Communication and Social Media Strategies for Outreach

Social media has become the new social marketplace.  We know
people hang out there.  How do we connect with them to share
the Gospel? In this episode, Seth Hinz— Brand, Marketing, &
Creative Director for Pathfinder Church in St. Louis,
Missouri, joins hosts Rev. Dr. Steven Schave, Director of LCMS
Church Planting, and Rev. Dr. Mark Larson, Manager of Church
Planting in the Mission Field: USA initiative, to explore
communications and social media strategies for outreach. Seth Hinz
About Seth Hinz: Seth Hinz is the Brand, Marketing, & Creative
Director for Pathfinder Church in St. Louis, Missouri (Nov 2018 –
Present). He has also served as  the Web/Media Director for
Michigan District, LCMS (2010 – 2018), where he grew the District’s
digital presence to be a thought leader for LCMS churches in
Michigan and beyond in the areas of healthy workers and healthy
congregations.  He has served as the Social Media Manager for
the LCMS National Youth Gathering (2013, 2016, 2019).  He
founded Lutheran Communicators – a Facebook group comprised of over
2,600 Lutherans interested in communication, social media, and
creativity. He is a graduate of Concordia University Ann Arbor with
a BA in Communications and Business Administration, and a Masters
in Organizational Leadership and Administration.  He is the
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