#GC2012: General Conference meets the Twitterverse

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 TAMPA, Fla.—When the General Conference of the United Methodist Church met in Fort Worth in 2008, Twitter was still a bit of a novelty. Some dismissed it as a fad. [...]

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Young Methodists React to Call to Action

The Rev. Alissa Bertsch Johnson, a campus minister at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., expresses her concerns over possible church restructuring during the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Mike DuBose

Even as the Rev. Adam Hamilton argued for the Call to Action reforms at General Conference last night, Twitter lit up with commentary from young people across the connection. While there were supportive words, much of the reaction was negative. Josh Hale (@expatminister) observed from Texas: “I’m seeing lots of Twitter chatter that challenges tonight’s CTA proposal…& little that buys in.” But interviews with young Methodists at General Conference, provided a fuller, more nuanced reaction. And Mr. Hamilton may have helped his cause by meeting with the younger attendees earlier [...]

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UM Twitter sub-culture leads to global feedback

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TAMPA, Fla.—Even before opening worship at General Conference, a prophetic post went up on Twitter: “Twitter is about to be ridiculously overloaded with Methodists and their iPhones.” So it was. [...]

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