{"id":2507,"date":"2020-03-23T10:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T14:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2022-05-18T15:40:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T19:40:45","slug":"facebook-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womensministrytoolbox.com\/facebook-group\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Facebook Groups for Women’s Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Are you using Facebook groups for women’s ministry?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook groups can be a great tool to use to connect with your women online.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While not all of your women may utilize Facebook, a large number of them are already gathering in groups online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not go where your women are already gathering?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many women’s ministry teams have found closed Facebook groups to be an effective way to communicate with and support the women in their church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike Facebook pages that primarily talk to<\/strong> your women, Facebook groups allow you to talk with<\/strong> your women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook groups are interactive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you first set up your Facebook group, you’ll need to decide what type of group you want to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook groups can be:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. Private<\/strong> (aka Closed) – Anyone can see the group and who’s in it. Only members see posts.<\/strong><\/li>
  2. Public<\/strong> (aka Open) – Anyone can see the group, who’s in it, and what members post.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I recommend you set up a private Facebook group.<\/strong>\u00a0Not only will that give your group some privacy, but it will prevent unwanted comments from Facebook trolls (people who post ugly comments).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Just to be clear: A Facebook page and Facebook group are not the same. Everyone can see posts on a Facebook page. You want to set up a group, not a page.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Groups can have 1 or multiple admins and moderators (people behind the scenes who have control).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here’s a chart<\/a> that explains the difference between a moderator and an admin. You need both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In addition to everything that group members can do, group moderators can:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Approve or deny membership requests<\/li>
    2. Approve or deny posts in the group<\/li>
    3. Remove posts and comments on posts<\/li>
    4. Remove and block people from the group<\/li>
    5. Pin or unpin a post<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      I encourage you to set up group rules for your Facebook Group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Some things to consider:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n