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Social Media Research Part 2

Social Media Clicks via Hootsuite for @heathmullikin
Daily Social Media Clicks via Hootsuite for @heathmullikin

Last week I posted about some Social Media Research I was doing to see what tweets at what times get the most clicks.  My goals this week were to continue to tweet out quality links using HootSuite and to also schedule the posts with Google Plus using the Do Share app for Chrome.  This constituted a switch from Safari as my primary browser to Google Chrome.  (FYI-I will be posting about my history with browsers later this week.)  I simply copy and [Read more…] about Social Media Research Part 2

The 8 People You Meet at Christian Conferences

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Are you a conference junkie?

I meet a lot of people at Christian Conferences.  Today, I am attending the Newspring Leadership Conference (#nlc) in Anderson, SC at Newspring Church.  I’ve been to all of them so far(this is year 3) and the speaker lineup includes Matt Chandler, Steven Furtick, Criag Groeschel, James McDonald, Perry Noble, Judah Smith, Andy Stanley, Judah Smith, and Jud Wilhite.  The first 2 years were challenging and life changing and I will miss Mark Driscoll this year.  I have been to a conference at Willow Creek before and that was incredible, but mostly I’ve stuck with local and denominational events.  Our district has a yearly retreat that is required for full-time pastors and it is always refreshing.  In 17 years of attending conferences, here are a few [Read more…] about The 8 People You Meet at Christian Conferences

The Techology Show moves to Tuesdays!

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Now on Tuesdays at noon EST.

Just over three years ago, Tony Casey, Matthew Tietje, and Steve Stanley had the idea to start a podcast that would cover technology, theology, and everything in between.  The Techology Show was born to see what technologies pastors and churches could use to have a greater kingdom impact.  I was serving in North Carolina at the time and started out as a monthly guest to talk about youth ministry.

When I moved to South Carolina in August 2010, [Read more…] about The Techology Show moves to Tuesdays!

Social Media Research Part 1

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Daily Social Media Clicks

I decided to do some Social Media research to find out if the information I was reading on when is the best time to post on Facebook and Twitter was true.  My goal was to see what times and days people were more likely to click on a posted link and to see what types of links people would click on. HootSuite makes this all possible.  It enables me to schedule tweets throughout the week and track my clicks using their ow.ly link shortener.  Their new “Hootlet” button(which ironically was released soon after Buffer came on the scence) makes tweeting out web articles and pages a snap.

What were some of my goals? [Read more…] about Social Media Research Part 1

The Devil is in the Distraction

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What’s distracting you?

Some people think that God set everything into motion and has been sitting back watching since Creation.  I don’t think that’s true. I think He is always active, always involved, and always engaged in what’s happening in the world.  People blame the devil for everything.  Dead car battery?  The devil.  Runny nose?  The devil

As a pastor, I get to see God transforming [Read more…] about The Devil is in the Distraction