Twitter and Facebook in Church? YES Please!

[post adapted from my friend Scott Williams over at BigIsTheNewSmall.com]

The world we live in today is more connected than ever. Here is what I love about how connected we are as it pertains to what we do at Revolution Church:

“…people can engage with God, engage with their
pastor and share pieces of those engagements with the world, all at
the same time. There are entire real, living, breathing online
church services where online congregants share information
throughout their service.” -Scott Williams

Here are 4 Reasons To Twitter or Update your Facebook Status During Church:

1. The message is extended. When you “retweet” or quote something via Facebook you are literally extending the reach of the message. Podcasts work the same. Right now, over 100 people from 13 countries all over the world download the Revolution Church Podcast each week. That is pretty crazy to think our 11 month old church is already making a difference via technology in other parts of the world on a weekly basis! When you tweet or status update, you push the message FURTHER. If the pastor shares something that moves you, inspires you or changes your life, there is a good chance it will have the same impact on the lives of some of your Twitter followers as well.
2. Jesus said to “go into ALL the world.” All the world applies to the Internet world too. So tweet it up! Hit that status update button and fulfill the Great Commission!
3. Its POWERFUL and FREE marketing! When you do these things, you help market the church in one of the most powerful ways…word of mouth (or word of tweet…errrr…facebook…hmmm).
4. It helps people wander off better. I’d venture to say that at least 20% of ANY audience, no matter how great or well known the speaker is will still wander off at some point. Instead of letting people just wander off into space or draw on the back of offering envelopes, what if we helped them wander off into church on the web? And yes Revolution, I see your drawings each week…be careful how good you doodle. You might get recruited for the Creative Arts team.

What other reasons can you think of?

Tomorrow I will share some tips, tricks and best practices for Tweeting and using Facebook in church!