This document provides 30 tips for using Twitter and Facebook to promote ministry. Some key tips include using hashtags for live interaction during worship services, posting questions to engage followers and research sermons, and using images and videos to amplify posts and share content from events and sermons. It also recommends monitoring hashtags for ministry opportunities, and using tools to schedule posts, find the best times to post, and recruit top social media engagers to help manage accounts.
27. Multiple Choice
People respond best on Facebook
when you ask a question then
offer multiple choice answers.
28. Build A Team
Recruit your top
retweeters and sharers
to help manage the
church’s social media.
29. 5 Min After
Schedule your updates
to post just before or
after the hour.
30. #1 Mistake
Don’t make the number
one Twitter mistake.
csblog.us/twittermistake
31. Dark Posts
Look into FB Dark Posts
(Unpublished Posts) and
Retargeting Ads
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Submit questions via Twitter using the hashtag.
Submit questions via Twitter using the hashtag.
Submit questions via Twitter using the hashtag.
Post how-to’s such as: How to study your Bible. How to start praying. How to get counseling if you need it.
Bible study references. Articles about parenting. Etc.
But don’t be creepy. If the pastor is in to cycling and folks in the community are interested in the same thing, it creates an easy engagement point.
Say something like, “Thanks for giving us a shot. We’re sorry to see you go, but wanted you to know we wish you all the best and will be here if you ever need us in the future.” Hint: Be sure not to make people feel guilty for unfollowing you.
Change it for your big initiatives. Get creative with how to use it to attract people who might be “passing by,” checking out your page.
Tagboards allow people to see all of the church-related tweets in one spot. Check it out at: tagboard.com.
