Twitter of Faith

November 22, 2008 21 Comments

I’m trying to write my Statement of Faith today for my examination before Presbytery in two weeks. While asking some advice on Twitter, Shawn Coons came up with a nice little challenge called “Twitter of Faith.” While fitting everything you believe is hard enough to do on one page, what if you only had 140 characters to do so? So, if you’re on Twitter (if you want to know why you should try Twitter, read this), please participate in this. This was the initial challenge:

Twitter of Faith: What do you believe? You have 140 characters – give us your statement of faith in 140 characters. #TOF

In order for us to be able to keep track of them, please add the hash tag #TOF to it, and then you can keep up with the results here. If you want to track both the hash tag #TOF and the phrase “Twitter of Faith” – this is a great way to view the results.

Please post about this on your blog (with a link back to this post here), feel free to use the above image as well, and Twitter about it or put it on your Facebook. While some have suggested that this is in fact a sneaky plot to help me with my Statement of Faith – it could be interpreted in a cool social experiment in sharing your faith with the Twitter world.

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  1. Existential Punk says:
    November 22, 2008 at 5:53 pm

    This is going viral!

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  2. DennisS says:
    November 22, 2008 at 6:59 pm

    Not a twit, I mean twitter. I don’t even update my Facebook status each week. (I’m twice the age of the average Twitter type. But the challenge to state my faith in less than 140 characters seemed interesting. Here’s 139 characters I’d post if I twittered…

    Repent, believe Jesus is Lord and Savior – seek Him. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Now Love! #TOF

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  3. Patrick Marshall says:
    November 22, 2008 at 7:33 pm

    Will Campbell was once asked to sum up the Bible in 10 or less words. He said, “We’re all bastards, but God loves us anyway.”

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  4. Existential Punk says:
    November 23, 2008 at 1:18 pm

    I have linked to you on my blog:
    http://existentialpunk.typepad.com//existential_punk/2008/11/twitter-of-faith.html

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  1. Twitter of Faith : presbymergent says:
    November 22, 2008 at 4:12 pm

    [...] Adam has also posted about this on his blog.  If you blog it, let us know in the comments so we can link to it here, and feel free [...]

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  2. Twitter of faith… — Kairos Blog ... says:
    November 22, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    [...] thing has taken off today, and is now called Twitter of Faith. Adam posted the particulars on his website, but you can also look at the facebook [...]

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  3. twitter of faith « my contemplations says:
    November 23, 2008 at 3:02 am

    [...] 23, 2008 Adam Cleaveland Walker started it. I’ve thought along similar lines many times. Edward de Bono inspired me. He [...]

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  4. Swinging from the Vine » Twitter of Faith says:
    November 23, 2008 at 7:52 am

    [...] Twitter of Faith — pomomusings I’m trying to write my Statement of Faith today for my examination before Presbytery in two weeks. While asking some advice on Twitter, Shawn Coons came up with a nice little challenge called “Twitter of Faith.” While fitting everything you believe is hard enough to do on one page, what if you only had 140 characters to do so? So, if you’re on Twitter (if you want to know why you should try Twitter, read this), please participate in this. This was the initial challenge: [...]

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  5. Twitter of Faith | TheGeoffRe(y)port says:
    November 23, 2008 at 6:08 pm

    [...] Walker Cleaveland, blogger extraordinaire at pomomusings, has put out a challenge that I think is worth having a crack at. From the post: While asking some advice on Twitter, Shawn Coons came up with a nice little [...]

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  6. Statement of Faith — pomomusings says:
    November 24, 2008 at 5:01 am

    [...] I really liked the idea of the Twitter of Faith, I think my Presbytery might think that was a little bit short, so below is what I am planning on [...]

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  7. Twitter of Faith « Spirit Cry says:
    November 25, 2008 at 2:20 am

    [...] characters or less? If you’re on Twitter and you want to submit your thoughts, head over to Adam’s site for instructions. Oh, and don’t forget to leave a comment [...]

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  8. Brevity is the essence of wit… « City of God says:
    November 25, 2008 at 5:30 am

    [...] is the essence of wit… …but what about theology? Twitter of Faith is an attempt to get people to write a statement of faith in 140 characters or [...]

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  9. Twitterized Theology at Between the Trees says:
    November 27, 2008 at 9:09 am

    [...] at Pomomusings recently asked his readers to share a Statement of Faith on Twitter – or, in other words, in 140 [...]

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  10. Youth Specialties » Twitter of Faith says:
    December 1, 2008 at 10:20 am

    [...] Here’s his description: While fitting everything you believe is hard enough to do on one page, what if you only had 140 characters to do so? So, if you’re on Twitter (if you want to know why you should try Twitter, read this), please participate in this. This was the initial challenge: Twitter of Faith: What do you believe? You have 140 characters – give us your statement of faith in 140 characters. #TOF [...]

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  11. Twitter of Faith « Horizons Crashing says:
    December 2, 2008 at 9:36 am

    [...] The original idea is posted here. [...]

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  12. ysmarko says:
    December 11, 2008 at 12:00 am

    [...] walker-cleaveland started a little viral twitter thread, called “twitter of faith“. his description: Twitter of Faith: What do you believe? You have 140 characters – give us [...]

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  13. Twitter of Faith | Oregon Mountaineer says:
    January 25, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    [...] view the results here. There have been several blog posts about it (Mark Smith, Bruce-Reyes Chow, Adam Walker Cleveland, Presbymergent), there is a facebook group, and generally there seems to be a lot of buzz about the [...]

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  14. Twitter of Faith « Hacking Christianity says:
    September 13, 2010 at 9:59 am

    [...] Twitter well enough to realize how to use it.  Some other folks did understand Twitter better (Pomomusings – Twitter of Faith) and have been twittering the Gospel for a few weeks, using a common tag to track each other.  [...]

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  15. Twitter of Faith | BendFP Youth Blog says:
    September 8, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    [...] view the results here. There have been several blog posts about it (Mark Smith, Bruce-Reyes Chow, Adam Walker Cleveland, Presbymergent), there is a facebook group, and generally there seems to be a lot of buzz about the [...]

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  16. Twitter of Faith « Bruce Reyes-Chow says:
    September 27, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    [...] Pomomusings via a challenge from Mr Coons as he has started yet another movement of sharing,  Twitter of Faith.  Basically, the challenge is to writing a what you beleive in 140 characters or less.  [...]

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  17. Twitter of Faith | Bruce Reyes-Chow says:
    December 31, 2011 at 10:03 am

    [...] Pomomusings via a challenge from Mr Coons as he has started yet another movement of sharing,  Twitter of Faith.  Basically, the challenge is to writing a what you beleive in 140 characters or less.  [...]

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