Recently, Eric Dye wrote a great piece about How To Increase Your Church Facebook Traffic. If you haven’t read it already, go check it out now.
I was inspired by this piece to take it just a bit deeper in the larger spectrum of social media. You see, at the end of the day, it’s not just about getting likes, retweets, +1’s or any of the other digital affirmations that bombard our brains with an oxytocin fix. No, social media is about more. It’s about developing community.
For those of us in the Church, we understand the importance of community. Knowing how important it is we should take the time to be intentional about creating it in whatever space we can. Whether it’s within the four walls of the Church, a local Starbucks (yes please!) or in the digital space, community needs to be intentionally sought after.
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