Yesterday, I posted a video about social media and whether or not it was a fad.
Today, I came across a few different articles all digging into how social media impacts our life of faith and ministry within the church. I’d love to hear your take on these articles and interviews that offer conflicting perspectives on blogging, Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of social media.
- N. T. Wright, a foremost biblical scholar, worried about isolationism in social media and then describing blogging and social media ‘as a type of cultural masturbation’. I’ve re-posted this video below.
- Mark Clement, the founder and president of Big Picture Media and a voice on the church’s use of social media, speaks on why social media matters for the church today.
- Time magazine’s cover story on Facebook called “How Facebook Is Redefining Privacy” looks at how we now live public lives because we choose to and whether that is good or not.
- The Cosmic 140 tracks in visual format the 140 most influential people on Twitter…why aren’t we on there?
What do you think about all of this?
What do we need to consider?
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I have a mental image of the giant gold computer sitting upon a step pyramid from the movie “Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy.” It is not so far fetched…that the traveler’s questions were directed to the computer…made of gold no less.
Can facebook be an excellent resource for marketing/promotion & information? Yes. For interaction on a surface level? Yes. Does social media replace facing people and dealing with the emotions of life? Disembodied conversation. Are you telling the truth? I can’t tell. Can you? Where is the human experience in it? :0) :0( Does that cut it?
I am expressive. I really prefer face to face interaction. Not like this. It’s flat. One dimensional. When Jesus said come follow me…I’m not really sure he meant on Twitter.
I think that what you are saying Pam is that, while social media can be useful, it feels one-dimensional relationally and cannot replace face to face interaction.
I agree with that.
For me, social media is a tool for connecting with others, for sharing a message, for seeing what is happening in peoples’ lives. However, while it is a relational tool, it is not relationship itself.
I love the reference to the Hitchhikers’ Guide. Although I haven’t seen the movie, I loved the books when they came out.