The Deacon's Bench: Social Media
If you’ve been thinking about how to incorporate social media into your ministry, this issue can help you learn to protect your ministry and visitors to your social media pages.
Social media makes it possible for your ministry to be in the public eye 24/7. Is your ministry putting its best foot forward on the Web? This presentation will offer social media tips as well as suggestions for managing risks when communicating online.
Duration: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET
Bryan Baker is the lead pastor at Big Timber Evangelical Church in Big Timber, Montana. Baker founded MinistryLogistics.com, a website that helps, encourages, teaches, and equips others ministering in the digital world. He holds undergraduate degrees from Montana State University-Billings and a master's in spiritual theology from Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Brandon M. Smith, JD, CPCU is a corporate attorney at Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company. Since joining the company in 2011, he has assisted ministries with risk management inquiries, including social media and religious liberty issues. He also serves as a member of the company’s Privacy-Data Security Team. He received his Juris Doctorate from Regent University and is licensed by the Indiana Supreme Court.
The information provided in this webinar is intended to be helpful, but it does not constitute legal advice and is not a substitute for the advice from a licensed attorney in your area.
If you’ve been thinking about how to incorporate social media into your ministry, this issue can help you learn to protect your ministry and visitors to your social media pages.
This sample policy provides guidelines for employees and volunteers to follow when they use social media tools on behalf of their ministry.
It’s a good idea to include a disclaimer on the social media page which outlines the ministry’s expectations for interactions and terms for removing content.
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