Preaching on YouTube

That’s what Rev. Jim Hanson is doing. He pastors a very small Christian and Missionary Alliance church in Dunedin, FL, and has just started using YouTube as a means to broaden his influence. He’s already reaching nearly twice as many people at his “internet church.”

Here are some snippets from the story:

Even when the pews are empty, Rev. Jim Hanson is still preaching.

Hanson, Pastor at Dunedin Alliance Church, speaks into a small camera attached to the top of his laptop computer. He records videos about the bible and posts them to the website YouTube.com.

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With fewer than 100 visitors to his page, he’s hardly an internet star. But, Hanson has already reached more people than his entire congregation, which he estimates at about 60.

Hanson hopes to attract a younger audience to the Michigan Blvd. church. He’s changed the roadside sign to include the YouTube web address, a steep departure from the bible passages that had once adorned its illuminated letters.

“In today’s world, with technology, you really don’t need to be a mega-church,” Hanson said. “All you need is a computer and a camera. And you can reach, literally, the world.”

The videos Hanson has produced are crude compared to slick evangelists on television. His are slightly off-kilter, with muffled sound and an air conditioner vent visible over his shoulder.

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“I don’t want to come off as a director,” he said. “I’m just the pastor of a small church trying to get the word out there into the public.”

Read the whole story at MyFox Tampa.

Check out one of Pastor Hanson’s videos.

What are your thoughts? Would you consider doing something like this? Is this a good use of time for a pastor of a small church who doesn’t have a lot of people to care for?

HT: MMI

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