Are you using Facebook? Do you have a person or page set up specifically for your church? If not, there’s no better time that the present to do it. It’s FREE!
Recently I received an email asking a few implementation questions about setting up and using Facebook for church. Here’s the Q&A:
What is the one thing we need to make sure of?
To do it! Communication in this day and age is social networking and interactive dialogue. The days of mass email and communication ‘downloading’ to people is changing. Our email boxes have become like our snail mail boxes, full of stuff that we don’t need. Most people simply don’t have the time to weed through all of it. Facebook cannot be your main source of communication (not everyone will be on it), but it brings the church to where a lot of people are already. Continue reading
Flickr is a great way to keep a database of church photos, and cheap! There is a free account available, so you can try it without a financial commitment. When you’re ready to take the plunge, $25 a year gets you unlimited space.