Anyways … I have been thinking about some things that I think Twitter should consider incorporating. The best way to get something out there is to write about it. So, I am going to share with you some of my ideas and I encourage you to post comments with your own ideas. Who knows, maybe Twitter will like one of them and get the process started!!

1. Option for all “@ replies” to be sent to you via sms whether following via mobile updates or not.

Example: Lets say I tweet something via sms …. Sammy who follows me reads my tweet and responds with an “@ reply”. If I don’t have Sammy set up as a mobile update then I won’t get her response until I either log in to my Twitter.com account or I open up my Twitter App on my phone and that just stinks! LOL

Resolution: Option for all “@ replies” to be sent to you via sms whether following via mobile updates or not. This means that even if I am not following Sammy via mobile updates I will still get her reply right away.

2. Ability to see who is following you just online or also via mobile updates.

Example: Jack is following me via mobile updates (meaning he gets every tweet I send out via sms). I would like to return the favor and follow him via mobile updates. (Produces quality convos).

Resolution: Just as Twitter has the “Mobile Updates” button next to each person you are following via your phone they could also add an icon showing you if that person is following you via mobile updates or just via Twitter.com.

Personally, Twitter is a Mobile Social Network so I think this would be a key idea!

3. Facebook connect just like Yahoo Mail.

Example: I have tons of friends on Facebook that I would love to connect with via Twitter however there is not integration between the two.

Resolution: Provide easy to use integration between Twitter and Facebook just like the integration between Twitter and Yahoo Mail.

Recently I tried importing all my Facebook friends into Yahoo mail from Yahoo’s website and then I went to Twitter and imported all my contacts from my Yahoo Mail to Twitter. It seemed to work HOWEVER … many of my friends and associates received way to many invites (like 7 per person). Craziness!! Would be so much easier to just incorporate and Twitter to Facebook connection.

These are just some of my ideas for Twitter to consider … please feel free to comment and add your own ideas. (Oh and then … don’t forget to Tweet it! You can use “http://twitlik.com/TwitIdeas” for a shorten url.)

With that being said, some of the awesome people I follow closely on Twitter have posted some awesome Tweets and I really want to share them with you. So please … enjoy!

A mantra I try to live by: “If I told you I would, I will.” Keep your word-even when it hurts. (Ps. 15:4)” via @StevenFurtick

“I CAN’T always choose what confronts me in life, but I CAN choose what will follow me. Goodness and mercy will follow me.” via @BrianCHouston

“Jump and God will catch you. (This is not a suicide message but a FAITH message).” via @RandyMB

“Leaders Goal: For my loyalty to the future, to out-weigh my sentiment about the past. GREAT days are past – BETTER days ahead!” via @BrianCHouston

“The more you refuse to be offended, the less power you give to the wrong people. Forgiveness is strength! Prov 19:11” via @StevenFurtick

“If you never ever GO, you will never, ever KNOW!” via @BrianCHouston

“The eyes of mercy see quicker than the eyes of repentance. God sees us long before we see Him” via @KeithCraft

“Prayer is not a ritual, it’s a way of life. It’s power is not in it’s volume, but in it’s earnestness.“ via @BrianCHouston

“To seek God’s voice without being in His Word is asking for error. God’s Will never contradicts His Word. Mark 12:24” via @RickWarren

Leadership Goal: To be slower to JUDGE motives, but quicker to DISCERN hearts! Heart issues can MAKE or BREAK a team!

Leadership Goal: Not a culture of OPINION which we FORCE on others, but a culture of COUNSEL which is INVITED by others!

Leadership Goal: Surrounded by leaders who are WISE enough to say NO, but COURAGEOUS enough when they need to say YES.

Leadership Goal: To inspire a crowd with MANY interests, giftings & loves.. to forcefully unite around a SINGLE cause!

Leadership Goal: To enter 2010 with a FRESH approach to pursuing the SAME vision, filled with FAITH for radical progress!

Leadership Goal: A spirit, un-tainted by offense, bitterness, hurt, or regret. A life-long commitment to a FREE spirit!

Leadership Goal: To have a team who say NO to gifts, contacts & favours that have strings attached, & NO to borrowing!

Leadership Goal: Remember that the greatest heights of leadership wisdom are entirely inferior to the power of prayer!

Leadership Goal: To bring CLARITY, not confusion, DIRECTION where there is distraction & FOCUS when things are fogged!

Leadership Goal: FOR our focus, direction & purpose to be clearer to every person in a room, than it was when I walked in.

Leadership Goal: To be a leader who can admit mistakes, show vulnerability, be self-effacing, yet be quietly confident!

If you are a leader you should be following Pastor Brian on Twitter. Click here to find his page and then select “Follow”. Also, if you aren’t following me … well … do the same “here“.

I was thinking the other day. Who do I follow on Twitter and why? Now if you look at my twitter account right now you will see that I am following 132 people but reality is that I am not reading every tweet out there from these 132 people (although I do read a majority of them). I have to admit that I have my favorites.

I decided yesterday to write down my favorites and why. I know this may sound kinda prideful although that’s not the heart behind it, but I noticed that I follow some awesome people and that I tend to admire and be like many of my Twitter peeps.

I would love share my list with you as some of the people I follow; you may want to consider following as well. If you are not on this list … PLEASE don’t send me hate mail. LOL It doesn’t mean I don’t respect or look up to you. I am just listing the Top 5 people I follow and why. You are probably #6. LOL

The Top 5 include (in no specific order)
1. @BrianCHouston – I really enjoy following Pastor Brian Houston because he tweets some really awesome leadership goals and wisdom. I will be reposting several of his leadership goals in an upcoming post but some of the stuff he posts really gets me thinking and creates change in my life. Not only that but he is also the Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church in Australia which has one of the best children ministries (and leaders) that I have ever seen.

2. @StevenFurtick – Pastor Steven Furtick is one of those preachers that I get. Seriously, I listen to all of his messages online (my ipod is packed with his messages). He just really knows how to throw a punch politely. Every time I listen to a message he preaches …. I grow. He also periodically shares some really deep stuff via Twitter which I soak up!! The anointing is all over Pastor Steven Furtick.

3. @RickWarren – Everyone knows who Pastor Rick Warren is. Personally I didn’t know to much about Pastor Rick Warren until about two years ago. Since I found him on Twitter I have enjoyed reading his tweets as they push me to be all that I can be and to really think about ministry “outside of the box”.

4. @kidinspiration – David Wakerley is in my mind one of the best children’s pastors I have ever “followed”. He is the Children’s Pastor at Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia. He is doing an awesome work there in Australia and I am looking forward to seeing him at the “Napkin Conference” in February.

5. @nerdfeliz – Carlos Dyonisio (aka Cadu) is in my mind CRAZY! Crazy about reaching kids for Christ!! He has such an awesome passion for children’s ministry and an awesome sense of humor! I am also looking forward to seeing him at the “Napkin Conference” in February.

Like I said there are 132 people I am currently following on Twitter and I only follow awesome people. People who inspire and people who are reaching souls for Christ!! If you want to see everyone I am following click here! I encourage you to follow them as well. They are really awesome people.

I hope that by sharing my Top 5 and the list of people I follow on Twitter that you will find some people to follow who may inspire you and challenge you to reach further and to do more. At the minimum, I would encourage to follow the Top 5 listed above. I think if you followed them alone … your life would be forever changed.

Coming up in Part 2 – Blogs I read daily and why?

The Deep Tweets
@RickWarren posted: When believers focus on loving Jesus,differences melt away.When we focus on anything else,the more divided we are.Gal.3:28

@nfietzer posted: Going to the grocery store without your wallet isn’t going to get you any groceries.

@carajaneau posted: Don’t ever think ur too holy for Gods grace.

@PRobKelsey posted: “the unexamined life is not worth living”. Socrates

@_coat posted: The church is not a pyramid scheme, so why do we focus so much on building leaders rather than applauding and rewarding followers?

@BrianCHouston posted: Leadership goal: Lead in a way that makes it easy for people to BELIEVE you BELIEVE in them!

@perrynoble posted: Focus on Christ will bring clarity of vision…focus on popular opinion will bring death to vision!

@stevenfurtick posted: Stop waiting for what you WANT & work what you’ve GOT. The dream in your HEART always starts w s/t in your HAND.

The Odd/Funny Tweets
@nfietzer posted: I enjoy giving people a little scare sometimes. Imagine, your sleeping in your room and suddenly God says “BOO!!” and then laughs!!

@friedmanjon posted: They’re serving bratwurst over here at NBC today. I’m gonna pass on any food that has the word “worst” in it. Am I right?!!

@kevin_nealon posted: I hate having to get up at 2am to set my clock back.

@glass posted: Just did laundry and all the socks matched back up. It’s the little things.

@friedmanjon posted: I Can’t Believe its Not Butter now comes in a spray. What more do they have to do before we don’t believe that it’s not butter?

**Note: The funny tweets are in fact funny however some of these accounts I do not follow due to the other content they tweet. I found these tweets searching the web.**

This is nothing more than the spirit of Jezebel showing its face in our churches. Those that allow the spirit of Jezebel to have access their life often discredit (or belittle) those around them. Falls right in line with what I believe is the root of all sin “Pride”. They think that they are better than everyone else although they will never say that directly.

The spirit of Jezebel isn’t just a spirit looking to belittle things it is also a very perverse spirit – sexually. I won’t go down that road today but I have been studying about Jezebel lately and it’s sad to see that it is still in the church today.

I think it’s interesting that there are two Jezebels in the Word of God. One in the Old Testament and one in the New Testament. Both had the very same characteristics. I just think that’s interesting … anyways … I know I personally am always evaluating my life and I have seen even some things that I have done that I personally shouldn’t have done both in action and in word that could be tied to the spirit of Jezebel. It’s time the church does some evaluating. It’s time the church starts acting like the church and stops acting like a religious organization. Let’s kick Jezebel to the curb

Ok … I will stop now … just had to get that off my chest!

UPDATE: This post was not aimed at anyone or any church. It was not meant as an attack at any church. It’s about a spirit that is attacking our churches. A spirit that has to be knocked out.

The Deep Tweets
@RickWarren posted: Kingdom-minded leaders give children’s & student ministry PRIORITY “…They ARE the kingdom of God!”-Jesus. Love Next Gen!

@nfietzer posted: Eve added on to what God had said. (God said Gen 2:17) (Eve said Gen 3:3) Stick to what God says. Don’t add your own interpretation.

@tonyrobbins posted: “Somebody is in the hospital begging God for the opportunity u have right now. Step into your moment.” -TD Jakes

@NathMcLean posted: @jimwideman “the only difference between a leader and a follower is how they think” brilliant thought!!!

@Matthew_Capper posted: Innovation – The successful exploitation of ideas generated at the intersection of invention and insight…Dan Sutch (Future Lab)

@RickWarren posted: “Leader” is not a title u give yourself. It is given by others after sacrificing & putting their needs first. Mk.10:45

@stevenfurtick posted: Remember: all motion is not movement. Make sure every step you take today takes you somewhere worth going.

@stevenfurtick posted: Give God your best today. Don’t use His sovereignty as an excuse for apathy. Trust God-AND work with excellence.

The Odd/Funny Tweets
@JLAlbanese posted: I thought this was funny http://twitpic.com/cmtt5

@danielafariaf posted: I didn’t slap you, I simply high fived your face.

@tonygk posted: I think Favre just bought Madden 2010 and realized he wasn’t in the game.

@TwitLoL posted: A day without sunshine is like night.

@TwitLoL posted: As I said before, I never repeat myself.

@robhuebel posted: Just got slammed by a 5 yr old. For Halloween, he said I “should go as poo”. That hurt, little man. That hurt a lot.

@nerdfeliz posted: When I grow up I want to be a dentist, I mean, rich…