The Blogging Church was released two years ago. As you would expect, technology has continued to push online communication in new and fascinating ways. Blogging is no longer the novelty it once was. If you were to tell someone that your church or pastor has a blog, the response would likely be a shrug of the shoulders. That's a good thing, though. It's great to see that blogging has truly become common. There's now a built-in expectation that blogs will be part of how most churches communicate with (and, hopefully, listen to) their communities.
Churches have moved quickly from blogging to podcasting, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. They've gone from offering a MP3 download of the weekend sermon to video streaming to internet campuses. The pace of change and innovation in this area is incredible and it's refreshing to see the church increasingly being a technology innovator instead of imitator.
What isn't incredible or surprising is that the church and technology leaders who were featured in The Blogging Church continue to push the envelope online. If you want to be part of the conversation about what's next, Twitter is the place to be. If you're not part of Twitter yet, you can create a free account in about 30 seconds. It's a fantastic way to connect with others without the pressure of a 500 word blog post.
Here's a list of the Twitter accounts of the many awesome people in the book (you can find me at twitter.com/bb). As expected, they are a wildly diverse and interesting crowd. You can't go wrong with following any of these. Plus, they will quickly introduce you to many other terrific people. Enjoy!
Me @bb and Terry Storch @terrystorch
Brad Abare @bradabare
Ben Arment @benarment
Mark Batterson @markbatterson
Mark Driscoll @pastormark
Kevin D. Hendricks @kevindhendricks
Scott Hodge @scotthodge
Shel Israel @shelisrael > Shel is writing a new book on Twitter called Twitterville
Andrew Jones @tallskinnykiwi
Guy Kawasaki @guykawasaki
Gary Lamb @garylamb
Julie Leung @julieleung
Merlin Mann @hotdogsladies
Ben McConnell @benmcconnell
Kem Meyer @kemmeyer
Tony Morgan @tonymorganlive
Perry Noble @perrynoble
Robert Scoble @scobleizer
Kathy Sierra @kathysierra
Greg Surratt @gregsurratt
David Weinberger @dweinberger
Josh Williams @jw
Dave Winer @davewiner
Jeremy Wright @jeremywright
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