Obviously I'm not the best at following through with goals to keep in touch - this blog being a case in point (I haven't QUITE made it two months without posting, but I'm going to try and pay attention again). Maybe that's why I'm resisting Twitter so strongly. I also resisted Facebook for a long time but eventually got sucked in too. We'll see how Twitter goes!

That being said, Twitter is one of the most popular, fastest growing social networking services online right now, so it does deserve attention. For those who don't know, it basically is a way for users to update their "followers" (for most people, their friends and/or colleagues, for celebrities it would be their fans, you get the picture) in 140 characters or less.

One way that it can be used is as a way to provide the latest news without having to create a feed or send out an e-mail (remember, though, it's SHORT news!). For example, several synods are "tweeting" their assemblies this year.

To push the idea a little more, some congregations are even encouraging tweeting in worship. While it's probably not going to replace fellowship hour, and I wouldn't even go so far as to recommend it, I think it does present some good "food for thought." Read this article from Time for more information.