story that the Attorney General will now be issuing advice publicly (on the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) section of the gov.uk...
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Instagram Christmas – video
My friend Helen just shared this on Facebook (via my other friend Bex). It is a creative social media take on the Christmas story where it’s told through Instagram images: Filed under: Social Media,...
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Much improved search function in Facebook
On the Android Facebook app (and I’m assuming the Apple version too) the search function is a lot better than it used to be. I discovered this almost by accident searching for a picture I knew I’d seen...
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Thinking about using social media for your church? Start here
Over the last few years I have been asked a number of times to help churches get started with social media. Now I’m ordained I no longer have so much time available to help people but I was often...
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We’ve been hiding our Light under a bushel for too long
One of the things we are really bad at in the church (especially the Church of England) is recognising that we actually have something good to share with people and that people are genuinely looking...
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Creating an email newsletter for your church/organisation using Mailchimp
I recently wrote an article about the importance of keeping in touch with people after they’ve connected with us at church through something like a baptism. One good way in which to keep in touch with...
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Much improved search function in Facebook
On the Android Facebook app (and I’m assuming the Apple version too) the search function is a lot better than it used to be. I discovered this almost by accident searching for a picture I knew I’d seen...
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Sharing Faith Using Social Media – my new publication out now from @grovebooks
Followers of my blog will remember that I carried out some research for my BA dissertation in 2013 into how people share their faith online. This work is now available to read in a Grove Booklet. This...
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My tips on managing your personal Facebook account – how to hide certain...
Having a Facebook account as a clergy person and also as anyone else who works closely with the public is fraught with all sorts of etiquette and safety problems. I have a lot of teacher friends on...
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Doing theology with a bible in one hand and an iPad in the other – the...
At our curates’ weekend away we considered how the church engages with the world. A number of us gave short talks on a variety of topics such as should we be political in our preaching and how do we...
View ArticleGrief, Awareness and Blessing – The Experience of Ministry During a Pandemic...
I was invited by Dr Heidi Campbell, expert in digital religion, who I met during my time studying at Cranmer Hall, to contribute a chapter to a unique eBook about ministry during a pandemic called The...
View ArticleGod for All – my chapter in new Grove Book ‘Hybrid Church’ by Peter Phillips
I was delighted to be invited by my former lecturer at Cranmer Hall and friend Rev’d Dr Pete Phillips to contribute to a new Grove Book written during lockdown. It was a truly collaborative process...
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