I found an article about mega-churches that are now using new and emergent technologies to reach out to their attendees and tell them about coming events and messages. the reverend of this church in Billings, Montana uses Facebook group pages to keep people updated and also uses Twitter and Facebook feeds to give "teasers" about his upcoming sermons. The belief of the church is that churches are about connections, whether from person to person, or from a person to a deity; this belief system let's the church feel good about using this new social media to fill people in. According to the article, over 47 percent of large churches use Facebook as a means of connecting and communicating with their members. Although the churches are beginning to use more social media, the reverends and pastors still firmly believe that no matter what is posted on Facebook or Twitter, the shared information can never take the place of face-to-face contact. Facebook pages such as the "like" fan pages and the group pages can connect people not only to those other churchgoers who are on Facebook, but can also link people to church websites where people can find history and more information if they so choose. I think this article proves that people of all spectrums of the cultured world that we live in are starting to use social media to communicate.
Article:
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_6dbd69ab-8c36-5974-9c7b-084516006290.html
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