9.11.2008

meetup.com

I discovered a great website today called meetup.com (ht to AFrayedKnot).  The concept is that you type in an interest of yours and your zip code and the site informs you of groups that meet around that topic in your area.  You can also simply search all groups meeting about anything in your area or start your own meetup.

I think this site has potential to become a great tool for the church.  You could encourage your people to start meetups like religious discussion groups, book clubs, quilting meetups, root beer lovers meetups, or any other kind of meetup, with the intent of getting our church people more connections in the community.

I found it interesting that there were 20 groups within 25 miles of me that meet about "religion & beliefs".  Here are the topics of those 20 groups:
Kaballah
Paranormal
Paranormal
Pagans
Tarot Card
Metaphysics
Jewish
Huna
Zen
Astral Projection
Science of Deliberate Creation
Sufism
Psychics
Atheists & Free Thinkers
Soul Healing & Soul Wisdom
Conjure, HooDoo, & Rootwork
Christian
Flying Humans (I'm not making that up - they practice flying and levitation.)
Science of Deliberate Creation
Quantum Physics

Unbelievable!  Such is life in Northern California.  By the way, the one single Christian group was a group about exiting the church and worshipping in your home.  I'd love to see Living Hopers start up some Bible Study, Theology, and various other meetups.

2 comments:

Joe Wilson said...

Jeff,

Great site. The only one in our area is the Springfield Witches Club! Strange....

I would love to see our church hosting some events as well. Thanks for the tip.

Joe

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