tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10692504869830876492024-03-21T13:52:35.501-07:00Journalism 309 -- Jamie's Spring 2009 BlogJamie Vargashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876737640402892409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069250486983087649.post-35475291204500338012009-04-28T17:00:00.001-07:002009-04-28T18:23:15.322-07:00Taking Church Tweeting to New Levels<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">WHILE CHURCHES LIKE OASIS ARE SENDING OUT TWEETS TO MEMBERS THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OTHER CHURCHES ARE TAKING TWITTERING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Trinity Church - New York</span></span></span><span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />This New York church recently gained national news attention when they decided to Tweet a version of the play </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"The Passion of the Christ"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for it's followers to read. For three hours on Good Friday, Trinity's Twitter followers got constant updates, telling the story of Christ's death. </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The church was quoted on </span><a href="http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/welcome/?article&id=1068"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">their website</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> saying it would be "a unique passion play that marries the timeless Christian Tradition with the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> latest</span> in social networking trends." While they took down the play's Twitter page after the original day, you can still check out their Twitter: </span><a href="http://twitter.com/TrinityWallSt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">TrinityWallSt</span></a></span><a href="http://twitter.com/TrinityWallSt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Westwinds Church - Michigan</span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9_RXONA_vk9ekxShPhuH5QW_85d1EQ3RNCtmGWQl_bc7MJkXU3xWkm9c-Wn8NT-hPhRFZwXw8-AcQpg3aB6N7Lv-ohymiqa_eDy5zWxNL-dBn9vb4LaqWbs2c8IbT87rgwtAqLlyGaM/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9_RXONA_vk9ekxShPhuH5QW_85d1EQ3RNCtmGWQl_bc7MJkXU3xWkm9c-Wn8NT-hPhRFZwXw8-AcQpg3aB6N7Lv-ohymiqa_eDy5zWxNL-dBn9vb4LaqWbs2c8IbT87rgwtAqLlyGaM/s320/Picture+2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329906191690082898" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This church has actually held what they call "Twitter Sundays." This is where the church uses it'</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">s </span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">large video screens at the front of the </span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">auditorium to show a </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">live</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> streaming of Twitter messages. They encourage members to bring their phones, and whatever they </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tweet</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> shows up on the </span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">screens.<br /><br />They say the live interaction helps to engage people even more deeply in the services. You can read more about Westwind's Twitter Sunday experience on one of their </span><a href="http://johnvoelzblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/twitter-church.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Blogs </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or their </span><a href="http://www.westwinds.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Website.</span></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Oasis at The Next Level</span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Oasis church is also considering taking their Tweeting to another level. Some at the church say they would really like to see them use their large video screens to do live Tweeting during services. They said it would be a plus if people could Tweet in </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">questions</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and the pastors could answer them during the same service. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxUBxIC-68DvZ7Hqx3OPbsBxYY9YYEc2JwPwiTDwtwTGtRaTYCoiIMCgjdCZscVHKWbnjm6ABWp0eAQC5i-Iw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Concerns</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Some did however express concern that live Tweets could become a distraction. They are worried about people Tweeting things that may not be appropriate for a church setting, or trying to be funny when it wasn't really appropriate. While the idea of live Twitter in church would be more likely to work because most of the attendees tend to be young, it also makes the risk greater. </span></span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Positives</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">However other's from the church believe that staying relevant with the times is the churches biggest asset, and so taking their use of Twitter further can only be a good thing for the church.</span></span></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic;font-family:arial;">Regardless, of how they use Twitter in the future Oasis is still on the cutting edge of churches using technology. </span><br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div>Jamie Vargashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876737640402892409noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1069250486983087649.post-24133231634991000532009-04-28T14:09:00.000-07:002009-04-28T18:37:44.632-07:00Twitter in Church<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">LATELY WE'VE SEEN TWITTER EXPLODE, WITH CELEBRITIES, ATHLETES, AND REGULAR PEOPLE SHARING THE DETAILS OF THEIR DAY TO DAY LIVES. BUT NOW WE ARE STARTING TO SEE TWITTER SHOW UP IN A SEEMINGLY UNEXPECTED PLACE: CHURCH. YES, TWITTER HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO WORSHIP.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyWIsijMNhao2HRS_2awl7QYxzr21YiLB-Dvw9bOUtixbOX_cV-SXfkgfM4q-9q6eriexO7FPycjWKU5JMwww' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></span></span></div> </div> </div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <div> </div> </div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Oasis Christian Center</span></span></span></div><span><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqmaQL57r5Q32f4QM9PH43JdWDCOJqfks2xhu-bQOjh72cp2GsMw3nf3flzmXu9G_In0hD-HQPZgS3Pf2CKbPWTfVXgZb0holwgszPnS6EXnnpfPRApxx5I6RcFcGgU7qy3owmR_YQeA/s200/oasis+christian+center.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329862496179856290" border="0" /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Oasis</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> is a tweeting church. They have </span></span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Twitter</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> pages for the church itself, organizations they have within the church, like God Chicks, and personal pages for each of the lead pastors. Many members of the churches staff use Twitter as well. Here are their pages:</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/OasisLA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">OasisLA,</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span><span><a href="http://twitter.com/philipwagnerLA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">PhilipwagnerLA,</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://twitter.com/nicolereyes82">NicoleReyes</a><a href="http://twitter.com/nicolereyes">,</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://twitter.com/GodChicks" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Godchicks,</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><a href="http://twitter.com/GodChicks" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><a href="http://twitter.com/hollywagnerLA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">HollywagnerLA,</span></span></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/justintarsiuk" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">JustinTarsiuk,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></span></a><a href="http://twitter.com/alecmcnayr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">AlecMcnayr,</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> <a href="http://twitter.com/ktarsiuk">Ktarsiuk</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div> <div> </div> </div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Why Twitter</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Oasis says they use Twitter because it helps them to feel more </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">connected</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> to their members. By using Twitter the Pastors are allowing people who normally would only see them in a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">church setting to see more into their lives. It helps people to feel like they know them on a </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">deeper</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> level. It also helps to convey information about events or news within the church to a lot of people rapidly. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><div> </div></div><div><span><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMpx46HoudMdmUsvVfY6t5Dk-eXhlVzrnEPkY2DpDDrWAV1MF8qUxfyAIAEpPPSPWI3YUbJgDh8bjIKub7F0GqB-0gxVa3o8eTrFc_BuGI3k0PzrYD3RCs7FttuiQppt2z14JGxgDeS64/s200/Israel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329868105443582594" border="0" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Special Events</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">On Sunday, April 26, Oasis had a 25th Anniversary celebration. They brought in </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Israel Houghton</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, a Christian singer, to perform for the celebration. But instead of announcing it the Sunday before, or on their website, they decided to first notify people with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Twitter</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. They thought this would help members of the church feel more connected if they had Twitter, and it seemed like it worked. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><span><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqAIjwDBfVngLRk76uuioIDTVROEVx5phV2MyoOhPXWn8YZyRbFVuc9QvxmsPVoScgAQLm-P0_J2qQmKeTeL6WB95EI4pVum84hRuTh36UGqx0-Dr2pVpimit9XPuLLOaVKAxIrvhAJY/s200/Philip+Wagner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329870861913191410" border="0" /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">They also use it to remind people of things like changes in service times, or that there are special events for the groups coming up. But more than anything, having pastors </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Tweet</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> really helps people "get to know them beyond the pulpit."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Twitter page is also used to ask people if they have any prayer request and to put up Bible verses. Oasis says they have a lot of people who respond their prayer request tweets, so they consider that a successful way of using the site.<br /></span></span></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Bringing in New Members with Twitter</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Using Twitter has also helped Oasis church to bring in new members. Director of Ministries, </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/nicolereyes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Nicole Reyes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">, says she believes this is because being able to follow the church on Twitter and also they people that work at it, helps to eliminate one of people's biggest fears about coming to a new church: Not knowing anyone. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Nicole says, that when people follow people from the church on Twitter, they feel like they know someone, and what the church is going to be like, and they are more willing to come check it out. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">When Do They Twitter</span></span></span></div><span><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglU6plRMSoz-PpEiOtQhHbi8YByIHEfEu37t2S3uw7pLk6sdsb1Dt8M_WrecHgTSF9z6GinX-EQ98eSM9ey77MztAtUbCu-jBz7u101iqJTXTL8bXmjp1c-72xxPNYnubWs0ZOWFpeaLk/s200/oasis+twitter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329874838389181522" border="0" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Oasis updates the churches Twitter at least </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">once</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> a day throughout the week, but they often do so multiple times each day. On Sunday's they update their page after every service, so that people who missed service can still feel like they know what was going on. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Tweeting during service</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The church also </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">encourages</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> it's member's to tweet during the services. They say they enjoy reading what points people thought were important. By tweeting about the messages the pastor's talk about, the tweeter, also will remember more about what was said.<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><div style="width: 480px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://wmg.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://wmg.photobucket.com/albums/v676/moto24girly/1d1703a1.pbw" height="250"></embed></span></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">CHURCH AND TWITTER MAY NOT BE THE MOST CONVENTIONAL IDEA, BUT OASIS BELIEVES THAT TWEETING IS ALL ABOUT CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE, AND THEY SAY </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">"CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE IS WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT."</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div>Jamie Vargashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16876737640402892409noreply@blogger.com0