How churches use social media
Percent of church leaders saying their church uses social media for each purpose, 2017 (in percent)
Key finding
Highest: Inform people of upcoming events (97%). Lowest: Interact with outsiders (86%).
- Inform people of upcoming events: 97%
- Interact with the congregation: 87%
- Interact with outsiders: 86%
Source: Lifeway Research, Why Your Church Probably Needs to Change Its Social Media Strategy · Article published 2018-09-21.
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What does this statistic show?
Highest: Inform people of upcoming events (97%). Lowest: Interact with outsiders (86%). Inform people of upcoming events: 97%. Interact with the congregation: 87%. Interact with outsiders: 86%.
Who published this data?
Lifeway Research, 2017. Source: Lifeway Research, Why Your Church Probably Needs to Change Its Social Media Strategy (https://research.lifeway.com/2018/09/21/why-your-church-probably-needs-to-change-its-social-media-strategy/).
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