The Rev. Sion Gough Hughes, pastor of a Protestant church in Melbourne, Australia, was surfing the web a couple years ago when he happened on a Facebook page that challenged his understanding of his calling.
Hughes had long pondered how Christian leaders might better reach out to young people. He was interested in how some churches use social media to do it. But he had never seen anything like the posts emanating from a fledgling congregation based in Baltimore called The Slate Project.
The church's founding pastor, the Rev. Jason Chesnut, sometimes used foul language online. He said the church was dedicated to spreading “Christianity without the crap.” The page was full of religious tweets, original video, quotes and games.
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