I’m sending this in from New Orleans in hopes that it will be helpful in the testimony for Resolution DO69 regarding the Social Media Challenge to the Episcopal Church.
I believe it to be 100% necessary that we in the Episcopal church as staff, clergy, and congregants, engage ourselves and our communities by using social media. It’s usually free, it’s usually rapid, and it can be fun and informative. Can many of you fathom doing business without using email? Often, social media is checked more frequently than email.
How ever did the early church become the dominant religion of the Roman Empire with out it?
Actually, Brian, they did the same thing. The great innovation and technical accomplishment of the time was the Roman Road system. The early Church organized itself around that system, which for the times was rapid, usually free, and a literal information highway.
The early church grew because they spread the Gospel. As I’m not really sure what TEC is spreading, I’m dubious the modality will make a difference.