Like many people, I first learned about the killing of Osama bin Laden on my computer. As soon as I saw the news, I tuned the television to CNN and then opened up Twitter and Facebook to see what people were saying. There was a nearly instantaneous stream of posts reflecting on the unfolding news. [...]
Being Church in Real Time
Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: Church, Pastoral Ministry, Social Networking
Doug Pagitt, Church in the Inventive Age
Doug Pagitt’s most recent book, Church in the Inventive Age, is a quick but valuable read. Doug offers a historical stratigraphy of American Christianity over the past 200 years—a relatively short period of time that has seen remarkably quick and far-reaching change—into four periods: the Agrarian Age, the Industrial Age, the Information Age, and what [...]
Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: Church, Emerging Church, MGB Commission, PC(USA), Social Networking, Youth Ministry
Using Facebook Events for Youth Ministry
Youth workers: I’d like to get some feedback on your use of Facebook events. Ever since I started using Facebook four years ago (on the invitation and strong encouragement of my youth), I have been using it quite extensively for youth ministry. It is without a doubt the best way to keep up with youth [...]
Filed Under: Musings Tagged With: Social Networking, Youth Ministry
