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FACEBOOK FOR MINISTRY

Using the Like Button on Facebook

April 22, 2010

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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Featured Facebook Apps: Ask Questions With Polls

April 19, 2010

Mashable recently highlighted 5 Essential Apps for Facebook Fan Pages. Here are a few ideas for how you can use the Poll app to maximize engagement and community on your ministry fan page. The Poll App allows you to poll your audience, and ask for their opinions. This can be really useful for getting instant [...]

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400 Million Reasons Your Ministry Needs To Be On Facebook

April 5, 2010

Incase you haven’t heard, Facebook (FB) has recently become the most popular website in the US, just edging out Google with about 7% of all internet traffic. With 450 million users globally, and millions more being added each week, there’s a really good chance that some of those people are involved in your ministry, or [...]

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Facebook and Twitter in One Place: Seesmic/Tweetdeck for Ministry

April 2, 2010

Facebook and Twitter can prove cumbersome to manage once you add lots of friends and followers. This screencast shows you how to use Seesmic to manage your facebook and twitter accounts all in one place. Many people still go through twitter.com to manage their account, which although they have made many improvements, still is not [...]

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Facebook Fan Page: How to invite your friends

March 28, 2010

This is a Facebook Fan Page screencast tutorial on how to invite friends to a page . Develop momentum for your group or cause in just minutes! Facebook fan pages allow you to both communicate information and share content with your fan base. It’s a perfect addition to your ministry strategy, and it’s a very [...]

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Facebook Tip – Organize and Promote Your Ministry’s Events

March 18, 2010

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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Killer Facebook Fan Pages–5 Examples

February 18, 2010

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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Social Media and Ministry – 4 Common Myths Busted

January 29, 2010

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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Facebook Tip: Fix Your News Feed & Save Time

January 23, 2010

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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Using Social Media For Campus Ministry

January 22, 2010

Check out this great article Brian Barela wrote for his blog about leveraging technology and social media for ministry on college campuses. Leveraging Technology for Campus Ministry I think he makes a great point by distinguishing between the different types of communication and when they might be appropriate in using Facebook Fan Pages vs. Group [...]

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