By Justin Wise.
Twitter: Silly name. Big impact. Believe it or not, not everyone is tweeting
about the sandwich they had for lunch. Some churches are even using Twitter as
a digital missions field. Maybe it’s time you consider integrating Twitter into
your Sunday morning worship service? I know, I know. For some of you, that’s a
stretch. I might as well have said, “Bring in pole dancers to liven up your
service,” or “in an effort to appeal to the male demographic, we’ll be
replacing the communion bread and wine with chicken wings and ranch dressing!”
But here’s what you may not know: Twitter has saved lives (yes, really).
It’s connected people to a local church, gathered resources for those who need
them most, and provided daily inspiration for millions of people across the
globe. Twitter does all of that in 140 characters or less. Neat, huh? Yes,
there are some things to take into consideration before embracing the little
blue bird. Namely, distraction (“What did the pastor say? I was tweeting her
second point and missed the third!”), vanity (“I just checked in at Holy-ville
United Church — look at what a great Christian I am!”), and grammar (“We r glad
ur here!”). Not to overstate it, but the good definitely outweighs the bad.
Here are seven different ways you can integrate Twitter into the ebb-and-flow
of your worship service.
The Hidden Guide to Using Twitter Effectively
When
it comes to social media, there is not that much hidden about how it all works.
The issue is that sometimes the information is hard to find in one place. So in
this post, we are going to unearth some commonly unanswered questions in
standard Twitter how to posts when it comes to getting the most out of your
Twitter experience.
What
is the New Twitter Activity Stream?
You
may not have noticed it yet because you spend a lot of time in a Twitter management
tool instead of on Twitter itself. But one of the new additions to Twitter is
the Activity feed. You can find it when you log in to Twitter as a tab
underneath your What’s happening box.
