Is the U.S. turning Hindu?

"But recent poll data show that conceptually, at least, we are slowly becoming more like Hindus and less like traditional Christians in the ways we think about God, our selves, each other, and eternity." - Newsweek: U.S. Views on God and Life and Turning Hindu

5 tips for promoting your ministry using social media

Mashable offers 5 tips for promoting non-profits using social media. Apply them to your ministry:

1. Use social media to converse with financial partners and those you are trying to reach.
2. Keep your accounts up-to-date, posting regularly.
3. Personalize your ministry by focusing on the people, not the organization.
4. Encourage people to share what you post with others in their social networks.
5. Encourage everyone in your organization to use social media; establish a social media policy for employees\members, but don't prohibit use.

Update Twitter and Facebook Fan page simultaneously

You can now update your Twitter account from your Facebook Fan page. Save a step if you're posting the same content in both places and automate it today.