I was introduced to Twitter months ago, and I thought it was pointless for me considering the fact that I've only had 2 status updates on Facebook ever. However, I've never been known to be the most trendy individual. In fact, I played golf yesterday in a shirt I got my freshman year of college (over 8 years ago). Considering my lack of "coolness," I figured I'd talk to some of my high school students and leaders about this new phenomenon known as "Twitter." Nearly all of them responded by saying, "What? What is that?" At that point, I realized that my youth culture sensitivity wasn't so bad after all. Actually, I realized that my youth culture sensitivity to high school students in Baton Rouge wasn't so bad. Teachable Moment Alert: Understand the people you personally work with on a daily basis. Click here to read what God says about this principle. If something is popular in New York, it doesn't mean that your people are into it. It may be something they get into in the future, so become familiar with it, but don't jump on a trend just to be trendy. I'm not saying we should be stuck in our ways and refuse to take hold of new ideas. I'm simply encouraging you to know the people God has entrusted into your care. Love those people the way God is asking you to love them...not the way the current culture says you are supposed to be loving them.
To conclude, this blog was inspired by this article. I guess my initial reaction to Twitter was okay. It hasn't really taken off in the culture God has called me to reach right now. "God, give me the ears to listen to my flock, eyes to see them and a heart to love them in their own unique ways."
