Churches use social media to reach youth - ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports

As modern technology changes the way we interact and communicate, many churches are using social media and blogs to attract people.

In fact, Samford University's Church Media Institute is hosting a social media conference this Wednesday and Thursday to help pastors and their staff members branch out with electronic media. See this story as well as a local pastor who is using social media on Tuesday's Focus @ 4.

Here's a link to the Church Media Institute's conference website:

http://howard.samford.edu/church-media.aspx