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		<title>A YouTube Channel Example &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I attended North Metro Baptist where Frank Cox is the pastor. Since Thursday night Team Impact had been conducting an evangelistic event and over 120 people had received Christ so far. One family told me they brought their son&#8217;s ball team and the entire team, plus some parents, trusted Christ. It was a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn your phone off in church &#8230; NOT &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It used to be (it may still be at your church) that there was a sign hanging on the door that asked you to politely turn your phone off during the worship service. And, years ago people complied &#8211; well, almost everyone did. There was always one person who did not turn theirs off and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reach Teens with Twitter &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The research is in and teens are flocking to Twitter. One recent study found that as many as 16% of online teens were using Twitter and girls age 12-17 were twice as likely to be using Twitter as boys age 12-17 (22% vs 10%). The reasons are probably many on why this would be the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Makes Your Brain Bigger ? &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently a study revealed that people on Facebook have more brain matter. Researchers said: Scientists have found a direct link between the number of &#8220;friends&#8221; a person has on Facebook and the size of certain brain regions, raising the possibility that using online social networks might change our brains. The four brain areas involved are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whitney Houston, Superbowl XXV, and YouTube &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend we all heard the news of the tragic death of Whitney Houston. It was the case of a life gone awry &#8211; one that any good preacher could pontificate on and make some great applications to the audience. I&#8217;ll save that for another day. If you are a member of my generation and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can the Church Reach Everyone on the Planet with Social Media? &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I ran across this quote on the web about Twitter: We think we can reach every person on the planet.&#8221; &#8211;Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, as quoted by The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s Digits blog Imagine that &#8211; a social media company has the desire to reach every person on the planet. Twitter wants to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom Spending too much time on Facebook? (Video) &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I wrote about mothers on Facebook. Here&#8217;s a humorous video that says maybe they should spend a little less time there&#8230;. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Your Mom is (Probably) on Facebook &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[eMarketer just recently released a study that estimates 23 million US moms are on Facebook &#8211; or a whopping 2/3&#8242;s of US moms!! That comes as no secret to anyone who has been on Facebook for a while &#8211; moms use Social Media to stay in touch with their children and to &#8220;check out&#8221; all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use Social Media to enhance your Church Holiday Experience &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<comments>http://joelsoutherland.com/use-social-media-to-enhance-your-church-holiday-experience#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much do you have going on at Christmas this year at your church? If you are like most churches, your calendar is full of activities for the church, choir, kids, and students. Instead of doing business as normal this year, why don&#8217;t you use Social Media and enhance what you already have on your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Church cannot afford to Drop the Ball on this! &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently reading an article from Margaret Feinberg about the church and social media. When asked about the biggest mistake churches make with Social Media she responded: I think the biggest stumbling block is simply buying into the myth that engaging in social media is somehow optional for the church today. It&#8217;s a requirement. [...]]]></description>
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