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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>
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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>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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		<title>4 Ways your Church can use Twitter &#8211; Church &#124; Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is slowly starting to catch on. With 100 million active users people are beginning to force their way through the learning curve and use it consistently as a communication tool. But, where does that leave churches? If a church has a Twitter account how should it be used to communicate with those inside and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook can help Your Church do Ministry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook has the capacity to help a church staff, a pastor, a SS teacher, a youth leader, etc do ministry. How? Simple. Facebook is a community where people share things about themselves. We live in  a day where people will often post needs on Facebook before they call anyone else. They will announce the emergency, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media and Baby Boomers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 10:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are approximately 80 million Baby Boomers (age 46-64) in the United States alone. It is a fast growing segment of the population. And&#8230;.there&#8217;s more. Consider this: Baby Boomers are the largest generation Baby Boomers sit at the top of most corporations 70%k of Law Firm partners are Baby Boomers Baby Boomers have more wealth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dominos. Social Media. Church.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 14:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most every church I know could learn something from Domino&#8217;s Pizza. Listen as Ramon shares how he uses Social Media to create buzz about his product and stores. While you listen, think of ideas of how your church or ministry could use Social Media to create buzz about your church and the gospel. Post your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leave it Blank</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Social Media is a great tool to connect with others. The ability to instantly speak to hundreds, and even thousands, of people is amazing. But, it does bring with it a warning. Sometimes you don&#8217;t need to say it. If you&#8217;ve been on Social Media long enough you&#8217;ve seen the meltdowns, rants, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tweet This!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Twitter is not something just for the techies or the kids anymore. Maybe when it got started it was too complicated to figure out &#8211; not anymore. Maybe you think it is just for celebrities &#8211; no way.  Consider these statistics: In the past year alone, the average number of tweets per day has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Ways for the Pastor to get on the Digital train</title>
		<link>http://joelsoutherland.com/4-ways-for-the-pastor-to-get-on-the-digital-train</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pastors can be slow adopters to change. We love to tell our congregations they need to change, but we don&#8217;t like it! There are a lot of guys who are behind when it comes to Social Media, technology and ministry. If that&#8217;s you, here are 4 quick tips to get you started on the right track: 1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is your Church a &#8220;Place&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://joelsoutherland.com/is-your-church-a-place</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joel Southerland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back Facebook mobile introduced a new feature called &#8220;places&#8221;. It was an apparent attempt to compete directly with social media competitor foursquare. Facebook places is a simple concept &#8211; it uses the GPS locater on your mobile device to figure out where you are. When you open your Facebook mobile app you will [...]]]></description>
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