I Twitter. Do you? If you don’t, then maybe it’s because you don’t even know what Twitter is. Twitter is a free, social networking service where participants can constantly provide updates to the question “What are you doing?”
In addition to the millions of individuals who are “Twittering” (or “tweeting” – your preference), there are all sorts of religious groups twittering – from Christianity Today magazine to Emergent Village to … well, if you can think of it, it’s probably there.
And now congregations are getting in on it. In fact, there’s a whole website devoted to “Twitter for Churches” (http://twitterforchurches.com/). The site is mostly to promote an e-book titled Making Your Ministry Contagious: The Reason Your Church Must Twitter. The premise is that “Churches can easily provide timely, helpful information and resources to their communities; from small groups to volunteer leaders to ministry participants.” Also, check out http://twitter.com/NYJewishWeek. Regardless of your first reaction to the idea of “Twittering” as a way of promoting your congregation and keeping your members in touch with each other, it’s worth thinking about.
Now to go update my status – Brent Bill …. is through writing a blog for the Center for Congregations website.
Brent Bill
Executive Vice President
