10 Commandments for using your iPad in Church


Aaron Earls, a rather humorous writer on “The Wardrobe Door” has these 10 commandments to share when it comes to using iPads in church, and if you feel he has missed some rules, you can always reach out to him to share your thoughts.


10 COMMANDMENTS FOR USING YOUR IPAD IN CHURCH
10. Thou shalt have the Bible app installed.
Seriously, it’s got over one million downloads. I don’t think it is possible to love Jesus and not have YouVersion on your smart phone or tablet.
(Note from me: Yes, you should...and preferably get an offline Bible app so you don't get sidetracked when your data connection is on and notifications from Twitter and Facebook pop up)
9. Thou shalt look up occasionally just to let the pastor know you’re listening.
If your eyes are down during the whole sermon, you’re either asleep or checking your Instagram feed. C’mon, don’t lie. You were double tapping that cute baby photo.
(Note from me: Too bad a preacher spent a whole lot of his hours praying and preparing the sermon only to have feed on Instagram? )
8. Thou shalt not yell, “Yes!”
Even if you are responding to a point the pastor made, everyone’s going to think you just got past a really hard level on Candy Crush.
(Note from me: Very distracting I'm sure you know)
7. Thou shalt not be tweeting, unless it’s about the sermon.
Don’t send tweets about where you’re going for lunch. And, most definitely, do not retweet a sermon quote from the church across town. You know your pastor follows you on Twitter.
(Note from me: I honestly do think you can wait till after sermon to tweet the sermons. I mean, shouldn’t we all be paying rapt attention?)
6. Thou shalt delete any TV viewing app during NFL season.
Sometimes the temptation is too great. You don’t want to even have the option to take a peak a pregame shows if the sermon runs long.
(Note from me: Ummmm, you can actually use the freeze app if you are scared of having to redownload it)
5. Thou shalt have the volume turned off.
Nobody needs to hear your weird email notification sound. Plus, if you happen to break commandment number 6 with the sound turned up … your team is so going to lose.
(Note: Your phones and tablet ought to be on flight  mode or silent mode)
4. Thou shalt not hoard the church WiFi.
There’s only so much bandwidth to go around. Don’t be the guy who waits until he gets to church to download a month’s worth of app updates. Some people are trying to stream the game, er, the sermon.
(Note from me: Ummmm, really? Y’all be downloading stuff in church?)
3. Thou shalt not bring a charger to plug in to a wall outlet.
Are you really going to endanger the lives of the elderly guy taking up offering because you freak out when you drop below 75% battery life?
(Note from me: LOL...)
2. Honor your pew mates that your battery life may be long on this earth.
Dim that screen brightness down so as not to blind everyone sitting near you. Thankfully, no ships need your iPad to serve as a lighthouse to help them steer clear of your church building.
(Note from me: Lit screens can be quite distracting. Everyone beside you will be curious to know watchu checking)
1. Thou shalt have no other gadgets before thee.
There is a strict one per lap limit. If you have your tablet out, keep your smart phone in your pocket. Using your Kindle? Don’t pull out your iPad. At that point, you’re just showing off and clearly breaking commandment 4 and probably a few others.
(Note from me: An oldie like me would prefer just one gadget alongside your hardcopy Bible)
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I'm sure you found that both entertaining yet edifying.  Credit goes to Aaron Earls. The original post can be found here


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