We had such a great time at the Simply Communicate Conference. There were so many nuggets of gold from all the talented speakers. We decided to grab a few of the tweets that stood out to us. 

Jon Acuff

A brand is the story people tell about you. - @johnmorgan via @JonAcuff #SimplyCommunicate

— Tim Peters (@timrpeters) July 29, 2014

Sometimes we need guidelines in order to be more creative. They help to establish a common language. @JonAcuff #SimplyCommunicate

— Robert Carnes (@jamrobcar) July 29, 2014

"If walmart changed their shelves every day, you'd hate walmart even more." Bahahahahah! @jonacuff #simplycommunicate

— Dave Shrein (@daveshrein) July 29, 2014

John Michael Morgan

Everything your church does is branding. Who you are as a church is communicated through EVERYTHING you do. -@johnmorgan #SimplyCommunicate

— Matt Carpenter (@matty_carps) July 29, 2014

"We're marketing the best message of all time." Amen... we MUST remember this "We can't be shy about it." - @johnmorgan #simplycommunicate

— Dave Shrein (@daveshrein) July 29, 2014

Gerry True

A good communication strategy helps you prioritize and recognizes the tension between competing messages. @GerryTrue #SimplyCommunicate

— Kristy Velasquez (@KristyVelasquez) July 29, 2014

Knowing your mission will better enable you and your leaders to filter out what is not important #SimplyCommunicate @gerrytrue

— dsylvester (@dsylvester) July 29, 2014

Mark MacDonald

People can only capture about 50 words per page. Edit. Edit. Edit your content down. @markmac1023 #SimplyCommunicate

— MonkDev (@MonkDev) July 29, 2014

Digital hub: web, email, social. @markmac1023 #SimplyCommunicate

— Stephanie Carroll (@stephmcarroll) July 29, 2014

Brady Shearer

96% of millennials believe they will make a difference in the world. Churches how do we release them to make that impact #SimplyCommunicate

— A.J. Fenlason (@AJFenlason) July 29, 2014

"9 out of 10 #millennials believe it's their responsibility to make a difference in the world." @BradyShearer #SimplyCommunicate

— Alyssa Warner (@Alyssa63010) July 29, 2014

Kelly Hartnett

"You are a culture shaper no matter your role. You use words and words shape culture." - @KelleyHartnett #simplycommunicate

— Kyle Benoit (@kylebenoit) July 29, 2014

Leadership is not about positional power or authority. You can be a leader from wherever you are. Thanks @kelleyhartnett #SimplyCommunicate

— Cody J. Vermillion (@codyjvermillion) July 29, 2014

Think about who's experiencing your content. Be extremely careful about broadly communicated messages. @kelleyhartnett #SimplyCommunicate

— MonkDev (@MonkDev) July 29, 2014

Matt McKee

#BeSocial #BeHuman #BeHeard - @mattmckee #SimplyCommunicate

— Alyssa Warner (@Alyssa63010) July 29, 2014

"Online communications should drive off-line conversations."#SimplyCommunicate @mattmckee Love that.

— meghan freund (@MeghanFreund) July 29, 2014

Brandon Cox

Don't control systems out of fear, but empower people in love - @brandonacox #SimplyCommunicate

— Ashley M Stanley (@AshleyMStanley) July 29, 2014

stop controlling, release in love. empower people @brandonacox #SimplyCommunicate

— Matt Baylor (@mattbaylor) July 29, 2014

.@brandonacox "Reach out to the people outside your church with social media." #SimplyCommunicate Thank you for wise counsel today!

— Kyle Benoit (@kylebenoit) July 29, 2014

Nil Smith

Do ministry everywhere! Online tools are ministry platforms not just marketing platforms! - @NilsSmith #SimplyCommunicate

— Severn Run Creative (@SevernRunCT) July 29, 2014

Love the idea of just getting moving. Stop over planning and just do it! @NilsSmith #SimplyCommunicate

— Alex Johnston (@alex_hayes) July 29, 2014

RT @AJFenlason Use technology to do church in a new way @NilsSmith #SimplyCommunicate

— Dave Shrein (@daveshrein) July 29, 2014

Steve Fogg

Balance your posting frequency with the quality of those posts. - @Stevefogg #SimplyCommunicate

— Tim Gaskins (@timgaskins) July 29, 2014

What happens in Church, shouldn't stay in Church. @Stevefogg #SimplyCommunicate

— Alex Johnston (@alex_hayes) July 29, 2014

Discussions about church communications sound so much cooler in an Australian accent. @Stevefogg #SimplyCommunicate

— Robert Carnes (@jamrobcar) July 29, 2014

FB is the 3rd largest country in the world...where are all the missionaries?? - @Stevefogg #SimplyCommunicate

— chris hamlin (@chrishamlin79) July 29, 2014

Josh Burns

To foster conversation on your social channels, make sure your content: Encourages, Inspires or Challenges @jburno #SimplyCommunicate

— Paul Fleming (@castyourvision) July 29, 2014

66% of churches plan their content 2 weeks in advance. What @jburno's offering up requires you to plan way in advance #SimplyCommunicate

— A.J. Fenlason (@AJFenlason) July 29, 2014

Social media is not a broadcast platform, it's a relationship platform. - @jburno #SimplyCommunicate

— Tim Gaskins (@timgaskins) July 29, 2014

Facebook ads without a strategy are a tragedy. don't throw your money away @jburno #SimplyCommunicate

— Matt Baylor (@mattbaylor) July 29, 2014

if your church is investing in print materials, they should also invest in Facebook ads. Interesting... @jburno #SimplyCommunicate

— Cody J. Vermillion (@codyjvermillion) July 29, 2014

@daveshrein people! It's all about people. As soon as you can turn social data into stories you're good to go. #SimplyCommunicate

— Josh Burns (@jburno) July 29, 2014

Jenny Rain

I need to create an 'if I get hit by a bus anybody can do my job' document. Jesus had a bus document. -@JennyRain #SimplyCommunicate

— Eric Smith (@ericsmith13) July 29, 2014

@dgoodmanson yes! you said it better than me :)

— Jenny Rain (@JennyRain) July 29, 2014

Unexamined systems are on their way to breaking. Examine your systems, break them, and make them better. @JennyRain #SimplyCommunicate

— MonkDev (@MonkDev) July 29, 2014

When you make others better, you will always be useful #SimplyCommunicate

— Alex Johnston (@alex_hayes) July 29, 2014

Stephen Brewster

Loving how @B_REWSTER's talk is all leading back to having respect for leadership and trust in God empowering them. #SimplyCommunicate

— Severn Run Creative (@SevernRunCT) July 29, 2014

Articulate where you're headed with your content #SimplyCommunicate // how can they trust you if they don't know where your leading them?

— A.J. Fenlason (@AJFenlason) July 29, 2014

.@B_REWSTER "Anything worth doing is worth dominating." Thank you for that word ending #SimplyCommunicate conference.

— Kyle Benoit (@kylebenoit) July 29, 2014

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