Or was it four? To be honest…I’m really not sure. What I do know is…I haven’t been here much!
I have been on a guest posting spree for the past month. On different blogs with three distinct subjects that are close to my heart:
Social Media and Ministry
Leadership
Bible and Business
Here’s the run down of all the blogs [...]
“That’s absolutely ridiculous!! If that’s what people want to do outside of church that’s fine, but that has no business in the House of God!!!”
That’s what a minister told me when I tried (emphasis on “tried”) to show him how effective social media, especially Twitter, would be for ministry. And you guessed it: after that [...]
The web was recently buzzing about Pope Benedict’s message to his priests: go forth into the world and blog the Gospel! In his message he acknowledged that cultural shifts have brought conversations online…but…the church must be willing to change its methods to better communicate the Message. He wrote:
“Using new communication technologies, priests can introduce [...]
Pope Benedict XVI gave priests struggling to get their message across a new commandment: use social media. He urged priests to use all technological developments at their disposal to preach and engage with communities. Considering that he (the Pope) has an iPhone App, a Facebook Page, and an increasingly growing influence on the web…its no [...]
“Mike could you help me set up a Facebook account?” my friend asked.
“Why?”
“Because I’m trying to get in contact with family members and our phone calls aren’t going through.”
That was the conversation I had with my friend after the massive Haitian Earthquake. She was scared, angry, and worried about her family members concerning the disaster that has [...]
