As one of 400 million people using Facebook, I joined the social network specifically to extend my ministry. Today, I'm "friends" with more than 2,200 people, and the number grows virtually every day.
My goal is not to be popular, but to be connected, so that relationships built there can bear the weight of the Gospel.
These efforts have allowed me to use Facebook to exhort and encourage believers, to establish grass-roots prayer networks, to teach doctrine and offer real-life ministry. I've been honored to lead people to faith in Christ and have ongoing witnessing conversations with atheists, agnostics, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, New Agers, Muslims, Buddhists, and secular humanists. Here are a few tips for how to use Facebook in your own obedience to God's Great Commission:
-- Be "on" Facebook often. Facebook is free. If you are at your computer, it requires little effort to have a web browser tab open to Facebook. To be "on" Facebook doesn't require you to be staring at it all day while other responsibilities go neglected. Periodically check and comment on what other people are sharing and type updates that insert you into the ongoing community conversation.
-- Be yourself. People like you in real life. They'll like you in Facebook if you show your personality. Show your team or school loyalties. Talk about programs you watch, movies you see, or books you read. Brag on your kids. Tell others the good things going on in your Bible study and in your church. Boast on Christ.
Source: Baptist Press | Bryan McAnally
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