The impact of social media on our everyday lives is truly unbelievable. We cannot reach people in this age with methods that works ten years ago. It is a target rich environment. Eternity is on the line. Our message must remain the same, but our methods must change if we are going to be effective at reaching this generation for the Kingdom of God.
What do YOU think? How will this affect how YOU do ministry? If you know me, you know that I am ALWAYS looking for a chance to brag on my pastor, John Leach. I LOVE that the heart of my pastor and at JFC is to create a “church without walls.” We offer audio and video podcasts, multiple service times and campus locations, and just recently have begun streaming our services live on our website (www.JFC.org for those of you interested in more info). One of our first demos of the live streaming service, we had people tuning in from all over the world… did you see that? ALL OVER THE WORLD. That is a spiritual impact we cannot accomplish inside the walls of our church. If we want to reach this generation, we’ve got to get the good news out to where the people are at.
One stat on this vid states that those searching for social media i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc. OUTNUMBER those searching for porn 2 to 1!!! That’s a LOT of people. We cannot just wait for people to come to us in this culture. We must be able to meet them where they are at. Church without walls. I LOVE IT!!!
