Just saw a link to this article on Marko's blog. I think the writer hit some things on the head that most churches are now wrestling with. 20-somethings are clearly living in a different world. They are connected to each other via social media in ways that most of us can't even fathom. This article does a great job of showing how some social media works in the church. Remember that just because it works in New York doesn't mean it'll work in your particularl community but there are many concepts that probably translate.
“The question of how to connect with that generation is a primary question of the church and has been for a number of years,” said Troy Messenger, who teaches at Union Theological Seminary in Manhattan and focuses on the use of media in worship. “Biblical texts are in such another time and culture, it can be very difficult to translate to our life. A two-minute movie clip can do so much more than two minutes of sermon.”
I'll be the first to admit I often fall back into the 3 songs and a talk youth service but this article really encourages me to break free of that. I am a big proponent of online social media but I haven't felt like its making much of a difference in students relationship with Jesus.
Read the article and tell me what you think.
