Why Your Church Should Be On Facebook.

Today I came across a great website called www.frankchiapperino.com.

I wanted to share with you one post in particular that I found interesting titled “10 Reasons Your Church Should Be On Facebook“, and I would definitely recommend you have a good look around Franks site, as there are plenty of great articles to read and check out.

In the opening paragraph Frank pretty much sums up his entire argument and also supports why I believe Churches and Christians in general should be using sites like Facebook as part of their outreach and ministry.

Just in 2009 Facebook has grown 276% in users aging from 35-54, So you can’t ignore this communication tool.

Frank goes on to list his 10 Top Reasons Why Your Church Should Be On Facebook, they are listed below in summary, check out the original post for the full descriptions.

• Effective Communication – People are already using it.
• Share Photos – People love to see pictures of something they were a part of.
• Share Video – Facebook makes video so easy.
• Connection Point – Church websites are great, but lets face it, a church website is a one way conversation. (Unless It’s A Blog Frank )
• Easy Invitation – Since facebook makes it so easy for a conversation in an online environment, it can also be a great way for your people to invite others to church.
• Staff Visibility – As churches grow larger, it can be challenging for the average person that attends church to know who does what on your staff.
• It’s Fun – If you make the choice to have fun with it, you can have a great time on facebook.
• Celebrate Success – Sometimes in ministry I feel like we spend so much time focusing on areas we need to improve, that we forget to celebrate what we’re doing right.
• Rally The Troops – After you’ve got a good following, facebook can be an easy way to communicate a need quickly.
• IT’S FREE

Go and read Franks post and leave a comment if you have any other suggestions on how your church could be effectively using Facebook.

And while your at it, Follow frank on Twitter and join him on Facebook, this guy is definitely on track when it comes to using the web in ministry.