5 Things you should think about before posting to social media



Tonight I had the privilege of discussing the topic of social media with a room full of High School Students.

At the end our session, we split them into pairs and asked them to come up with 5 social media rules for Christians. We then went through each list, sorted out the similar ones, dumped the goofy ones, and worked it down to, what we think, are 5 things you should think about before posting to social media.

Here's what we came up with:

1. Think about Jesus - What would Jesus think about what you're about to post?

2. Think about others - Put yourself in the other person's shoes. What will they think about what you have to say? Will what you say or post hurt them or mislead them?

3. Think about the future - How will you feel about that post 10min from now? 10 days from now? 10 months from now? 10 years from now? Would you be okay if your future children or grandchildren came across your post?

4. Think about the why - What's your motivation for posting? Do you simply want attention? Are you avoiding a situation or person by being passive-aggressive when you should personally deal with the problem in real life? Is your goal to hurt someone's feelings or reputation?

5. Think about your reputation - Does this post represent who you want to be or what you want to be known for?

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