With social distancing restricting people meeting, like many churches, our groups have all gone online.
One of the new initiatives the young adults at church have started is posting an online devotional by one of the members once a week.
Now, doing a short thought about a bible passage isn’t anything new to me. On Facebook, through Tiny Bible Bits, I’ve been posting a spiel three times a week for years - since October 2011 - equalling roughly 1300 posts.
But, of the 867 people who like the page, only 82 are my friends on Facebook. I assume that many of those 82 remember that I am the author. To the rest of the people, some who interact quite faithfully, I’m a mystery.
They will know a few details about me.
They will know I’m a Christian.
They will know I’m Australian.
They will probably know that I’m married and have kids.
They will have picked up that I’ve worked at churches in the past.
But, they couldn’t recognise me in the street.
In a few weeks that may change.
I’m currently wrestling with the option of posting the short video I’ll be making for church.
In reality, it’s not that scary.
But, it will dissolve some of the anonymity I currently have.
People will now know my face.
They will know the sound of my voice, speech impediment and all.
I don’t know if that will be a good thing.
Because, in part, i don’t consider my Tiny Bible Bits as a personal sermonette. It is not about me.
Due to social media, I am currently just mysterious words on Facebook.
I wonder, if I change from written content to video - and it will only be a one off - how that will change the dynamics of the post?
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