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Should church leaders Tweet?

There is an interesting article on the Leadership site by Jonathan Acuff who explores the pros and cons of tweeting. As someone who has entered the Twittersphere in the last few months I have found it a better experience than I expected. It has given me one more channel to keep the conversation live! with people. And it is quicker than a conventional blog, so when time is really a premium it has enabled me to keep in touch.

There are of course drawbacks to Twitter, and for those of us using it I am sure we are still finding our way through by our mistakes. I know I am.

ASD

1 church app at a time...

Well, it was only a matter of time, I guess. Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill in Seattle have developed their own iPhone Mars Hill app.

It allows you to:

• Listen to any Mars Hill sermon available on marshillchurch.org
• Watch any Mars Hill sermon video
• Stream any Mars Hill music
• Email sermon links to your friends
• Give to the mission of Mars Hill
• Stay informed and up to date through the blog
• Get campus locations and listings

The blub on their site reads:

"At Mars Hill we live for Jesus as a city within the city — knowing culture, loving people, and seeing lives transformed for Jesus. Part of that mission is utilizing the technology available to us to reach as many people as we can in our cities and around the world.

God has often used technological advancement to spread the Gospel through the church. At the time of Paul it was the Roman’s system of roads.  For the Reformers it was the printing press. For Billy Graham it was sound amplification systems and stadiums. For Mars Hill, we have been blessed to have the opportunity to use the advances in video and internet distribution."

Anyone else out there heard of a church developing an app or, for that matter, any other church organisation?

ASD

The Bible that glows in the dark

I see that you can view the Bible on your mobile phone now.

It will cost you £6.  And as long as you like the King James Bible or English Standard Version you'll be very happy. Teimlo launched the service called Ecumen to also deliver daily prayers, wallpaper and ring tones.

For instance, you can also download wallpapers of angels, Noah's Ark, Jesus walking on water and religious messages and symbols, if you should so desire.

And if you fancy answering your phone to a hymn you can get Amazing Grace and Bread of Heaven. Or maybe you fancy something a bit more contemporary like one of Delirious?' ditties?

The company claim that this is the only Bible you can read in the dark.

Pastor Robbie Howells, of Newport City Church, south Wales says, "Mobile phones are such a great way of telling people about the gospel"

It could certainly make church services interesting.  You can imagine the pastor saying to his congregation: "Now if you would like to turn to your mobiles, our text this morning comes from the file of James..."

ASD