A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Get a picture.

These are some of the words I utter most (or request the most!) from folks at Hillcrest (in addition to 'get a receipt'!).

When I first started in youth ministry, we took tons of pictures and then would put them in a powerpoint show, put some music to it, and it was a great way to highlight a winter camp or a mission trip.  Plus, who doesn't like seeing themselves on a giant screen- even if it is at a church?!  The only problem was sometimes the time between the event- say winter camp- and when we showed the pictures could be a week or two. Still fun, but the wait time to view the photos took something away.

Today, of course, all that has changed.  With Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and a host of other sites, there's virtually no wait time between the event and the pictures.  And while some may say there's too many pictures being shared on these sites, the potential for churches and non-profits is to use these places to share pictures.

I am no social media expert, but Hillcrest's Facebook page tends to get the most 'traffic' when we post pictures.  Someone getting baptized.  Cute kids performing a Palm Sunday song.  A 180 student at winter camp.  People like pictures and like seeing others in pictures.  And for a church, there's no better way to display what you're about then a picture.