Church Marketing Sucks: It’s Twitter Time for Your Church

January 23rd, 2009 | by Conrad Walton |

Really? Is it really time for Twitter? They have clearly captured the platform and will be the way to the future of microblogging or whatever you want to call it, but I’m just not sure that the numbers are there yet. You need to have people to make it valuable. There are still too many pastors that don’t quite get why they need a web site.

It's Twitter Time for Your Church

I had a client ask me about “social media” this week. The joke is that every one is a social media expert, but the reality is that it’s not there yet. I think it will be in a year. I think it’s time to get your user name staked out for the future. Yes, I am at /conradwalton, but I don’t ever tweet. I don’t think it’s a fad, but I don’t think that it’s mature yet.

Facebook has everyone and their brother on it now. I’ve met more people from my past in the last two months than I knew that I knew. It’s what’s happening now. Twitter is what will happen next year.

Do you use Twitter? Do you use it often? For what purpose? Do you follow more than you tweet? Please leave a comment.

Quoting from Church Marketing Sucks: It’s Twitter Time for Your Church

The Reasons Your Church Must TwitterAnthony Coppedge recently released a $5 e-book entitled The Reason Your Church Must Twitter.

It covers everything from what in the world a Twitter is to how your church can make maximum use of Twitter in various flavors–from simply having public conversations to using Twitter as a devotional tool.

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http://www.churchmarketingsucks.com/archives/2009/01/its_twitter_tim.html

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