Run out of good church social media ideas? It’s important that your posts actually make a difference. Your members are getting together regularly on their favorite social media channels to be entertained, challenged, and informed. So the local church needs to be present with the right content!

In fact, Statistica says 82% of Americans use social media. It’s the way many start and finish their day! But it’s challenging to come up with church social media ideas that truly engage into your members’ lives.

Instead, church social media often turns into promotion after promotion. And rarely does anyone tune into any media offering only ads! The church, which is full of content that matters, needs to do better. 

Here are 7 church social media ideas that will actually make a difference (for the church and community). You’ll find lots of social media post ideas below:

1. Highlight ministries. Not just events; but take pictures or videos of the way lives are being changed through ministries and create posts that will challenge people to be part. Cleverly include in each post: who’s it for, and a clear benefit of being part. Maybe end with a link to the ministry’s webpage.
2. Pull sermon illustrations. Listen during sermons for illustrations and illustrate them! Show visually what the Pastor talked about and post a summary of the story. Or show an edited video of the Pastor sharing it. Include a link to the entire sermon (to hear context) and give a time code so they’ll find it.
3. Entertain around your thread. Your church should be known for something beneficial and needed (a thread). It weaves through all ministries and makes your mission practical. Since social media followers like to be entertained, put a smile on their faces with posts around the thread. Perfect church instagram post ideas!
4. Request volunteers. Most ministries need more volunteers, so show opportunities. Or picture volunteers doing a great job and link to your church volunteer opportunities webpage. You can find other free resources for your church marketing here.
5. Ask questions about the Sermon Series. Coordinate with the Pastor to ask pertinent questions to setup the upcoming sermon as one of many church facebook post ideas. Or the one that just happened. Struggle with post engagement? Ask volunteers to prime the pump with a few answers. That’ll push the post to more people!
6. Highlight community impact. You are impacting your community aren’t you? Take pictures of your community and how your church is helping. Even a member in a customer service job shows community influence. It doesn’t have to be something controlled by church leadership! Use your church social media posts to shape who you are in your community.
7. Tell a story of change. Talk to your church members (or leaders); you’ll hear lots of church social media ideas from the way God’s moving or challenging in their lives. Share stories (written or video). It’ll inspire like public testimonial times did (or does)! Just edit them to something concise.