Valerie Johnson on July 24th, 2009

A few weeks ago I attended the BUG Conference along with my pastor and student pastor.  It was a very insightful  conference that covered Facebook, Twitter, blogging and church marketing.  It quickly became apparent that 20 & 30 year olds are among the most effective users of social networking.  Most of the presenters were younger [...]

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Valerie Johnson on June 24th, 2009

I am a regular reader of Shaun King’s blog, Shaun In the City.  I actually found his blog through the social network, StumbleUpon.  One of the things that  keeps me reading his blog is how efficiently he uses social networking.  A few things I’ve watched him use it for is: announcing the new ministry he [...]

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Valerie Johnson on February 8th, 2009

Our 10:45 AM service is where many of our young and new Christians worship.  When our praise team leader  encouraged the congregation to “Shabach the Lord,” I immediately wondered how many people didn’t have a clue what she was talking about.  With that in mind, I hope you enjoy the following video from belairdrama. Tweet [...]

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