Enabling the Connection Through Online Tools

Engaging Tools for Discussion

The Conference has a forum for discussing ministry and Methodist related news and events.
http://www.txcumc.org/forum

The Conference also launched an online video sharing site for all churches and ministries.
http://www.txcumc.org/video

          

Methodist Groups to Follow on Twitter

www.txcumc.org/twitter
http://twitter.com/UMCommunication
http://twitter.com/umns
http://twitter.com/interpretermag
http://twitter.com/gbod

UM Facebook Pages and Groups

Texas Annual Conference
Rethink Church
10,000 Doors
UMNS
Net Gain Against Malaria

RSSYou can also keep up with conference communications through our RSS feeds at http://www.txcumc.org/rss

Blogging

Conference Lay Leader Leah Taylor now has a blog at http://www.txcumc.org/laityblog

Travelers delivered nets to children in Cote d’Ivoire and blogged about their experiences.
www.txcumc.org/netteaminfo

If you are interested in Methodist Bloggers, there is a list available that was posted on the forum here.

Other Online Tools

We learned about online prayer management systems designed for the local church.
http://www.iprayerworks.com
http://www.virtualprayerroom.net/

The South District began a video series on Church Leadership Training for everyone to use.
Article:  http://www.txcumc.org/sdvideotraining
Training Site: http://www.southdistrict.org/training.html

A list of resources has been put together for those looking to put together a website. http://www.txcumc.org/webresources.