Is Twitter the New Town Square?
Meet Gavin Richardson: Youth Minister, servant of the Lord, lover of South Park, Renaissance man. Gavin and I first crossed paths a couple months ago at Podcamp Nashville – where he gave a lecture discussing the topic of Spirituality and Social Media. I was skeptical at first, wondering how the two could go hand in hand – but Gavin ‘opened my mind’ to a whole new world of possibilities and opportunities that modern-day social networking outlets like blogging, facebooking, and twittering could bring to the table of religion and faith. Wanting to learn more, I got in touch with him shortly thereafter, and with that, Gavin graciously offered to enlighten not only me, but the Life Without Pants community. Every Wednesday in April we’ll go deeper into the rabbit hole, examining the concept of Spirituality and Social Media: The two are one in the same at their core – both ‘tools’ used to connect with both individuals and the masses – it seems only logical that the two go hand-in-hand. Ask qu
