1st Century Facebook: A Biblical Definition of a Social Network
When I hear the term ‘social network’, I immediately think about Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. In reality, these websites are just modern day expressions of real life networks of interconnected relationships between individuals. These networks of relationships are usually centered around a common interest, belief, or activity.… READ MORE
Global Dominance of Social Media
Have you ever stopped to consider the global presence and use of online social networks? Most of us have heard of the large number of users on Facebook and MySpace, but the map below will tell a bigger story. Social networks are not mere fads, but a new era in communication and community.… READ MORE
Twitter Theology & A Christian Ethic for Social Media
Leonard Sweet, evangelism professor at Drew University, recently wrote an article entitled, “Twitter Theology: 5 Ways Twitter Has Changed My Life and helped me be a better Disciple of Jesus.” He has shared some very intriguing personal reflections on his use of twitter.… READ MORE
Balancing High Touch and High Tech
Matt Miller, our evangelism pastor at our Cypress Campus distributed some great reminders to our staff. He gives some best practices on interacting with guests and visitors to the church. Certainly, email and other tools are not high tech as my title may imply, but you get the point….… READ MORE
Second Baptist Church to Host Regional Church IT Roundtable
This fall, Second Baptist Church (Woodway Campus), Houston, TX will host a regional gathering of Church IT professionals called the CITRT (Church IT Roundtable). This gathering is more an unconference or a barcamp rather than a conference. So if you are in the Texas and Lousiana areas, come join us Sunday evening, November 1 and all day Monday, November 2.… READ MORE
About Equip Them
Equip Them focuses on technology as tools for evangelism and spiritual formation in the church and family. It is the personal blog of David Drinnon, pastor and Director of Information Technology and Websites at Second Baptist Church, Houston, TX. The opinions and views expressed on this site are his own and do not necessarily represent those of his church.
Church IT Professionals
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