Online with the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church Annual Conference

Paul — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:54:35 +0000

I have never been to the Annual Conference of our Church. It is held early in June and that is a very busy time those of us who work in the public schools.

This year the NCCUMC put much of the Annual Conference online at this site.

You can view video from the general sessions, read proposed amendments, and see how the votes went. You can even follow the NCCUMC on Twitter.

I applaud those folks who made the effort to put this online for those of us who could not attend. This is a great way to increase lay involvement in the workings of the Church.

Twitter Goes Mainstream

Paul — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:37:12 +0000

Twitter, the hot micro-blogging messaging system is one of the fastest growing services on the web. Even Oprah twitters! Twitter asks the question, “What are you doing?” You type in your answer, using up to 140 characters, and your response goes out live on the web. Each user chooses other users to follow. You can also make your updates private.

FromChurch.com provides a much more extensive explanation of what Twitter is in this blog post.

Anthony Coppedge has written Twitter for Churches. You can follow his blog here. I purchased the book but have not read it yet. I’ll report back after reading it.

I’ve been slow getting started with Twitter but I’m making an effort. My twitter messages automatically update on this blog, see the right side of the page, and on FaceBook. My Twitter name is pobriant.

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Online with the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church Annual Conference

Twitter Goes Mainstream