Is your church or ministry is looking for a way to reach your members in a cost effective (read: inexpensive!) way? Then try Facebook.

Here is a 10 minute guide to setting up a Facebook page for your ministry in just 7 easy steps!

Step 1: Sign up as you would for a new account. You can got http://www.facebook.com or http://www.facebook.com/pages and click on create page.

Social Media is generally used in conjunction with Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube but it is much more than just those tools.  It's is often viewed as a new "technology" and is often intimidating to churches and ministries.

According to Websters.com, Social media, by definition of the two words that make up the phrases,

Our goal is to share the Grace of God through New Media and Technology! GraceShare.com is a project that was started to help churches, lay leaders, ministries, and other organizations to share God’s grace through the use of technology, computers, and the internet. The focus is not just on the technology but on the application of the technology in ministry whether it is for the nurturing of your members or leaders, reaching those people on the “fringe” of your ministry, or a straight outreach mission.