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June 17, 2021

Dear Philadelphia Family,

Facebook is everywhere. At least it seems that way. In the United States, 63% of the population over the age of 12 is on the social network. 63%. That’s a lot of people.

Last fall, after it was announced that I had been called to the church but before I came to PPC, I started receiving friend requests from folks in the church. I was happy to connect with people at my future church. And currently, I receive new friend requests from people in the church on a regular basis; for which I’m grateful!

All of this has gotten me thinking that it might be good for me to be explicit with you about my approach to Facebook friendships with people in my church.

Now, I readily admit: I’m not saying my way is the only way, or even the best way. Other pastors do their thing, I do mine. I do what works best for me.

So, with that out of the way, my basic Facebook policy is that I won’t send you a friend request on Facebook.

This is not because I don’t like you, or because I don’t want to be your friend.

My reasoning is simple: for people who attend church, their pastor is their spiritual counselor. And if their pastor friends them on Facebook, they may feel pressured to say “yes.”

And I don’t want anyone to feel this way. So, I don’t send friend requests to church members, because 1) they may not want to connect with me on social media (and that’s fine); and related to the first, 2) I don’t want people to feel pressured to accept my friend request.

So, if you’re on Facebook and I’m not your friend, please know it’s not because I’ve intentionally chosen not to connect with you. It’s because I want to leave the ball in your court and let you decide whether or not we connect.

But I’ll warn you: if you friend me, you’ll likely be exposed to a “dad joke” now and then!

I’m grateful for all of you and thankful that God has brought us together in Christ.

Grace and Peace,

Pastor Miller

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