Jesus Going Viral (redux)

"And a great crowd kept following Him (Jesus) and pressed Him from all sides [so as almost to suffocate Him]." (Mark 5:24; Amplified)

Twitter is such a great tool to share the Gospel of Christ. I offer a compelling case study here.

In 10 Ways to Get More Followers on Twitter [infographic], I wrote about what I called: "A campaign to reach 70,000 followers." As of the initial draft of that post it was 63,255.

I also mentioned for blog readers to look at the Twitter counter at the top of this blog to see what the number was currently. If you look today it's 70,077. I passed the 70k point yesterday evening. (To Jesus be the glory.)

And I'm following up this discussion and putting a period on it in the third of three Jesus Going Viral posts for a reason. (To read "Jesus Going Viral - Part 1," click here. To read "Jesus Going Viral - Part 2," click here.)

There has been a direct correlation (I've noticed) between the increase in followers and a skyrocketing of retweeted blog posts.

And I think the best way to explain it is by showing you a list of my most retweeted posts prior to the 70k campaign compared to what it stands at today (from 19,873 retweets total to 82,205; a 300%+ increase).

Now I think you'll agree this is definitely an example of Jesus going viral!... :)

Top blog posts based on the number of retweets:
(retweet numbers updated as of 1/8/12)

1. 12 Things Atheists Believe About God (5,949 retweets)
2. Chosen (A Dream Come True) (3,854 retweets)
3. 7 Mistakes Christian Bloggers Can Make (2,389 retweets)
4. 10 Wrong Thoughts About God (2,450 retweets)
5. One Man (1,672 retweets)
6. Held in His Arms (1,104 retweets)
7. In Case of Rapture... (787 retweets)
8. An Attitude of Worship (667 retweets)
9. On the Subject of Martyrs (560 retweets)
10. Christ Follower or Christian? (441 retweets)

Top blog posts based on the number of retweets:
(at the time of the writing of this post)

1. 12 Things Atheists Believe About God (22,800 retweets)
2. 7 Mistakes Christian Bloggers Can Make (18,900 retweets)
3. Chosen (A Dream Come True) (15,400 retweets)
4. One Man (6,614 retweets)
5. 10 Wrong Thoughts About God (6,137 retweets)
6. Held in His Arms (4,412 retweets)
7. Dangerous (2,577 retweets)
8. In Case of Rapture... (2,448 retweets)
9. 7 Lies About Abortion (1,615 retweets)
10. An Attitude of Worship (1,302 retweets)

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• 5 Reasons Why a Preacher Should Tweet
• Ten Commandments of Blogging