Social Media

When looking at what social action projects to run, a church tends to look at how best they can serve the local community. If there are lots of young families, maybe a toddler group would be sensible, if there is high deprivation, perhaps a foodbank would be useful. Knowing your audience allows you to best serve people. Resource from the Church of England.

If you look after the Facebook page for your church, you might have seen the analytics Facebook provides with each post and may be not sure what it was telling you. You might have also explored Facebook’s insights section and been overwhelmed by the data it was providing. If you want to run a successful Facebook page, it’s important to pay attention to the analytics the site offers you. Resource from the Church of England.

This resource is from CharityComms.org.uk

Over the past year, the Instagram Stories feature has become more important than the Instagram feed to those looking to strengthen their relationship with their followers and reach a younger audience. Resource from the Church of England.

Instagram Live is a feature that allows you to broadcast live to your followers, but how and when can you use it? Resource from the Church of England.

An Instagram business profile offers great benefits for churches who are using the platform to communicate with their community. Resource from the Church of England Digital Champion

Boosting a post on Facebook is an easy way to take a post on your page and turn it into an advert.

Do you know the difference between a page, a profile and a group on Facebook? Which is the right one to use for your church? If you’re not sure, keep reading to find out more about the different kinds of accounts you can have on Facebook. Resource from the Church of England Comms team.

It can sometimes feel like it’s hard to keep up with the latest digital trends and the platforms being used by young people.
Many church’s digital presence – websites and social media – are run entirely by volunteers who don’t have time to do any more than they already are. So it is really necessary to be on all the popular social channels? No!

It’s important when first setting up an account for your church or individually on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram that you fill in the profile information as fully as possible. The more information we provide, the more helpful we are to people visiting our accounts for the first time. Resource from the Church of England Digital Team.

As the person looking after social media for your church, there’s nothing worse than being stuck for ideas, and it's easy to fall into a routine of only posting about upcoming services and events. Resource from the Church of England Digital Labs.