Toni Birdsong of sticky4Jesus.com lays out some great stuff about the influence for the Gospel that we can have online. Want to play a part in the harvest field that’s literally crying out for the elevating influence that a pastor can have? Look no further.

Where there is no wise guidance, the nation falls, but in the multitude of counselors there is victory. ~Prov. 11:14

by Toni Birdsong
No doubt, more pastors are jumping into the social media conversation. Still, many more have yet to “get it.” If we could, we’d (respectfully) give pastors some straight talk about the untapped power of social networks for sharing the gospel and their role in the equation. If you are a youth pastor you can multiply the importance of this post by 10.

So, dear pastors, here are 10 things we’d love for you to understand about social media:

1. Technology + influence = power. The church needs a voice at the online table locally, nationally and globally. Political systems are being influenced (and overthrown) via social networks. The church needs to be in the conversation influencing the culture with God’s word—not the other way around. This influence needs to start with our pastors, our leaders.

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