{"id":30,"date":"2017-08-15T15:34:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T15:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/churchletters.org\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2017-08-16T19:24:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T23:24:38","slug":"4-reasons-to-share-your-church-facebook-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchletters.org\/blog\/church-and-internet\/4-reasons-to-share-your-church-facebook-posts","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons to Share your Church Facebook Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>\u201cShare!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How many times did we hear that growing up as our parents worked to instill the value of sharing with others?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know about you, but I heard my \u201cshare\u201d of instructions to do the right thing and share with my friends, especially when there was something that would be of benefit to both of us.\u00a0 (Actually, I never really thought sharing a candy bar was a good idea, and still don\u2019t).<span id=\"more-5520\"><\/span><br \/>\nOn to my main thought, and it concerns the value of sharing or liking the posts your church posts on the church Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>As we watch our News Feeds on Facebook \u201cfeeding\u201d us, and our \u201cticker\u201d ticking by with story after story, and like after like, and share after share, we can easily see our friends indeed \u201clike\u201d a lot of things!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5528 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/churchletters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Church-of-FB.jpg?resize=129%2C179\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/churchletters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Church-of-FB.jpg?zoom=2&resize=129%2C179 258w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/churchletters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Church-of-FB.jpg?zoom=3&resize=129%2C179 387w\" alt=\"Value of Sharing Church Facebook Posts\" width=\"129\" height=\"179\" \/>Some of the most \u201cliked\u201d pictures are pictures of cats and dogs, as well as the ever present newborns and pictures of grandchildren.\u00a0 Lately there seems to be a plethora (lot of) pictures of delicious looking food\u2026not such a good thing if you\u2019re trying to lose some weight!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Share The Love!<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Your church needs (and appreciates) your help in sharing the news of the church events, and I wanted to take a moment to \u201cshare\u201d about 4 points as to why this is something you may want to formulate as a habit as you are \u201cfacebooking\u201d!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>1.\u00a0 Gets The News Out Concerning Church Events<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Most churches do not have an endless advertising budget, and even if they did, there is nothing quite so powerful as \u201cword of mouth\u201d advertising.\u00a0 While \u201csharing\u201d and \u201cliking\u201d on Facebook is hardly the same as sharing the news by \u201cword of mouth\u201d, and neither should it replace it, there is something powerful about your friend seeing that you think enough of the value and importance of your church to share the news with others.<\/p>\n<p>Even churches with large advertising budgets would exchange all of that for a fired up and excited congregation who can\u2019t wait to get out the door to \u201cshare\u201d the news of the next great event at the church!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2. We Are Identified by What We \u201cLike\u201d on Facebook<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.komonews.com\/news\/tech\/What-you-like-on-Facebook-might-reveal-more-than-you-realize-197076491.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a>\u00a0written by Raphael Satter had this title: \u201cWhat you \u201clike\u201d on Facebook might reveal more than you realize\u201d.\u00a0 Well, I\u2019m not going to take the time to share the details of the article with you here because you can easily click over and read it for yourself, however, if you\u2019re like me, this was one of those \u201cduh\u201d moments!\u00a0 To me, it\u2019s common sense that if I click \u201clike\u201d or \u201cshare\u201d on a Facebook link, then that must mean that in fact I \u201clike\u201d it!<\/p>\n<p>As I watch my News Feed go by, I see people who claim to have a relationship with Christ sharing pictures with words that are more fitting for the local bar than their Facebook wall, especially when the \u201cabout\u201d portion of their profile lets others know that they are a full fledged member of the local _________________________ Church.\u00a0 (Insert church name).<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 7:16-20 (NIV)<br \/>\n16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t you as a Christian rather be known as the person who shares the Good News of the Gospel than the one who shares the latest \u201cMeme\u201d of the day filled with innuendos and language that would never be spoken inside the doors of a church?<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3. Helps Develop Courage For Witnessing<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever gotten \u201cin trouble\u201d for being too \u201cpreachy\u201d on your wall?\u00a0 Have you ever had someone \u201cde-friend\u201d you because you were too evangelistic in your efforts?\u00a0 Well, I don\u2019t think any of us want to lose friends, nor is it our desire to \u201ctick people off\u201d when it comes to the things of the Gospel, yet we realize that the Gospel can cause offense!\u00a0 Remember when Jesus had to forcibly remove the money changers from the Temple?<\/p>\n<p>Realize that in taking a stand for the truths of the Word of God, you are going to have doors open you never dreamed would be open.\u00a0 Share a scripture verse that your church posted on their Facebook page.\u00a0 \u201cLike\u201d one of the graphics the church posted, or even share\u2026 wait for it\u2026 a link to a sermon or worship service from your church!\u00a0 We are talking about having some courage!\u00a0 Your friend may click on to the church Facebook page, and check it out even further, and you haven\u2019t even had to speak a word, but your \u201clikes\u201d and \u201cshares\u201d did the talking!\u00a0 (You can do the follow up!)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>4.\u00a0 Requires Little Effort For Maximum Results!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Think about the amount of energy it takes to click \u201clike\u201d or \u201cshare\u201d and yes, even type a few thoughts concerning how valuable you think the event is!\u00a0 When you click one of those links, as long as your friends allow your activity to be part of their News Feed, then of course, they are going to see that and you\u2019ve shared the news with very little effort!<\/p>\n<p>The reason I say maximum results is that we may never know how powerful that momentary click was.\u00a0 It may be just the thing that speaks volumes to the person that it\u2019s time to get their life right with the Lord, and the friend you only see on a Facebook page just might walk in to church and sit down and hear the message of the Gospel that has the potential to change their life for eternity!\u00a0 (If they are willing to receive of course.)<\/p>\n<p>So, start sharing and liking your church Facebook activity!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5533\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/churchletters.org\/membership\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/churchletters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/join_beacon_ad.png?resize=260%2C217\" alt=\"Access Hundreds of Church Letters Immediately!\" width=\"260\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Access Hundreds of Church Letters Immediately!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShare!\u201d How many times did we hear that growing up as our parents worked to instill the value of sharing with others?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know about you, but I heard my \u201cshare\u201d of instructions to do the right thing and share with my friends, especially when there was something that would be of benefit to &#8230; <a title=\"4 Reasons to Share your Church Facebook Posts\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/churchletters.org\/blog\/church-and-internet\/4-reasons-to-share-your-church-facebook-posts\" aria-label=\"Read more about 4 Reasons to Share your Church Facebook Posts\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-church-and-internet"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>4 Reasons to Share your Church Facebook Posts - Church Letters Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/churchletters.org\/blog\/church-and-internet\/4-reasons-to-share-your-church-facebook-posts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 Reasons to Share your Church Facebook Posts - Church Letters Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cShare!\u201d How many times did we hear that growing up as our parents worked to instill the value of sharing with others?\u00a0 I don\u2019t know about you, but I heard my \u201cshare\u201d of instructions to do the right thing and share with my friends, especially when there was something that would be of benefit to ... 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