The Catholic Pope – Go forth and blog, and it might be a good idea for The Salvation Army to obey this command

I thought that it was interesting to find a news article in which the Pope has directed priests to make use of technology to proclaim the Gospel.

There are several reasons for this to be of interest to me.  Over the past few years I have been trying to get the leadership of my church (The Salvation Army) to use Social Networking as a way to present the gospel into the living rooms of most New Zealand houses.  However, this is something that has just fallen on deaf ears. Most of us would consider the Catholic church to be rather traditional, however I think that this is quite different.

My wife was just talking about blogging and social networks.  She made reference to how William Booth (the founder of The Salvation Army) made use of what were modern was of sharing the gospel.  In his day it was rather radical for a church to have a brass band.  In fact, William Booth did not like the idea, until he say the crowd that formed as a result of the noise that it made.  Over the years this has been a vital part of street outreach.  However, times have changed and The Salvation Army here in New Zealand doesn’t do this as often.  In fact, it has become less than effective.

Now we have a way to actually get into peoples homes.  Not only that, but at their invitation!  We are able to share the story of Salvation through the death and resurrection of Christ.  However, we are letting the opportunity pass us by.

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