So here is
my third and final blog on social media in churches I have had a great time
just talking about this subject. It has become such a blessing for me to step
back and really look at what social media in my church has done to some of our
church goers at West Ridge Community Church in Elgin. It has been amazing to
look and see how the leaders, as well as myself, in the church have used social
media.
From what I
can tell social media really is the future of not only my church but in other
churches as well. As I have posted in previous blogs, many churches have begun
using social media as a tool to reach out to their parishioners. One of our pastors has even started a
Facebook page, so that people have a place to go to see upcoming events and
other important church announcements.
A recent
event at the church was an event that I set up for the student ministries. I worked with the students for a fundraising
event at Culvers restaurant for a mission trip to Detroit at the end of the
summer. I have to admit that if it
wasn’t for Facebook and email, many people probably wouldn’t have had any idea
about this fundraising endeavor. So
thanks to the use of social media, the fundraiser went off extremely well.
All in all,
I believe that social media is not something that churches can ignore any
longer, because the pros of using social media outweigh the cons. I would tell any church leader I know that
social media is an absolute must if they want to get their parishioners more
involved. If you need any proof as to
how well it works, just look at the work social media has done for the West
Ridge Community Church.
