Over the past year, we have posted a number of blogs about the ways people consume social media and content from their smartphone devices.  The trend continues to be that 10% of social…

After a year of online only events, the United States is beginning to actively return to in-person meetings and gatherings.  With the tide starting to turn from fully online events to hybrid…

As we work at Here I Am to create a dedicated social app for churches to use, we often receive questions as to how to moderate or remove objectionable content. With recent high-profile figures jousting with social…

I have enjoyed serving as an usher at my church for a number of years.  As an usher, I normally stand in the back of the church during worship.  This position provides a unique perspective…

With over 1,800 posts made so far on the Here I Am app there has been a large variety of content posted by pastors, lay leaders, and congregants. This week I will be sharing five of my…

Useful technology simplifies our lives.  As churches welcome their congregation to virtual worship services, entering the service via online tools needs to be simple and easy.  A best practice has…

Throughout history, people have long formed social networks to deepen their relationships.  Congregations around the world provide smaller, private groups to worship in a shared manner and deepen one’s spiritual…

Over the Lenten season the team at Here I Am was able directly observe the differences in engagement on a private social media app (Here I Am) vs a public one (Facebook).   A client church…

Over the past ten years, social media via smartphones has become the dominant way that people manage their connections with others.  Facebook has emerged as the monopoly company in this environment,…

A second screen refers to using a mobile device to provide an enhanced viewing experience for content. I first learned about this experience in a sports marketing class my sophomore…