Churches turning to MySpace

Back in January, I posted about the Theology of the iPod sermon at The Metropolitan Baptist Church of Houston.

Now the Wall Street Journal reports about a church that is turning to social networking:

Looking to attract more young people to his church, the Rev. Patrick Gray turned to an unlikely marketing tool: MySpace, a social-networking Web site that draws millions of teens and young adults every day.

Father Gray, a 35-year-old Episcopal priest at Boston's Church of the Advent, was sold on MySpace by a congregant whose rock band had used the site to attract listeners. While most MySpace users create pages to promote themselves or a band, he posted a profile for his parish. It includes reminders for Sunday services, audio files of its choir and announcements for "Theology on Tap" gatherings at a local bar.

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