If you are getting into twitter for the first time, much of the lingo, techniques, and characteristics of a good twitter account are hard to keep up with at first. Take it easy. Don't lose any sleep over this. Just open up a new account and follow along with some tweets you might be interested. You might not send out your first tweet for a month or more. That's ok! Plenty of people are twitter followers alone and never tweet at all. I bet they still find it valuable nonetheless...

1. You can allow your people to get to know your personality. What a person's interests are tell a lot about them. This will help them respond to you during the Sunday's sermon.
2. You can restate the main sermon point of the week a few times throughout the week. Remind people how to apply God's Word to their daily lives.
3. You can highlight major events in the life of your church. If they are importaint to the pastor, they will be important to the flock.
4. You can network and share ideas with other Pastors. These leaders may be from your local area, or from another church across the country. Large or small, connectivity works. Relationships matter.
5. You can fulfill the Great Commission: When Jesus said: Go into all the world and preach the Gospel… “All the world” applies to the Internet-world, as well as the Twitter-world.  A pastor can go into all the world physically and digitally one tweet at a time.

Many people are beginning to get used to the concept of Twitter, and the usefulness of this new social media platform. However, there are millions of people who really don't see the point of Tweeting about ones-self, or reading someone else's Tweets that do the same. Here are 5 good reasons.


1. Twitter is very simple. It is only 140 characters. This is similar to the news headlines on all major TV networks, or newspapers. Short and to the point CAN get a message across.
2. Twitter allows you to get to know about people. This might be friends and coworkers, or it might be news anchors and national celebrities. Either way, the platform is the same.
3. Twitter will improve your ability to be brief. The greatest writers, and the greatest public speakers are not those who can go on and on for hours, but those who can capture an audience in just a few moments.
4. Twitter will allow you to be current. Up to date news flashes or trending topics about pop culture are all using Twitter as a rapid form of communication. Know your local area's concerns and the global political climate. Use it as a way to be aware of the world you live in.
5. Twitter will help your branding. Just like websites do, a twitter account can set you apart from the "competition." It can allow you to be uniquely you...

Twitter rule #1: Make your own rules.

If someone tells you you’re doing Twitter wrong, feel free to ignore them.