Methodist social experiments: 1729-2009
Methodism began as a social experiment in a college dorm room, and as they say, the last 280 years are history. In the Methodist experimental spirit, Blake Huggins, my classmate at the STH and fellow blogger, has passed this on to me. Kevin Watson is another Methodist blogger [Deeply Committed] who started an experiment to see how much social capital Methobloggers have. This experiment was prompted by the feeling among some Methobloggers that United Methodism does not always do as good of a job as it could at getting the Wesleyan message out there, particularly online. So, Kevin wants to see how many views a YouTube video can get if Methobloggers work together to promote it. The experiment is to see how many hits the video will receive in two weeks.
If you want to participate you can: First, watch the video below. Second, copy and paste this entire post into a new post on your blog and post it. Third, remind people about this experiment in one week.
Based on the results of the experiment, Kevin will get in touch with the folks at Discipleship Resources and let them know the ways in which Methobloggers are often an underused resource.
This is fantastic! I have long understood the our Methodist sisters and brothers on the General Boards don't realize the social potential of the internet. Perhaps this will show them that Facebook and Twitter are the next Empire of the Spirit. By solely using the internet, we can show the world what Methodists are made of... and judging from the extensive and varied Methoblog roll, I'd say that we're a tremendously diverse, fabulously creative, and generally optimistic group of folks. Blogging helps us come together as a denomination (let's face it, we're huge) and find the things we have in common rather than dwelling on that which divides us. Join the experiment with me and show the GBOD what can happen when Methodists find a uniting force.
If you want to participate you can: First, watch the video below. Second, copy and paste this entire post into a new post on your blog and post it. Third, remind people about this experiment in one week.
Click to viewBased on the results of the experiment, Kevin will get in touch with the folks at Discipleship Resources and let them know the ways in which Methobloggers are often an underused resource.
This is fantastic! I have long understood the our Methodist sisters and brothers on the General Boards don't realize the social potential of the internet. Perhaps this will show them that Facebook and Twitter are the next Empire of the Spirit. By solely using the internet, we can show the world what Methodists are made of... and judging from the extensive and varied Methoblog roll, I'd say that we're a tremendously diverse, fabulously creative, and generally optimistic group of folks. Blogging helps us come together as a denomination (let's face it, we're huge) and find the things we have in common rather than dwelling on that which divides us. Join the experiment with me and show the GBOD what can happen when Methodists find a uniting force.