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Let’s Talk About Youth, Social Media, and the United Methodist and Episcopal Churches

In the wake of my analysis of UMC annual conferences and TEC dioceses, I’ve been working to compile one brand new spreadsheet (and massively update another) to collect social media data on annual conference/diocesan youth organizations across the United States. Titled “The United Methodist Church in the US – Social Media Presence (Youth)” and “The EpiscopalContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Youth, Social Media, and the United Methodist and Episcopal Churches”

Why Do I Analyze Data From Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram?

One of the questions that I’ve gotten the most after my latest post is why I choose to focus on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram when talking about the best ways that annual conferences or dioceses can engage with social media. I recognize that this is a very fair question to pose, given two key pointsContinue reading “Why Do I Analyze Data From Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram?”

Thoughts On TEC Dioceses and Their Usage of Social Media

A couple of years ago, I wrote a post called Some Thoughts On UMC Annual Conferences and Their Usage of Social Media, in which I analyzed a data set that I had been collecting that I called “UMC in the US – Social Media Presence“. Well, at one point, I had the idea that IContinue reading “Thoughts On TEC Dioceses and Their Usage of Social Media”

A (Slightly) Longer New Year’s Analysis

EDIT: To see the most recent version of the data that I’ve been collecting (and reference in this post), please click here. For around a year and a half now, I’ve been collecting social media statistics on United Methodist conferences to see the sort of outreach and growth that conferences were experiencing on social mediaContinue reading “A (Slightly) Longer New Year’s Analysis”

Alabama Proves It: We Can (And Need To) Make Change Happen Anywhere

I have to say, I don’t think I’ve watched a Senate race more than I have with Alabama’s recent special election between Roy Moore and Doug Jones. You could not have had two more polar-opposite candidates, and sickeningly, Roy Moore survived politically, with party support, and got a considerable number of votes despite the horrendousContinue reading “Alabama Proves It: We Can (And Need To) Make Change Happen Anywhere”

You Can Never Pay Too Much Attention To The Facts

You’ll never have to hear the word “no” If you keep all your friends on the payroll —Death Cab for Cutie, “Good Help (Is So Hard To Find)” I start with this lyric from a Death Cab for Cutie song because if you ask me, it perfectly captures the current state of politics in our country.Continue reading “You Can Never Pay Too Much Attention To The Facts”

Where Regnat Populus Meets E Pluribus Unum

Regnat Populus: the people rule. E Pluribus Unum: out of many, one. This past week, I have had the amazing opportunity to be a part of a group of young adults from the Arkansas Conference who went to Washington, DC to participate in the United Methodist Seminar program sponsored by the General Board of ChurchContinue reading “Where Regnat Populus Meets E Pluribus Unum”

Some Thoughts On UMC Annual Conferences and Their Usage of Social Media

Back in June of 2016, I made a little spreadsheet that I titled “UMC in the US – Social Media Presence“. It was a simple little spreadsheet that tracked every United Methodist annual conference and their social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, arguably the three most popular social networks in the United StatesContinue reading “Some Thoughts On UMC Annual Conferences and Their Usage of Social Media”