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FACEBOOK FOR MINISTRY

Facebook Tip: Fix Your News Feed & Save Time

You login to Facebook to do some ministry but instead spend 30 minutes looking at what old friends are doing, following endless rabbit trails of links, and start playing Farmville and Fishville simultaneously. To maximize your time spent on Facebook you need to optimize your news feed to eliminate distractions and allow for easy navigation [...]

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How to Integrate Blog Posts from Your Website & Your Facebook Fan Page

Here’s a screencast that shows you how to integrate blog posts from your campus website with your Facebook Fan page so that you can maximize your visibility with your students.

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Facebook Tip – Organize and Promote Your Ministry’s Events

With so many things fighting for the attention of the average college and high school student, it can be a struggle getting students to show up for anything, including class. The social media landscape, however, can make it a lot easier for your ministry to cut through the noise by greatly increasing the number of [...]

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Facebook Event Promotion Basics

Facebook can be a great place to promote your event. Here are some basics of promoting a ministry event on Facebook, especially looking at linking to external pages & news feed tips.

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Social Media and Ministry – 4 Common Myths Busted

Mashable.com did a great post about 4 myths of social media and business. Mashable: 4 Myths About Social Media and Business After reading it, I started thinking about how these principles might apply in a ministry context. MYTH #1: My Ministry Needs to Have a Presence On EVERY Social Media Outlet Sure, you want to [...]

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How To Use Facebook To Grow Your Ministry

Check out this great interview with Jeff Widman, a Facebook and marketing expert, about how to use Facebook to grow your brand and business. He makes some great points about how to maximize your visibility on Facebook, and some of the distinctions between fan pages and groups. How to use Facebook to Grow Your Brand: [...]

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Using the Like Button on Facebook

The Like button on Facebook seems trivial but can be a powerful tool for online ministry. Seriously. Everything added or subtracted to Facebook has a clear purpose: “To help you connect and share with friends.” What happens when you like something? The post/photo/video that you liked get “pushed” to the newsfeed of all of your [...]

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Using Facebook Effectively for Ministry

This is an excerpt from a webinar that focused on the differences between a fan page and group page, the viral action created by using a fan page, as well as tips for how to train students to use facebook for minstry. Check out our other Facebook related posts and videos for more info. Brian [...]

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Killer Facebook Fan Pages–5 Examples

Back in June, Mashable posted a great article highlighting five Facebook fan pages, and what they’re doing right. Killer Facebook Fan Pages: 5 Inspiring Case Studies There are so many great things to take away from these five examples that apply to any fan page. Here are a few that really struck me. Videos Are [...]

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Facebook Training Videos From Lifechurch.tv

Lifechurch.tv has created a library of Facebook training videos – Training Videos from Lifechurch.tv. These videos are a great resource to anyone looking to increase the online presence of their Christian ministry, especially for those just getting started with social media. Having a Facebook page can increase the scope and reach of your Christian ministry [...]

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