Share your Events and Blogs on Facebook
You can now easily share your events on your church’s Facebook page, straight from your ChurchDesk Calendar. With a single click, you can share your event now – reaching out beyond your church community. You can also choose to schedule the post for a later date – ChurchDesk will then post it automatically at the right time.
You can already schedule an event for Facebook when you’re creating it. If you’re more comfortable setting up the event first, to check that everything looks good, you can always share it later.
Navigate to ChurchDesk Settings.
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Scroll down to the Facebook settings and click on the ‘Set up’ button.
Now click the ‘ Connect’ button to establish the connection to Facebook.
If you’re not already logged in you’ll need to.
Finally, you should select the Facebook Page that you wish to share your events to.
NB! You need to be an administrator of the church’s Facebook Page to make the connection and share events.
While you’re creating your event, writing a great description and choosing a compelling image you can also choose when you want the event to be shared on your Facebook Page.
NB: The event visibility must be ´public’ before it can be shared on Facebook.
Click the tab ‘2. Public information’.
Check the ‘Share on Facebook’ checkbox.
Choose when you wish to share the event.
Write a compelling message to attract attention while people browser their news feed.
Save the event – ChurchDesk will now post it automatically at the selected time.
NB: Once an event has been posted to Facebook, it cannot be removed. However, if the event was shared at an incorrect time by mistake, there is a workaround. You can delete the event from your Facebook page, create a duplicate of the event in your ChurchDesk calendar, and then correct the posting time in the duplicated event.
It very easy to share an event you’ve already created in your calendar.
Double click the event (or click the eye-icon or the pencil in the pop-up).
Now click the ‘Share on Facebook’ button.
Choose when you wish to share the event.
Write a compelling message to attract attention while people browser their news feed.
Click ‘Share’ – ChurchDesk will now post it automatically at the selected time.
To share a blog to your Facebook page, simply set a tick in the blog's publishing settings:
You can also do this after the blog has already been published by going into the the group module, then to blogs and click actions - edit to the right of the blog you want to share to Facebook. Then follow the steps above.
Before getting started you need to link ChurchDesk to your Facebook page.
To connect ChurchDesk to your Facebook Page you need to be an administrator of the Facebook Page. You also need to have the ‘publisher’ permission in ChurchDesk.
If you don’t have a Facebook Page already, we’ll recommend you to create one. Even though you’re already sending newsletters and making house visits, it’s a good idea to also be visible on Facebook. Most people are on Facebook, including those your church hasn’t met yet.
Creating a Facebook Page is quite simple. Check this link out to learn how.
You can already schedule an event for Facebook when you’re creating it. If you’re more comfortable setting up the event first, to check that everything looks good, you can always share it later.
Connect ChurchDesk to your Facebook Page
Navigate to ChurchDesk Settings.
(https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/87057051/10b84bb031972bda7c317f8f/Screenshot+2018-11-22+17.07.41.png)
Scroll down to the Facebook settings and click on the ‘Set up’ button.
Now click the ‘ Connect’ button to establish the connection to Facebook.
If you’re not already logged in you’ll need to.
Finally, you should select the Facebook Page that you wish to share your events to.
NB! You need to be an administrator of the church’s Facebook Page to make the connection and share events.
Create your event and ‘Share on Facebook’
While you’re creating your event, writing a great description and choosing a compelling image you can also choose when you want the event to be shared on your Facebook Page.
NB: The event visibility must be ´public’ before it can be shared on Facebook.
Click the tab ‘2. Public information’.
Check the ‘Share on Facebook’ checkbox.
Choose when you wish to share the event.
Write a compelling message to attract attention while people browser their news feed.
Save the event – ChurchDesk will now post it automatically at the selected time.
NB: Once an event has been posted to Facebook, it cannot be removed. However, if the event was shared at an incorrect time by mistake, there is a workaround. You can delete the event from your Facebook page, create a duplicate of the event in your ChurchDesk calendar, and then correct the posting time in the duplicated event.
Share an existing event on Facebook
It very easy to share an event you’ve already created in your calendar.
Double click the event (or click the eye-icon or the pencil in the pop-up).
Now click the ‘Share on Facebook’ button.
Choose when you wish to share the event.
Write a compelling message to attract attention while people browser their news feed.
Click ‘Share’ – ChurchDesk will now post it automatically at the selected time.
Share a Blog to Facebook
To share a blog to your Facebook page, simply set a tick in the blog's publishing settings:
You can also do this after the blog has already been published by going into the the group module, then to blogs and click actions - edit to the right of the blog you want to share to Facebook. Then follow the steps above.
Connect ChurchDesk to your Facebook Page
Before getting started you need to link ChurchDesk to your Facebook page.
Who can connect ChurchDesk to my Facebook Page?
To connect ChurchDesk to your Facebook Page you need to be an administrator of the Facebook Page. You also need to have the ‘publisher’ permission in ChurchDesk.
Don’t have a Facebook Page? Here’s how you create on
If you don’t have a Facebook Page already, we’ll recommend you to create one. Even though you’re already sending newsletters and making house visits, it’s a good idea to also be visible on Facebook. Most people are on Facebook, including those your church hasn’t met yet.
Creating a Facebook Page is quite simple. Check this link out to learn how.
Updated on: 29/07/2024
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