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thanks - that's awesome!
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Hootsuite also allows you to schedule tweets and works well with multiple accounts. That's what I use for @cmsucks.
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Kevin D. Hendricks (a group admin) edited this topic 32 months ago.
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The Art of P [deleted] says:
Iunnoman, I think for me I'm getting tired of churches getting on twitter, facebook, iphone apps, etc.
When does the church start asking whats best for the people, for families, for the community, for society? FIRST. Instead of thinking about the church first, when do we start thinking about the people first and the church last.
TONS of studies are showing that all this new technology is causing families to spend even LESS time together.
Church isn't the foundation for a strong society. Good moral people with strong families IS.
Its really frustrating to watch. Church more and more each day is becoming more and more a participant in the problems of families in our society rather than the solution.
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I'm not sure it has to be an either/or thing, I think you can help families and use twitter, maybe even at the same time.
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The Art of P [deleted] says:
Studies show that families are spending less and less time together. What are they spending more time doing? Playing MMOs, going on facebook, tweeting, surfing the web, etc.
Families are sacrificing their free time to play on the intrawebs instead of spending face time with one another.
I'm not sure how encouraging families to spend more time on the web by doing "the church thing" on the web is helping these families.
When does it become about the people instead of the church?
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Well...if you watch church on TiVo you can skip the commercials giving you more time with the kids.
Just a thought.
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While newer technology does have a tendency for people to isolate themselves from friends and family (MMORPGs, iPOD, Facebook) that's no reason for the church to stay away from them.
If anything, it makes it it more important for the church to use it. If people are on Facebook all day then we need to be active on Facebook to invite them to events. We need to be on Twitter to remind people through the week of the previous Sunday's message.
If the church doesn't embrace this technology and learn to use it to spread the Gospel, then it will become increasingly difficult to reach newer generations.
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Frankly, the church can never win. Either we're relentlessly ridiculed because we don't have a slick web site (or even a web site at all) or we've gone off the deep end and embraced soul-sucking technology.
There's a danger to either extreme, but I think there can be a positive and healthy balance.
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The Art of P [deleted] says:
All valid points.
Maybe its just my limited exposure, but so far, I haven't seen a church utilize it to the benefit of people, just the benefit of their church. Thats all I am really saying.
I think embracing technology is awesome. But I see little thought going into using that technology for much more then self promotion. . .
Kevin you said it best, but maybe churches are ridiculed because no matter what most churches do, at the end of the day they are motivated by something OTHER than serving people.
Honestly, I'd love to see some links where a church is using technology for the benefit of someone other than themselves. If there is, I'll eat my words, I just haven't seen it yet.
edit: Courtanay just told me about how her church is using it to raise funds for needy children. I like the sound of that. (eating words now)
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The Art of P edited this topic 32 months ago.
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Sean, at the end of this CMS post on telling stories that are true I listed a bunch of examples of church videos telling stories from real people. Now not all of them might be examples of what you're talking about, but I think many of them are examples of using technology to tell the story of individuals. That can certainly have an element of self promotion for a church, but primarily when they're done right I think they're in service to people and their journeys.
The church is ultimately people. If we forget that, what's the point?
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The Art of P [deleted] says:
Good stuff Kevin. Good stuff. Gives me hope. Hope I can find a church that does that stuff. Not too many legit ones in the city of angels.
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not too much legit *anything* in the city of angels, sean :P
i, just like many others, struggle with letting twitter go when i get home. it has nothing to do with whether or not a church is twittering. if someone is going to spend time on twitter, they'll do it whether or not the church is on it.
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The Art of P [deleted] says:
Taco trucks have legit tacos here. . . .
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There are examples of appropriate use of technology in the church, as a few people have posted, but I agree with your sentiment that we in the church need to be wise with how we integrate technology into our communication methods. The church I work at is about 1.5 hours away from you in L.A., but technologically, our area (the high desert) is a few years behind L.A...if not more. Because of that, we just launched a facebook page. It wasn't because our team didn't know about it, we just knew that there weren't enough members of our congregation on facebook to make the tool worthwhile.
I too, love the idea of implementing technology to help both the church and the church members, but I have to guard myself against implementing things because I think they are cool.
And you are totally right about the taco trucks in L.A. They are about as legit as it gets.
Originally posted 32 months ago.
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fattybombatty edited this topic 32 months ago.
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I feel like our church is absolutely using social networking to benefit people, if you consider encouraging people into mission and ministry and worship benefits them. We are by no means a technologically advanced church, but I think our use of Facebook is effective and for their benefit. It is used only to post sermons and to communicate ministry opportunities. And while I do agree with the whole idea that families and people need more face to face time and less time with technology, we have to find ways to cut through the clutter in people's lives and invite them into relationship with Christ and other Christians. I don't think social networking is without merit...
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you can say what you want about churches using social media... but this site/video brings up some interesting points to consider... socialnomics.net/video/
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The Art of P [deleted] says:
Thats a good video. I do see the merits. I just hope churches use it to help others over helping themselves.
I do stand corrected. You do have to go where the peoples be!
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