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Churches Use Twitter To Reach a Wider Audience

Posted by samzenpus on from the go-tell-it-on-the-internet dept.

In an attempt to reverse declining attendance figures, many American churches are starting to ask WWJD in 140 or fewer characters. Pastors at Westwinds Community Church in Michigan spent two weeks teaching their 900-member congregation how to use Twitter. 150 of them are now tweeting. Seattle's Mars Hill Church encourages its members to Twitter messages during services. The tweets appear on the church's official Twitter page. Kyle Firstenberg, the church's administrator, said,"It's a good way for them to tell their friends what church is about without their friends even coming in the building."

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  1. *not* Mars Hill again... by salimma · · Score: 0, Troll

    Been to Mars Hill once -- it's a discomforting combination of slick stage presentation and right-wing Christian fundamentalism.

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  2. Mars Hill loons by TiggertheMad · · Score: 0, Troll

    You have to actually bring them into the building and break that ice by showing them that, no, you're not snake-handlers speaking in tongues or crazy terrorists preaching jihad or whatever.

    Funny you should mention that, since the above blurb mentions Seattle's Mars Hill Church, who are a pack of far right fundie whack jobs trying to pose as 'Hip' to lure in the youngsters.

    Snake handlers, indeed...

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  3. Get them early! by JochenBedersdorfer · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ah, the old early indoctrination tactic again.
    Well, not really that early to be effective, but still a nice try.

    Organized religion is a scam

  4. Two simple conclusions by tomhudson · · Score: 0, Troll
    • Twitter is dying.
    • "Churches Use Twitter To Reach a Wider Audience" - sitting in a pew makes you fat - or they're looking for more fat people to attend, so their pastors don't look like they were the #1 cause of the Irish Potato Famine.

    I mean. really, what is it with all these overweight and obese preacher types? Compensating for lack of sex? Compensating for guilt over sex with little boys? Compensating for failing to be masters of their body, as their bible commands?

  5. I see the light by benjamin.haley · · Score: 0, Troll

    Parishioner: "I just had my lord and savior for breakfast!"