I am fascinated by the way people connect to one another. We have dozens of options to attempt to connection through Social Media. We live in a TGIF world: Twitter, Google Instagram, and Facebook. YouTube is now the second largest search engine. Millions us have our phones always on and always on us. Technology drives a large portion of our lives. I too use many of these technologies on a regular basis. I’ve connected with friends, love ones, and new acquaintances. So have millions of others.
But are we more connected than we ever have been? I mean TRULY connected.
On Sunday, August 19, we begin looking at the Real Social Network and power of community. We are going to study Social Networking and Scripture’s call to live in community, the effects of the (Cloud?) Crowds on our lives, and power of a few faithful friends in our midst. I invite you to be present each in worship as we look at these in The Gathering. Remember, you can always find our sermons online at www.fairhopeumc.org or on iTunes. And if you want to connect with me, you can find me www.facebook.com/rob.haynes or Twitter @rob_haynes. :->
In the August 19 message, I reference these videos. I offer them to you here if you want to learn more:
Psychologist Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?
The Marketing Revolution of Social Media:
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