What Should Churches Post on Facebook? An Exploratory Study of the Perceived Contribution of Facebook Posts to the Mission of Churches

Facebook is the most popular social networking site in the world and is used by many churches. This study seeks to discover the type of Facebook posts that most contribute to the perceived spiritual formation of church attenders as defined by typical church mission statements. A broad range of churc...

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Authors: Dunaetz, David R. (Author) ; Heath, Chelsea (Author) ; Recto, Raisa (Author) ; Soria, Danny (Author) ; Wilden, Stephanie J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publications 2023
In: Christian education journal
Year: 2023, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-64
Further subjects:B Church
B Social media
B Quantitative Study
B Spiritual Formation
B Facebook
B Mission (international law
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