Racking your brain for a way to provoke meaningful conversations between parents and their elementary kids in less than 140 characters? Well, rack no more!
Below, you will find everything you need to cue parents this week through every major social media outlet from Twitter to Pinterest (so you can focus your brain power on posting the really important stuff—like that picture you just took of your cat standing in a puddle). And if you missed our first post explaining what all this is, take a second to get up to speed by clicking here!
If Pampers and Goldfish are more your speed, check out our First Look blog for the social media plan to connect parents with preschoolers: http://orangeblogs.org/firstlook
Or if you are surrounded by boy bands and learners permits, try our social media plan for connecting parents and students at: http://orangeblogs.org/xp3students
This week we are supplying you with a variety of posts that you can share with the parents in your ministry. Feel free to use these posts however you wish. Want to get a little crazy and swap Monday’s tweet with Wednesday’s? Go right ahead! Feel like posting a different picture to Instagram? We don’t mind! You can simply copy and paste the words below or add a little flare of your own to any and all posts. These posts should start going out on Sunday, November 8 and follow this social media plan.
If you have any questions, suggestions for content or an exceptionally cute picture of your cat, please share in the comment section below this post. Until next week, Happy Tweeting!
Possible Facebook Timeline Photos for November:
Sunday, November 8
Twitter/Facebook: Need to turn a frown upside down? Watch Studio 252 Live together today at 10 AM, 1 PM, or 5 PM eastern.
Monday, November 9
Twitter: No matter what your family looks like, God is at work telling a story of restoration and redemption. #BiggerPicture
Twitter: Yesterday, we realized we can find a way to serve cheerfully even when it doesn’t come naturally.
Tuesday, November 10
Twitter: Broken families can still be great families: http://theparentcue.org/broken-families-can-still-be-great-families/
Wednesday, November 11
Twitter: Serving changes kids because it changes the way they see everything: themselves, others, the Church, and God.
Facebook:At dinner tonight, ask: Have you ever done something to help someone and no one else knew about it? How did it make you feel?
Thursday, November 12
Facebook: Sit down with your family this week and come up with a way that you can serve your community together this season. Share with us your idea!
Instagram: Serving others doesn’t have to be a chore. It can be fun, too!
Friday, November 13
Twitter: A child’s sense of privacy usually begins around 8–9 years old. #JustaPhase
Twitter/Facebook: At bedtime, read Deuteronomy 15:7-8. Each of you pray for the person on your left. Ask God to help them have a good attitude when they serve.
Saturday, November 14
Facebook: When it’s time to lend a hand, MC Haggis suggests not using glue. https://vimeo.com/137389175
If you want to build a stronger ministry to parents, check out Parent Cue Weekly at GoWeekly.com.
Want to use social media to connect with your small group leaders? Get your LeadSmall Social Media plan at LeadSmall Weekly, GoWeekly.com.
The Haggis video link in the Nov 14th facebook post is from October’s life app.
Thanks for letting me know. Corrected now. Sorry about that!