I'm a fan of twitter. I've been introduced to a bunch of new people this year via it and some of them have grown to be good friends. At the National Youth Workers Conventions this fall it has even been my preferred method of staying connected to people and seeing what is happening at the event. But, I am worried that Twitter might be causing me to miss out on some of the great "Deep" things at the conventions and in my life.
I read a great post today by Mark Riddle that made me think quite a bit about how I've postured myself at all the events that I've been at this fall. I've done a ton of networking and connecting but I seem to find myself always looking for that "next" connection or my to the point in my case the next "Follower" on twitter. I have had some amazing great conversations with people and I'm hoping that those conversations and friendships continue past the convention season.
Tonight I hung out with a couple friends that I really value that I've known less than a year. At the same time we met up with some friends that I've known for considerably longer. One person I had done ministry with for the last 17 years. I made a statement in the car on the way home with my new friends that I really miss the people who have known me for a long time. Of course it didn't go over so well and it dawned on me realized that I need to be more committed to going deep with the people that are doing life and ministry with me.
Now I don't want this to sound like I'm giving up on twitter or won't spend a ton of time with new friends this weekend but I think I'm going into it with some more clarity that deep is a value that I need to reinstall in my life and my ministry.
So I'm heading to the National Youth Workers Convention in a couple of days. Really looking forward to going deep with some great friends who will be there.
