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So what about Facebook? That's an obvious resource I didn't discuss in my last post. I don't feel a need to expound at length on all the many possible ways to use Facebook in parish ministry when so much has already been written about that. Here's a teeny-tiny sample of the commentary out there on this subject:
- To Facebook or not to Facebook (from my classmate's blog, A Lutheran Says What?)
- Your Church and Facebook
- 10 Reasons Your Church Should be on Facebook
- Facebook for Churches
Another major resource for congregations is blogging. Our professor recently posted a link on her blog to this piece by the Alban Institute on why religious leaders might consider blogging. There are so many great reasons discussed here!
One of the great things about blogs is the fact that you can find resources to fit very specific interests. So in that spirit, here are a few of the blogs I enjoy that are specifically geared to women in religious leadership:
- Beauty Tips for Ministers
- Fidelia's Sisters (more of an e-zine than a blog, but close enough for me)
- Dirty Sexy Ministry
- 72-27
2 comments:
Thanks for this post Amanda! I think Clay Shirky's premise that society is changing the way it organizes itself is the biggest reason churches need a presence on Facebook. As one of your links noted Facebook is attracting more 32-54-year- olds in addition to 18-25-year-olds. Facebook has the demographics the church needs to attract, and it will help to "organize" the church in a different way.
Thanks for the links. I have subscribed to several of the blogs you linked to. Love them! My church is just getting started with Facebook and blogging. We had a FB page for our Read Through the New Testament last spring. Because of my final project, we will have a blog to discuss the weekly lectionary texts. My head pastor already asked if we can link the blog to the FB page. I used to think of these ideas as "projects," but now it's more of an opportunity to build communities within the community of our large church.
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