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Pastor’s Toolbox: Use Facebook To Grow Your Church

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Facebook is one of the most useful tools a pastor or church leader can use to connect with people. But you can do so much more than post church announcements. The following are a pastor’s toolbox for online engagement:

Pastor’s Toolbox: Use Facebook To Grow Your Church

  1. Post Engaging Content – 

    One of the best ways to grow your social influence is to post engaging content on Facebook. Announcements are not naturally engaging, so be careful treating Facebook like a digital church bulletin. When your posts are engaging, people will naturally share. But every now and then, make an intentional effort to ASK them to share. Lifepoint Church in Fredricksburg Virginia does this really well.

  2. Promote Your Community’s Events –

    Your Facebook page shouldn’t be all about the church.  Share events and content from your community and watch engagement skyrocket. Use your Facebook page to let people know about sports leagues, farmer’s markets, family movies, festivals, fairs and so much more. When you share things relevant to the community, the community notices.

  3. Advertise Special Events – 

    Facebook isn’t just a social network, it’s one of the biggest advertising platforms in the world. You can turn a page post into a powerful ad and target it to a segment of your community. This works really well for a free event at your church, a helpful article on your church blog or a brand new sermon series. Use the power editor to target your ad to the people most likely to visit your church. Facebook has a free training course to help you learn how to promote content.

  4. Promote Events To Church Members – 

    You can use the power editor to upload your mailing list and create a custom audience on Facebook. Then you can promote a post or run an ad that will only be seen by your church members. Why would you do this? You could promote a post encouraging people to invite their friends, sign up for a small group or mission trip, or give to the upcoming special offering.

  5. Share Needs And/Or Prayer Requests –

    Do not forget that Facebook is one of the best ways to communicate with your people, so utilize your page to share prayer request or special needs in your church.   You do not want to bombard people with too many opportunities, but Facebook is an appropriate platform for this type of information. It’s also encouraging to see people respond and engage with others.