@HoodJesusYo a Ministry with Memes

Hood Jesus is a Twitter account with more than 313,000 followers. The twitter account is one from the perspective of “Jesus,” but that uses unique verbiage that encourages laughter. The Twitter bio says, “Official HoodJesusYo account. A unique ministry tryin to spread tha Gospel to all my fam on they grind.” The account has over 3,300 tweets, and almost every tweet has a meme attached, as seen below. 

The reason I find this Twitter account interesting is because the memes tend to be uplifting and encouraging to those of the Christian faith. That means that these Tweets are being followed by Christians who leave the Tweet feeling positive.

 The account, as the bio says, is a ministry which is attempting to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. While memes often lean towards negativity, and actually making fun of the faith in question, this account is one where people go to find uplifting, funny, and encouraging memes that will be positive to their faith.

 My hope in studying this Twitter account is to see how the memes uplift and encourage people of the Christian faith. 

Below is an example of @HoodJesusYo using the Twitter account as a ministry in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Meme form.

The Twitter account uses humor to elicit feelings of positivity and laughter. The account also references pop culture, such as the Napoleon Dynamite reference above, and the Harry Potter reference below. This way the followers understand the concept more personally.

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