Creating content for your church’s social media calendar can be very time-consuming. To save time this month, try one of these social media post ideas for churches and ministries.

Questions

• Happy New Year. What’s your word for the new year?

• How has God transformed your heart this week?

Sermon Preview/Recaps

• Ask members to share their takeaways from Sunday’s message.

• Share a 30-second teaser of Sunday’s message.

• Ask members to share how they applied last week’s message.

• Share a preview of the next sermon series.

Behind-The-Scenes

• Share a behind-the-scenes video of your team preparing for Sunday.

• Poll your staff on their favorite Bible app, podcast, or other apps.

• Give a virtual tour of your church for online viewers/members.

Discipleship

• Share your church’s daily Bible reading plan.

• Give definitions of the different Bible translations.

• Share what your children are learning in the Children's Church.

• Create a video tutorial of a family activity from this week’s children’s lesson.

About Your People

• Share a fun fact about your pastoral staff (one a week).

• Introduce administrative staff. Share why you appreciate them.

• Spotlight your church’s security officer/volunteer police officer.

About The Church/Pastor/Ministries

• Share your pastor’s vision for the new year.

• Introduce your church’s small groups. Share how people can join.

• Share annual report statistics from the previous year.

• Answer 5 frequently asked questions about your church.

• Share a couple of fun facts about the pastor’s family.

• Promote upcoming events (events within 30 days).

• Share your church’s values & mission statement in a creative way.

• Share how your church is observing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

• Share your service times with a photo from the worship service.

Outreach

• Highlight local businesses or organizations.

• Share how the church served the community in the previous year.

Evangelism

• Ask students to share what they are looking forward to in the new year.

• Share the devotional video on “Hope in the new year”.

• Share a how-to video tutorial on a task your audience struggles with.

• Ask members to share a testimony from the prior year.

Holidays & Observances
For the full list visit here.

• National Donor Month

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday)