Who should every pastor and church leader follow and why?
Media Outreach is putting together a list of the top 10, must follow personalities on Twitter and we want to hear from you!
If there’s one person you admire or learn from on Twitter, we want to know who it is. Are they encouraging? Challenging? Inspiring? Motivating? Funny? Tell us why people should follow them.
If selected, the person you nominate will be mentioned in faithHighway’s digital magazine that goes out to over 55 thousand pastors and church leaders.
Please post your response below.
Don’t forget to include:
- The actual name of the person
- Church/organization they are associated with
- Twitter name (So we can find them!)
- The reason why they should be followed.
Please only 1 submission per person.
The top 10 will be announced on September 1st.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
My vote is for Tony Morgan, @tonymorganlive. He should get an award for the amount of tweeting he does! Plus he has a well balanced tweet ethic. He posts challenging and inspiring articles that he has found, as well as scripture and random facts.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Billy Hornsby
http://twitter.com/billyhornsby
He heads up the A.R.C.
He won't blow up your twitter feed but he does tweet pretty good stuff.
August 25th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Miles McPherson
Pastor of The Rock Church
http://twitter.com/milesmcpherson
Former pro athlete. Awesome pastor.
August 26th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I got two Votes for You!
Andy Stanley
Pastor of North Point Community Church
http://twitter.com/andystanely
John Maxwell
Founder of Injoy and EQUIP
http://twitter.com/johncmaxwell
August 27th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Daniel Mosley
@Dmosley
Young Adults & Church Productions Leader
Church at Chapel Hill in Douglasville, GA
He offers insightful information along with random questions that stimulate conversation among his followers. Always has something interesting to say.
August 31st, 2009 at 3:39 am
One of my faves: @jesusneedsnewpr
Matthew Paul Turner
http://jesusneedsnewpr.blogspot.com
author, speaker
funny, inspiring and challening
//TC//
–Terrace Crawford
http://www.terracecrawford.com
http://www.twitter.com/terracecrawford
September 7th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Does it count if I second this?
August 31st, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I second the Tony Morgan vote! That guy has some great insights!
August 31st, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Mark Driscoll @PastorMark
I Am Second @IamSecond
Jimmy Needham @JimmyNeedham
Kirk Franklin @kirkfranklin
I 3rd Tony Morgan
I'm all about encouragement and words of wisdom… of course I enjoy the occasional joke or two, or quip about ones day so I say the ones who try to encompass all of these into a tweet gets my vote!
September 7th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
@pwilson
Pete Wilson
Cross Point Community Church in Nashville
He's my pastor, a teacher, and my friend…
February 5th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
I'm voting for @pwilson as well. Great mixture of family, encouragement, and fun tweets. And besides he's got the coolest hair in Christianity.
September 7th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Ed Stetzer @edstetzer Lifeway research– Lots of insightful updates and stats
September 7th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
My favorites are:
@DMosley – same reasons as given above
@JesusNeedsNewPR – courage to talk about sex
@ffwebsite – Francis Frangipane, an author I love to read
September 7th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Matthew Costner
Valley View Baptist Church
@matthewcostner
He has an undeniable heart for community and his tweets will always inspire and encourage! And he's a wonderful husband.
September 11th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
You would have my vote Matthew; you may look like your father but you speak like your mother! Your words are deep and I take solace in your Holy Mess. Peace be with you.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
@pwilson
Pete Wilson
Cross Point Community Church Nashville, TN
He has an awesome blog – very insightful and makes you think!
http://twitter.com/pwilson
http://withoutwax.tv/
September 7th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Mark Driscoll
The Resurgence
@pastormark
Awesome Theologian and Preacher
September 7th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Dan Reiland
Exec Pastor at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, GA
http://twitter.com/danreiland
http://12stone.com
Great wisdom and leadership insight. New to Twitter, but not to building up other believers.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Matthew Costner @matthewcostner, Valley View Baptist Church in Nashville. Bro. Matt really breaks himself down and lets you know he struggles just like everyone else does, which is very refreshing.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
PZ Myers
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/
@pzmyers
This guy is a wonderful human being. Not only is his caring nature apparent in his writings but he makes you think.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Kirk Franklin
@kirkfranklin
Rick Warren – Saddleback Church
@rickwarren
they are all funny, real and insightful
September 7th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Terry Melle
Former Elder and Current Pastor, Hill Country Bible Church (http://www.hcbc.com and @hcbcnw)
@tmelle78681
I'd vote for Terry Melle of Austin-based Hill Country Bible Church NW. He doesn't have a huge following (YET!) but casts vision and influence through his tweets and direct messages. He has spurred me on privately through twitter on several occasions. Hill Country Bible Church has a vision that "every man, woman and child in greater Austin should have the opportunity to go to Heaven because they have heard the gospel from the lips of someone from a Hill Country Bible Church." The church has planted more than a dozen churches in greater Austin while Terry was on the Elder Board, and it continues to do so now.
Thank you for your consideration
@bruceeric
September 7th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
@JesusNeedsNewPR
he is an author and just a wonderful commentator on the Christian sub-culture.
@emergentvillage
always informative on great resources for those looking for something beyond traditional christianity and also a great connect with those on the same path as you.
@revtheodyke
United Church of Christ
Candace Chellew-Hodge
shows the christian community there is those in the LGBT who follow Christ and without apology.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Forgot another to add to the list.
@jaybakker
non-denom.
talks about grace, love and understanding! Can't ask for more than that.
September 7th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Bruce Reyes-Chow
Moderator of the General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)
Senior Pastor of Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco
@breyeschow
He demonstrates an amazing ability to network and build community between different generations, different cultures, different ideologies — and he's funny.
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
What about Pastor Jesus…let's tweet His Word. Peace
March 12th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Leonard Sweet
@lensweet
http://www.leonardsweet.com
Will challenge how you hold onto your assumptions about faith and church
Michael Hyatt
Thomas Nelson Publishers
@michaelhyatt
This guy knows how to engage