Twitter Me Pastor! (I know, it’s Tweet)

When I first heard about Twitter, I thought it was just a passing fad.  But Twitter has caught on like wild fire and continues to grow.  The future of Twitter is here as businesses, churches and the President are all on the Twitter band wagon.

As the face of the church changes and we have young tech savvy pastors, more churches embrace technology and a more efficient way to communicate with church members.  Pastor Shawn Wood of Shawns Blog Spot started a list of twittering pastors and as he stated, his list is just for fun; but it is a partial list of other pastors that he follows on Twitter.

Kevin Hendricks of Church Marketing Sucks says:

. . . if you’re trying to reach a tech savvy crowd, it might be something to explore.

The main thing to keep in mind is that Twitter is just another medium. It could be a volunteer coordinator or an evangelism tool. Experiment and see what works:

• Ask questions: Sermon research, who’s coming to an event, what people might be interested in, etc.
• Share insights: Maybe it’s a quote from a sermon, maybe it’s a sudden insight from a Bible study.
• Highlight content: Point people to blog posts, articles or resources on your church web site.
• Hype events: Remind people of events and give a glimpse of what they’re missing.

I have a Twitter account but have not used it yet.  Mainly because I don’t know how.   A few days ago I purchased Anthony Coppedge’s new e-book, The Reason Your Church Must Twitter. I plan to purchase an additional copy for my pastor and our youth pastor.  In the book, Anthony includes a step by step chapter on how to get started on Twitter.  The cost of the e-book is only $5.00, you might want to check it out.

Do you Twitter?  Why or why not?  Let us know in the comments.

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