With John Saddington’s recent “Twitter Meltdown” It’s good to stop and think about how effective Twitter can be as a ministry tool. In a small church, say <100 people, Twitter is pretty manageable. But what about the thousands upon thousands of marketers, spammers, and grade-A Hoochie Mamas that want a slice of my attention.

Auto Follow Scripts & Your Mom

Auto Follow & Unfollow scripts are fairly popular, and work just fine for most people, except when there is a moral component involved. New Twitter users, who probably aren’t all that familiar with AutoFollow may be confused to see their pastor following Ms. Hotstuff, and dismayed when viewing her tweets. It certainly isn’t intentional, but not everyone knows that.

Twitter-Wide Meltdown

I think, in the next few months, Twitter will start to feel the pressure from all this spam. Why do I have to cut through THIS much junk just to get to the friends I want to connect with. This is just one of the frustrations that comes bundled with Twitter, or any new technology. Before making it part of your ministry strategy, please consider the costs, and make sure that it is the best way to accomplish your goals!

K. Twitter Spam. how do you feel about it?

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Tags: ministry, Twitter spam

Posted on Saturday, August 22nd in Church Theory.