Comments on: How Twitter Makes Me a Better Pastor

By: JamesDX

JamesDX — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:07:38 +0000

Anyone know how to do things like this?

By: Becki Dean

Becki Dean — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:44:53 +0000

Adam: Myself and a group of Episcopal clergy just finished an online course on Churchy News and the Social Media through Andover Newton TS. Your comments concerning twitter have done more to put the concept of twitter in perspective for me than anything else. Thank you for that. Now, if I can only figure out how to do it!

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Tensegrities » Blog Archive » FFR: Tweeting while pastoring — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:58:14 +0000

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By: wsmclean

wsmclean — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:23:28 +0000

Facebook (and to a lesser degree Twitter) has been great for asking questions and getting fast feedback. They have also been helpful for keeping in touch with seminary classmates & friends from the pre-seminary world.

On the BOO, I prefer the PDF version for most things but the paper version is probably better for teaching. Another useful BOO format is the online searchable version of the annotated BOO (has a lot more detail than is needed for new officer training, but is often helpful for better understanding what the BOO is talking about).

By: adamjcopeland

adamjcopeland — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:07:08 +0000

Good question re funding, Nancy. I mean, $10 for BOO? Does that mean someone is making money off of them? I’m not saying Twitter is for everyone, and I get the availability thing, but it does make varied connections even in rural places much more possible than before.

By: nancy

nancy — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:08:20 +0000

Adam- I hear ya on the tweets, but we have 1 entire congregation where only 2 people have regular access to phones with apps/email/computers- they are simply too expensive for our very poor, rural area (the other congregation we can email everybody- they don’t text/tweet) Im with ya on the pdf version of the BOO- I use it as a reference tool for writing agendas, cong meetings, etc- but dont use it to “read”- we are giving BOOs to new/active elders- and will do the BOC as well, when we get a little more money….I wonder if there is funding for something like this?

By: Beloved Spear

Beloved Spear — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:13:43 +0000

I second the PDF BOO approach, and use it with all my new officers. I find it easier for Presbynoobs to get into, particularly because it’s keyword searchable, includes linked references, and is easy to update and effortless to distribute.

Twitter is fine…but I find FaceBook provides exactly the same functionality. Whichever way, some form of microblogging social network is a wonderful tool for pastors.

By: adamjcopeland

adamjcopeland — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:45:23 +0000

Yeah, I used the pdf a fair amount in seminary, but I’m not sure it’s user-friendly enough. For teaching and learning, I find that having the entire BOO in front of you is necessary for some. Thanks, Robert.

By: Robert Austell

Robert Austell — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:51:34 +0000

A little late now, but for what it’s worth I now give mine the BOO as searchable PDF… which is also what I use. Easier to find and print stuff! (and free)