{"id":21148,"date":"2013-01-24T18:55:50","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T18:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/?p=21148"},"modified":"2014-06-27T07:36:38","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T06:36:38","slug":"the-christian-and-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2013\/01\/the-christian-and-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"The Christian and Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>I think it is no secret that I am a strong advocate of the use of social media in general, and blogs and Twitter in particular. \u00a0A while ago I was asked to speak to a room full of pastors about the benefits and risks of social media at the Life in the Spirit conference. By the end of listening to this talk which you can <a href=\"http:\/\/lifeinthespirit.org.uk\/blog\/adrian-warnock-the-christian-and-social-networks\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">download or listen to<\/a>, perhaps you will feel ready to make the plunge and join Twitter. \u00a0If so, subscribe to my Twitter feed and let me know you joined coz of listening to this talk!<\/p>\n<p>I argue in this talk that social media is simply the new printing press and we should embrace it as much as the leaders of the Christian Reformation did the new technology of their day.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>SEE ALSO\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2013\/12\/free-video-session-using-technology-to-grow-your-church-plant\/\" data-tracking-params='{\"nrid\":\"08bbc0b1345eb5b6f96ad24bc64e300b\"}' class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">LIVE Webcast: Using technology to grow your church plant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2010\/01\/twitter-helps-you-lead\/\" data-tracking-params='{\"nrid\":\"67b77063d7dfef1e60106c53145da40f\"}' class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter Helps You Lead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2014\/02\/discussion-with-frank-viola-on-social-media-principles-and-practice-for-christians\/\" data-tracking-params='{\"nrid\":\"e344a7dfc7e47b75214fa29aaed5c365\"}' class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">All we need is love: discussion with Frank Viola about Social Media Principles and Practice for Christians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2013\/06\/twenty-types-of-tweets-how-many-do-you-use-on-twitter\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Twenty Types of Tweets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2013\/06\/live-hangout-on-creating-social-media-buzz\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Google Hangout on creating social media buzz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think it is no secret that I am a strong advocate of the use of social media in general, and blogs and Twitter in particular. \u00a0A while ago I was asked to speak to a room full of pastors about the benefits and risks of social media at the Life in the Spirit conference. 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