

From Social Media to Social Ministry
A Guide to Digital Discipleship
Author: Nona Jones
Narrator: Piper Jones
Unabridged: 3 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 06/23/2020
Author: Nona Jones
Narrator: Piper Jones
Unabridged: 3 hr 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 06/23/2020
Nona Jones is a rare combination of tech executive, author, speaker, and preacher. Her professional experience includes serving as Chief Content and Partnerships Officer at YouVersion, Head of Global Faith Partnerships at Meta, and Chief External Affairs Officer at PACE Centers for Girls, Inc. She is the author of Success from the Inside Out, From Social Media to Social Ministry, Killing Comparison, and The Gift of Rejection. Nona travels the world speaking at the intersection of faith, business, and leadership and has been profiled by ESSENCE magazineas an “Under 40 Woman to Watch,” Florida Trend magazine as one of Florida’s “30-Something All Stars,” and Business in the Heart of Florida magazine as a “40 Under 40 Community Leader.” She is an alumna of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a national leadership development initiative jointly led by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Nona earned her Bachelor and Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida, where she has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumnus. She has completed postgraduate studies in the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation. She is an avid runner and fitness enthusiast, as well as a Billboard-charting songwriter. She serves alongside her husband, Pastor Timothy L. Jones, Sr., in leading Open Door Church in Gainesville, Florida. She counts her two sons, Timothy Jr. and Isaac, as her greatest gifts in life.
The author fills the pages of her book with many good ideas about social ministry rather than a social strategy. I appreciated her break down of the pros and cons of the various online platforms that could be ministry opportunities. I also appreciated the fact that she did not encourage the use of s......more
This is a helpful book if you are looking to design a mega church online through Facebook. There is strong Facebook bias. I would imagine this stems from the author being a Facebook executive. I believe that a multifaceted approach using various digital platforms could make a better impact.......more
A must-read for anyone working in modern ministry!......more
A very clear and practical book on how to and why do ministry online. The reality is that as a church of individuals we are already online, so it's not a matter of if we should do ministry there but how are we going to do it well.......more
This book is a great “how-to” manual for churches looking to expand their presence on Facebook specifically. Nona Jones is a clear writer who has a deliberate and experienced method, and she conveys with great conviction and thorough detail her system. It’s clear through the pages of this brief piec......more