Dancing is one of the oldest human activities.And there is certainly nothing new about people communicating with each other. Social media and social dance are alike in other ways. Here are four:

• Personal relationships and interaction are integral.

• Participants congregate around shared experiences.

• It takes time to become competent.

• There are leaders and followers.

There is one glaring difference though. Everyone could dance, but doesn’t. Put me in this group.

It simply doesn’t matter what the benefits of dancing are, we’re just not going to put in the time and effort. Slow dancing with my bride or a wedding waltz, the occasional exceptions.

On the other hand, being online is quickly becoming indispensable to communication, to business, to ministry and many areas of life. 66% of online Americans use social networking sites and the number is rapidly growing. 43% visit multiple times each day, according to Experian Simmons stats.

It’s OK to just watch people dance. I find flamenco very entertaining. There’s nothing lost by sitting it out. Staying on the sidelines as the online social gathering gains momentum may turn out to be a colossal miss.

This is THE Big Dance, friends.

Thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him.
2 Corinthians 2:14

Why would we want to miss out on bringing the gospel to the largest social gathering of people the world has ever seen?

So you think you can’t dance? Yes, “We” can. You won’t be alone. No one will notice, at least for now, what skills we have or don’t have. We’re all learning, with God’s help, how to move online together.

Social Media is like dancing, awkward at first but after some practice, your dance moves will become as natural as walking.

Let Jesus take the lead!

Question: What other similarities can you think of between social media and social dance?