Comments on: Twittering Church? http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/ Inspired to Love. Empowered to Serve. Challenged to Change. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:43:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Twittering Small Groups | Confessions of a Preacher's Wife, Speaker & Founder of iGETitLIFE.com http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4454 Twittering Small Groups | Confessions of a Preacher's Wife, Speaker & Founder of iGETitLIFE.com Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:09:27 +0000 http://robinbryce.com/?p=453#comment-4454 Bill, I’ve been questioning men to get their input on how twitter could help a men’s accountability group. One suggestion was to create “Rules of Engagement.” Obviously, since twitter is social, the opportunity to a group like yours is available. But before I make suggestions for “Rules of Engagement,” I thought I would describe how I could see twitter working for a small group. click over http://robinbryce.com/blog/2009/06/confessions-of-a-preachers-wife/rules-for-engagement-twittering-small-groups/ [...] in response to Twittering Church comments, I've been questioning men to get their input on how twitter could help a men's group [...] Bill,
I’ve been questioning men to get their input on how twitter could help a men’s accountability group.
One suggestion was to create “Rules of Engagement.” Obviously, since twitter is social, the opportunity to a group like yours is available.
But before I make suggestions for “Rules of Engagement,” I thought I would describe how I could see twitter working for a small group.

click over http://robinbryce.com/blog/2009/06/confessions-of-a-preachers-wife/rules-for-engagement-twittering-small-groups/

[...] in response to Twittering Church comments, I’ve been questioning men to get their input on how twitter could help a men’s group [...]

]]> By: Bill Moss http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4439 Bill Moss Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:33:18 +0000 http://robinbryce.com/?p=453#comment-4439 Robin, Christian Men's Accountability Group ... 6 to 8 men meet weekly, EVERY week to discuss each others major Christian or Church related projects as well as each others primary personal trials ... pray for and support each other in these regards and, of course, hold each other accountable for Christ-like living. Even with very limited knowledge of Twitter my instinct suggests Twitter accounts of each member could really take the group to a new level. Any suggestions before I recommend the group do something I know virtually nothing about? Robin,
Christian Men’s Accountability Group … 6 to 8 men meet weekly, EVERY week to discuss each others major Christian or Church related projects as well as each others primary personal trials … pray for and support each other in these regards and, of course, hold each other accountable for Christ-like living.
Even with very limited knowledge of Twitter my instinct suggests Twitter accounts of each member could really take the group to a new level. Any suggestions before I recommend the group do something I know virtually nothing about?

]]> By: Robin http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4433 Robin Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:39:47 +0000 http://robinbryce.com/?p=453#comment-4433 Only God knows what goes on in the minds of those in church. Dinner plans/prep, another date/appointment, or just plain daydreaming. What if we gave instructions on how to engage one another on the topic of the sermon using text and twitter? Used prompts to begin the "note taking." This is what we do with the more common fill in the blank outlines. We ask the hearer to engage by taking notes, making comments on paper. What if we were given permission to use laptops and phones to take notes, text, and twitter all the important things we heard in the sermon and see what others thought was important? Incidentally, this is how students learn these days. It's how they take notes in college. The church would do well to embrace the new technology and those who use it. It's only the future where the Bible is on their hand helds. Could it be fear of change that makes us wary of the interaction of the parishioners. Chicken-fried preacher happening in real time, rather than over dinner. Oops, was that spoken by a preacher's wife? I'm not saying all should, nor am I saying none should. I am saying it's worth thinking about. Why do we resist change so much? Maybe we should read and be inspired by the old book, "Who Moved My Cheese." Only God knows what goes on in the minds of those in church. Dinner plans/prep, another date/appointment, or just plain daydreaming.

What if we gave instructions on how to engage one another on the topic of the sermon using text and twitter? Used prompts to begin the “note taking.”

This is what we do with the more common fill in the blank outlines. We ask the hearer to engage by taking notes, making comments on paper.

What if we were given permission to use laptops and phones to take notes, text, and twitter all the important things we heard in the sermon and see what others thought was important?

Incidentally, this is how students learn these days. It’s how they take notes in college. The church would do well to embrace the new technology and those who use it. It’s only the future where the Bible is on their hand helds.

Could it be fear of change that makes us wary of the interaction of the parishioners. Chicken-fried preacher happening in real time, rather than over dinner. Oops, was that spoken by a preacher’s wife?

I’m not saying all should, nor am I saying none should. I am saying it’s worth thinking about. Why do we resist change so much? Maybe we should read and be inspired by the old book, “Who Moved My Cheese.”

]]> By: Bill Moss http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4432 Bill Moss Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:11:39 +0000 http://robinbryce.com/?p=453#comment-4432 Robin, If a church allows tweeting during the service, would it not invite some people (younger people particularly)to just be texting their friends? Who would know the difference? Robin,
If a church allows tweeting during the service, would it not invite some people (younger people particularly)to just be texting their friends? Who would know the difference?

]]> By: Kaye - SandwichINK http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4425 Kaye - SandwichINK Sun, 31 May 2009 04:13:51 +0000 http://robinbryce.com/?p=453#comment-4425 Great article that also gave me a big smile. As a caregiver with a senior mom and grandkids with special needs, I do keep my cell phone on and have, on rare occasions texted, but not twittered. One thing I would like to do more of is just look up Bible verses on my cell, but I rarely do that either. :)And yet, I think nothing of writing down a quick snatch of a phrase or even a whole paragraph for an article, alongside my sermon notes. :) :) :) Great article that also gave me a big smile. As a caregiver with a senior mom and grandkids with special needs, I do keep my cell phone on and have, on rare occasions texted, but not twittered. One thing I would like to do more of is just look up Bible verses on my cell, but I rarely do that either. :) And yet, I think nothing of writing down a quick snatch of a phrase or even a whole paragraph for an article, alongside my sermon notes. :) :) :)

]]> By: Using Twitter During Church - Church Tweets - A Church and Ministry Twitter Directory http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4423 Using Twitter During Church - Church Tweets - A Church and Ministry Twitter Directory Sat, 30 May 2009 23:17:04 +0000 http://robinbryce.com/?p=453#comment-4423 [...] Bryce, the wife of a Pastor has some interesting things to say about the subject: Churches could teach their parishioners how to engage each other and their [...] [...] Bryce, the wife of a Pastor has some interesting things to say about the subject: Churches could teach their parishioners how to engage each other and their [...]

]]> By: Vonda Skelton http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4369 Vonda Skelton Wed, 06 May 2009 00:59:31 +0000 http://robinbryce.com/?p=453#comment-4369 You're determined to drag me into the world of technology, aren't you? Ugh! You’re determined to drag me into the world of technology, aren’t you? Ugh!

]]> By: Do you twitter in church? « http://robinbryce.com/2009/05/05/twittering-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4367 Do you twitter in church? « Tue, 05 May 2009 21:07:23 +0000 http://robinbryce.com/?p=453#comment-4367 [...] just the opposite. One of my twitter friends who is a pastors wife Robin Bryce wrote a good post on [...] [...] just the opposite. One of my twitter friends who is a pastors wife Robin Bryce wrote a good post on [...]

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