Connected Church

In this weekly show, I take a few minutes to share my thoughts on a topic from my book, The Connected Church, which is full of digital and social media growth strategies for Nonprofits, churches, and ministries. This week we talk about how ' Noise on social media can actually help you '. We look at the following: 1️ - Noise: Something to be worried about. 2️ - Social Media & Mediocre Content. 3️ -...

In this weekly Q&A show, I try to find answers to questions that we receive from Nonprofits, churches, and ministries. To answer this week's question, we look at 3 possible scenarios: Scenario 1️ => No Results + No Audience = Stop Scenario 2️ => No Results + Audience = Rework Strategy & Tactics Scenario 3️ => No Results + No Audience Yet = Keep Trying Show Notes, Resources & Links: https://www.nat...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For Week 2, Jun 2020: News 1 - Facebook rolls out 'Manage Activity' tool & tests 'Email' option within Pages. News 2 - Twitter to launch a new 'Request Verification' system with guidelines. News 3 - Google Maps releases new features to help safe COVID-reopen commutes. News 4 - TikTok releases a n...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For Week 1, Jun 2020: News 1 - YouTube releases 'Chapters' helping viewers navigate to any section of a video. News 2 - Instagram announces new monetization tools - IGTV Ads & Live Stream Badges. News 3 - Twitter now allows you to schedule Tweets from the desktop app. News 4 - Facebook to verify...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For Week 5, May 2020: News 1 - Facebook releases Shops, a free & simple social media based online store. News 2 - Twitter tests a new setting that lets you choose who can reply to your Tweets. News 3 - Instagram releases new updates and guidelines for including music in videos. News 4 - Google re...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For Week 4, May 2020: News 1 - Instagram now lets you save your Instagram LIVE videos to IGTV. News 2 - Facebook gives advertisers more control over In-stream ad placements. News 3 - LinkedIn launches its own new native 'Polls' option. News 4 - TikTok releases Youth Portal to educate teens & gets...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For Week 3, May 2020: News 1 - 2020 Social Media Industry Report released by Social Media Examiner. News 2 - Instagram releases new features to improve interactions, safety and engagement. News 3 - Twitter tests threaded replies: now with a 'line' to show hierarchy of replies. News 4 - YouTube re...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For Week 2, May 2020: News 1 - Instagram Live can now be used for nonprofit fundraising. News 2 - Google makes its premium product 'Google Meet' available for free. News 3 - TikTok releases a tutorial for its new 'Adjust Clips' feature. News 4 - Facebook releases a new Education Series for Facebo...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - New Facebook Messenger Rooms will hold 50 attendees with no time limits. News 2 - Donation Stickers trend continues with TikTok's new feature. News 3 - Twitter plays a key role in the South Korean Election 2020. News 4 - Google reveals the science behind the uniqueness of remote meetings...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - YouTube releases a new tool for video creation - YouTube Video Builder. News 2 - TikTok adds a new Voiceover feature for creators. News 3 - Google Duo can now accommodate 12 people in a group video call. News 4 - Instagram might soon allow you to 'Simulcast' live streams to Facebook. New...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - WhatsApp restricts and sets a limit for forwarding messages. News 2 - Apple and Google partner to create technology solutions for COVID-19. News 3 - YouTube Studio gets additional updates and features to help creators. News 4 - Facebook and Google release resources and tools to help fait...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - YouTube will soon launch a TikTok-like feature called 'Shorts'. News 2 - Facebook Messenger desktop app now has Unlimited and Free group video calls. News 3 - Snapchat gives tips on creative communication techniques during covid-19. News 4 - Facebook releases new features to help organiz...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - Google Podcasts app is now available for Apple iOS users. News 2 - YouTube to limit & default to standard definition video quality worldwide. News 3 - Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) sets a trend by moving online due to social distancing. News 4 - Video Chat apps like Google Duo and Houseparty...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - Twitter Live Stream now lets you invite Guest Users before you start video. News 2 - Facebook desktop app has been redesigned with new features like Dark Mode. News 3 - Google releases a fast, better Camera app for low-cost, low-memory devices. News 4 - Video streaming service provider t...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - Instagram is testing a new feature to add Live Stream to IGTV. News 2 - YouTube replaces the 'Trending' tab with an expanded 'Explore' tab. News 3 - Sprout Social releases 2020 social scheduling report with best times to post. News 4 - LinkedIn and Google release resources to help you 'w...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - Twitter tests 'Stories' form of content: Introducing Fleets News 2 - WhatsApp releases Dark Mode and gives additional content filters. News 3 - Cross-posting from Facebook Stories to Instagram Stories is being tested. News 4 - TikTok tests option to add external links to videos. News 5 -...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - LinkedIn confirms the release of LinkedIn Stories soon. News 2 - A new TikTok-like video app launched in the adult entertainment industry. News 3 - Facebook is redesigning Messenger with prominence to 'Stories'. News 4 - YouTube appoints a 'Head Creator Liaison' to keep creators happy. N...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - Facebook launches a new mobile app for Creator Studio. News 2 - TikTok releases new safety and parental control features. News 3 - LinkedIn adds a new 'Featured' section to LinkedIn Profile. News 4 - Snapchat showcases progress in Augmented Reality tech with new AR effects. News 5 - Twit...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - TikTok videos can now be uploaded from your desktop. News 2 - Instagram brings in more than a quarter of revenue for Facebook in 2019 – Bloomberg reports. News 3 - TV broadcasters can now use Reddit's content in shows: Tagboard partnership. News 4 - Facebook shares details about how to g...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. News 1 - Latest Reports: YouTube ad revenue crosses $15 Bn. Facebook has 2.5 Bn monthly active users. News 2 - Google, Twitter and Facebook combat misinformation about coronavirus. News 3 - WhatsApp ends support for phones with older Operating System (OS). News 4 - Facebook rolls out the 'Off-Fac...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For detailed notes, source links and the transcripts visit: https://www.natchilazarus.com/news    News 1 - Byte, a new video app from the cofounder of Vine. A TikTok competitor? News 2 - LinkedIn merges functionality of Elevate and LinkedIn Pages. News 3 - Instagram Stories has a new tool to mana...

Welcome to The Connected Church podcast! This is the show that equips the Church, the Body of Christ for the Digital Era. We designed it to help Christian leaders, marketing and communications teams in Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits build God's Kingdom effectively using digital and social media. In today's show, we try to answer important question like: - Why this sudden surge of discussions...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For detailed notes, source links and the transcripts visit: https://www.natchilazarus.com/news    News 1 - Instagram starts testing Direct Messages on the desktop (web). News 2 - WeChat is testing new ways to monetize content with paywall.. News 3 - Twitter CEO explains why they probably won't co...

Welcome to The Connected Church podcast! This is the show that equips the Church, the Body of Christ for the Digital Era. We designed it to help Christian leaders, marketing and communications teams in Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits build God's Kingdom effectively using digital and social media. In today's show, we discuss 3 questions that will help you select and ensure that the social media...

Weekly Digital & Social Media News for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits. For detailed notes, source links and the transcripts visit: https://www.natchilazarus.com/news   News 1 - Facebook CEO's 2030 focus list: 5 trends for the next decade. News 2 - YouTube rolls out content changes to kid's videos. News 3 - Google Assistant gets new features: CES 2020 announcement. N...