Facebook Ministry

Revolutions starting in the middle east sparked through Facebook was a eye opener to many of how influencial facebook is as a tool. It provides a unique way for people to unite for a cause, be encouraged, challenged, motivated and moved to action.

Facebook is having an impact on the world, so what an incredible tool to impact the world for Christ!

I know there are pitfalls to avoid with facebook (like everything in life) but personally, I love facebook. I love how it helps me be relatable to people by having quick access to whats going on in their lives and lets others feel connected to me. Not to mention it is super helpful for people with bad memories! And who doesn't love have a ton of people wish you a Happy Birthday, have a running email and ability to set up appointments quickly.

I have also found it to be an incredible tool for ministry, useful even to even  me, a mom of three tiny ones, whose only free time is mid-day naptime and late night. I love the freedom to do online ministry on my schedule.

Look what God can do through Facebook...
Meet Tanya

Tanya is a girl who had been involved with our ministry for awhile (who I met through facebook). She built friendships and would stick around but wasn't ready to trust Jesus with her life. We would chat on facebook every now and then and I would write little bits of encouragement on her wall and invite her and her son over for lunch when I could. I got to share the gospel with her and I know of 2 other people who did as well. She just wasn't ready. We kept praying.

Finally, while chatting on facebook I asked her if she was ready to submit her life to Christ. She typed "yes". So right there, typed out on facebook chat, Tanya received Jesus' forgiveness and surrendered her life to Him. God used facebook to transfer Tanya from the kindgom of death to the kingdom of life. How beautiful!

There are a ton of ways to use facebook as a ministry tool. Here are a few I have experimented with. Feel free to comment with others you have tried or want to try.

Ideas of how to use Facebook to impact eternity.

1. Use your facebook friends as a prayer list

2. Use your status updates strategically. Put up thought-provoking questions about the gospel or things that will lead to the gospel or things that will help people grow in their trust of the Lord. The more people who comment on your update, the higher it is on the feed (giving it better chances of being read by friends of friends-which will help you get outside your own facebook bubble.) So not only is it a way to share your faith, but also give little discipleship (helping someone walk by faith, communicate their faith and multiply their faith) nuggets. 
 
3. Status updates are also a great place to put God's Word which wont return void. It seems everytime I put up a verse, someone says, that was exactly what they needed to hear. God's Word is powerful, the Holy Spirit uses it to speak right to the heart where no one can see.

4. Use it to type out prayers for people in private messages. Or use their wall as a place to honor them (brag about them and how God made them so good at_______.)

5. As you are praying for your friends, ask God to lead you who to begin a spiritual conversation on chat or through facebook messages. After your in a spiritual conversation, try to get to the gospel. (For helpful tools on how to do this, check out my Life of Mission Tab)

6. Use Facebook ads. Austin got back from a sensitive country in the middle east not too long ago. While they were there they put up a facebook ad for 1 day. It pointed to a website they created easily through a free website, weebly (which I just love!) It invited people to email them if they had questions about Christianity. In one day they had 600 visitors and a handful of emails. That happened in a country where less than .007% of the people are Christians. I think that was a great filter to find the seeking students. You can make a facebook ad and target it to specific audiences (even places where the gospel is not accessible). I would recommend using the tool below as a facebook ad.

7. The Story. This is a GREAT free resource that shares the gospel clearly and effectively. All you do is create an account, get the html code and paste wherever you like (websites, blog, facebook, email signatures). It keeps track of your visitors, countries and decisions made. Get your own to put on your blog at View the Story

We are privledged to get to influence people for Christ all over the world right from our dining room table. Wow!

"Therefore my dear sisters, let nothing move you, always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord because you know your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58


Will you ask God how He would like to use you through facebook?

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