Church Bulletin Board or Christian News Feed?

Something began to change on Facebook a few months ago.  Instead of just seeing pictures of food, babies, and viral videos, I began to see more and more news articles.  In fact, it soon became my "go to" source of interesting articles and link.  Apparently, I am not alone.

According to this Oct. 2013 survey by the Pew Research, 30% of Americans were getting their news via Facebook.

This is obviously a significant shift in the way people consume information and news.  I've noticed the ways that this affects our church as well.  We have an Intersect Facebook Group that originally started off as a online church bulletin board where I could post announcements and other reminders about the church.  Over the last year however, people began to post on our Facebook Group articles, videos, sermon clips, and other spiritual content.  At times, our Intersect Facebook Group began to resemble a Christian News feed more than it did a church bulletin board.  In my opinion, this is a good thing.  It is clear that our social media networks can be places in which spiritual edification can occur.  As more and more people look to Facebook and other social media networks for news and information, it seems important for Christians to engage this space as well.