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Two Musts for Ministry: Technology and Proficiency (Guest Post)

Sus Schmitt

You cannot be effective in ministry today unless you are PROFICIENT in technology/social media.

Not an expert, nor a casual observer, but intentional, strategic, and humble to learn, try, and discard technological tools.

I love what Matt Stauffer, a staff member from Intervarsity, is doing over at Staffhacker. So much so that I’m going to be guest posting there regularly on the topics of technology and productivity.

When I read Brian’s post, I thought of YOU! No matter what your level of technological skill (or your opinion of technology), I can almost guarantee that you will need to be learning and growing in your use of technology. A very effective way to do that is to SUBSCRIBE to receive weekly emails with e4e posts. Every week, you’ll receive two ideas about ministry and technology in your inbox. Continue reading Two Musts for Ministry: Technology and Proficiency (Guest Post)

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How to Use Facebook and the Internet to Reach People for Christ (Guest Post)

Sus Schmitt

College students spend an average of five hours a day online. So, when it comes to building spiritual movements with students, everyone knows that online is important.

Our student-led leader for West Africa created training in how to use EveryStudent.com, how to respond to emails and how to use EveryStudent.com on campus, on Facebook, etc. If my math is right, he’s trained about 450 students throughout Ghana and Nigeria in the last nine months, then in Ethiopia and Kenya. Liberia is next.

You can use the same simple ideas to enhance, and even accelerate, your individual or team ministry using the internet. Sign up to receive “How to Talk about God,” a special weekly email series from EveryStudent.com to help you confidently use the internet in your ministry.

Use the great articles on EveryStudent.com and the free email series. Try these ideas for yourself and with your ministry team and then comment here to encourage others to try internet ministry! Continue reading How to Use Facebook and the Internet to Reach People for Christ (Guest Post)

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Celebrating One Year of e4e

Sus Schmitt

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the eQuipping for eMinistry blog. Every six months I like to publicly acknowledge those who have contributed to this ministry for the past six months. THANK YOU To my Sovereign Lord, Jesus Christ, for His guidance and direction and for giving me a passion I can pursue to His glory. To my husband, Mike, for encouraging me to “sow resources for women so they might enhance their ministries through technology.” To Judy Douglass for encouraging me to be all God has designed me to be. To the guest authors who have helped post … Continue reading Celebrating One Year of e4e