An online home for your Christian ministry can help you reach out to people that you may not have ordinarily met, facilitate deeper conversations, build community, and increase the level of engagement and involvement among the people already involved with your ministry. But with so many options out there on the world wide web, knowing where to start can be a little daunting. It can also be overwhelming thinking that you need to a create community on every social media platform that exists (like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, or a blog), especially when it seems like there’s a new social media darling cropping up every six months.

This screencast will give you a framework to help you think through where you should start, in terms of social media and the online world, and how you should prioritize your time so that your online presence can be as focused as possible.

In most cases, a custom blog or website will make the most sense for an online home base because of the level of consistency, customization, and...

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A Facebook fan page can be a great tool for a Christian ministry by fostering community, conversation, and a higher level of engagement with the ministry itself. Unfortunately, your FB page can also be an open door to online spammers, and to those who have no interest in community, but are instead looking to push their own agendas.

This training video from LifeChurch.tv will give you some tips on how to moderate, and respond to, the conversations taking place on your fan page.

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Having a presence on Facebook is an incredibly easy way for a Christian ministry, church, or movement to accelerate it’s reach. Not to be confused with a personal profile page, a Facebook page/fan page can serve as a great connection point, allowing you to engage with a greater number of people on a daily basis. These two videos will help you get started.
 
This first video will walk you through the initial steps of creating your fan page.

 
 
And this next video from LifeChurch.tv will walk you through all of the basic controls and settings you’ll need to pilot your fan page like a pro.

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While a fan page can be a great tool for any Christian ministry, community on Facebook doesn’t build itself overnight, or without some effort. Here’s a video tutorial to give you an overview of some ways to communicate with your ministry via Facebook.

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A Facebook fan page can be a great tool in helping your ministry to grow, not only in numbers, but also in the level of engagement within your community. Your fan page provides an easy way for you to build community, and for the people involved with your ministry to connect more frequently.

So you’ve created a fan page…WONDERFUL! But now what? Just because you’ve built it does not mean a community will magically appear. The first step is to get fans on your page and invite them to be a part of your online community. Here’s a video tutorial that will walk you through some simple steps you can take to get more fans, and to see growth in your online ministry.

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