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Social media and the need for validation

Posted on July 2, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 4 Comments

Twitter Follow Me Bird

I read a where a social media guru recently said something to the effect of, “there are two types of people involved in social media, those who want more followers and those who are lying about it.” With the advent of social media, there is a danger in finding our validation in follower counts. Where should our validation come from?

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Social Media Tagged With: Christ, Christianity, God, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Paul, Religion and Spirituality, Social Media

Why I switched from Bufferapp to Timely for Tweet buffering

Posted on December 26, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 7 Comments

I recently made the switch from using Bufferapp as my primary mechanism for Tweet buffering. I now use Timely for reasons discuss here.

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Facebook, Google, Social Media, Tweet, Twitter

A Real Sense of Community

Posted on September 8, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Community

A few days ago I read a story about a man with 100,000 Twitter followers who took his own life. I know nothing about his history or the reasons behind the suicide. But I am struck by sadness that none of the 100,000 “friends” was close enough to prevent this tragedy. I often hear that […]

Filed Under: Christianity and Culture, Social Media Tagged With: Blog, Business, Church, Facebook, God, Social Media, Twitter

It Ain’t About the Numbers – 6 Thoughts Toward Staying on Track

Posted on May 5, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Numbers

I have found that in having an on-line presence, it is easy to get caught up in a numbers game. How many followers do I have? How may hits have there been on the blog? What is my blog ranking? In our connected world, we have what seems like an infinite supply of data at […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Blogging Tagged With: Blog, mission, Social Media

A Twitter Milestone

Posted on May 3, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

I’m relatively new to Twitter, but I did just passed a milestone. This morning I sent out my 1,000th Tweet: RT @artiedavis: Giving away 10-Copies! of @scottwilliams new book: Diversity here> http://ow.ly/4LYAI. Just RT this, and leave comment. — Mark McIntyre (@mhmcintyre) May 3, 2011 In the grand scheme of things, this is not a […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection Tagged With: Jesus, Jesus Christ, Online Communities, Social Media, Social network, Tweet, Twitter

6 Reasons for a Church to Engage via Social Media

Posted on April 5, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 2 Comments

Social Media

Social media appear to be here to stay. The church has the responsibility to use social media tools to fulfill her mission. This post provides 6 reasons in support of the use of social media.

Filed Under: Church and Technology Tagged With: Church, Facebook, Google, Online Communities, Social Media, Social network, Twitter, YouTube

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Learning from our mistakes

The story of Ananias and Sapphira in illustrates the need for correction to take place in the church. If we believe what Paul wrote in Ephesians 4 concerning church leaders, we understand that God will arrange for elders to function as shepherds and teachers to keep the body of Christ on track.

Think on these things

We live in an age where we can only consume a small fraction of the information that is available to us. We are bombarded by announcements of things we should be concerned about along with advice on how to think about those things. The noise is relentless and at times oppressive. We have advertising which […]

With humility comes wisdom

The lack of humility that we see displayed might be blamed on the nature of the process. One does not win debates, and sadly, perhaps does not win votes by deferring to others. The whole process is dependent upon self-promotion and defamation of one’s opponent.

Meek and humble?

Can we please have a little bit more of the Apostle Paul and a little less of the flashy, hip, bringer of sermonettes? Can we have the humble servant instead of the CEO? Can we have a shepherd and not a vision caster?

Paracites

Parasites vs. Producers – From Nebuchadnezzar to Wall Street

There have always been human parasites. God hates injustice and the church needs to know that parasites gather around political power.

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