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Inside EGC, March-April 2011, Vol. 18, No, 2
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Vol. 18 No. 2
March-April 2011

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EGC & The Social Media Revolution

At EGC, we’ve been thinking that the Twitter/Facebook revolution is too big to ignore. But we’ve also been asking ourselves whether the time we’d have to spend to do social media well would be time well spent.


In This Issue

The First 40 Days on Twitter, reported by Steve Daman

Senior Researcher Rudy Mitchell’s first 40 days on Twitter seem to suggest a social media plunge might actually produce fruit and help us pursue our mission. In early February 2011, Rudy opened a Twitter account as part of the Center’s exploration into social media. Forty days later, he had some good news about the progress to date. Here’s what he says about his experience. more...

Thinking about social media? a conversation between Jeff Bass and Grace Lee

How and why should a nonprofit like EGC launch into social media? Our work, and the thinking behind our work, is about identifying and nurturing the systems that empower the ministry of urban churches in their communities. We believe we have something worthwhile to add to the global conversation about working in the Kingdom of God today. Already, we have good connections with lots of folks who think about the kinds of things that capture our attention, but how do we connect with even more? These were some of the question that prompted some recent conversations about social networking. more...

Find out who at EGC is on Twitter. See our staff roster...