February 27, 2010 | 9 Comments

Three questions about the future of #tworship

It is hard to believe that only three months ago, this #tworship experiment began.  It has been a wonderful experience for me, pawned some good conversations and enhanced my understanding of the possibilities of social media and faith.

But I am now the point of wondering about the future of this particular manifestation of #tworship.  My initial burst of energy around it has waned and now it is time to decide if this was a holy MOMENT in time or some part of a larger MOVEMENT of a community. I am all for letting things run their course, but I also want to acknowledge whatever course we think is being run and do so with some integrity.

So help us get there, I offer these three questions for us to think about . . .

Questions 1 // What are YOUR reflections on #tworship: good, bad, ugly. – Almost regardless of the answers to the next questions, I am curious about what this has been like for you.  I would be interested in knowing what this has meant to your own personal faith as well as larger ramifications that you think have taken place for whomever.

Question 2 // Has #tworship run its course? – Never one to keep things going for the sake of keeping things going, is it time to end it in this form. In an opensourse environment community like Twitter, it’s not as if we can STOP people from using the #tworship hashtag, but I wonder if there is anyone/s out there that would like to take hold of this idea and help it transform into whatever is next? If not, I guess we have the answer to the questions.

Questions 3 // Are you someone/s who wants to take this on? - Now I am not sure how I will decide who I pass along passwords and account info to: Twitter, Facebook, Twubs etc. but at some level, I guess I have some responsibility to see that it is someone or a group of folks that I trust.

So . . . I guess that’s it.  I look forward to hearing from you all and seeing what is next.

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  • http://profile.typepad.com/markrsmith83 Mark

    1. I’ve enjoyed it at times, and I like to be in worship with my virtual peeps. Holding it on Sunday, for 12 hours, makes it almost impossible for me to intentionally participate with my In Real Life responsibilities. And 12 hours is way too long – it becomes a series of worship events rather than a worship service.
    2. I don’t know that it’s run it’s course. I think it is perfect for special events like the memorial service in December.
    3. I’m not ready to step up, at least not at this moment.

  • suzi w

    ambivalent…missed seeing it today, but I do like the idea of a midweek time.

  • http://www.shawncoons.com Shawn Coons

    As someone who never got into the #tworship thing, I see how others can find it meaningful, but I found it made my Sunday twitter reading more spammy. One suggestion I would have as an outsider is to create a Tworship account and make all #tworship entries as replies to @tworship. That way those who want out won’t see #tworship unless they follow @tworship.

  • http://www.watters-cpa.com Abbie Watters

    1. I like #tworship, but I was frustrated with so MANY ReTweets that the flow became jumbled.
    2. I eventually ended up ignoring it until after 9 p.m., going through and deleting all RTs and finally reading through the whole thing chronologically. It made more sense that way.
    3. The hashtag seems to have been co-opted by other folks who use it all during the week – again with a plethora of RTs. It makes it less special and more difficult to follow.

  • Janet Linderoth Bohren

    Bruce, thanks for starting #tworship. It has been a fun and faithfilled experience for me..
    1. I looked forward to it every Sunday afternoon after I returned from a f-2-f church. It felt good to pray with people from all over the country. On the negative side, there was too much “passing the peace” and not enough other aspects of worship, but running this all day precludes much without a lot of repetition.
    2. I think, that perhaps #tworship has been a holy moment in twitter time, and how we should continue I am not sure. Perhaps we should let it be and remember it with thankfulness.
    I like the idea of a mid-week #tworship, perhaps just evening for 6 hours or so.

  • Barb Vaughan

    Hi Bruce,
    1.) I looked forward to tworship on Sundays.
    I did sometimes wish for more focus or attention to the theme for the day. And while I love the passing of the peace in person, it seemed to be “less message/more activity.”
    2.) Perhaps the timing was an issue. Sundays are very busy and draining for preacher and disciple types. Maybe a mid-week tworship would be more engaging.
    Thanks for your role in this.

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