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 people you reach, and making it easier to promote and organize an event.
Here’s a tutorial from Mashable.com about how to organize an event with Facebook. Facebook Events Guide
Social media, and Facebook specifically, give your ministry the opportunity to:
- Go Viral With Every Event and Outreach
People you invite through Facebook can invite their network of friends. Your ministry’s event also shows up in their news feeds, all of which serves to increase the visibility of your ministry. Not only is your ministry gaining visibility to a much larger audience this way, but each Facebook invite is much more effective than a random flier because it’s a personal invite from a friend.
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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.