Greetings,
Often times I am asked about helping our last friends come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Personally, I believe and teach that every believer should be able to share the Gospel with their lost friends, family, and neighbors. However, I also know that many do not come to faith in Christ the first time that they hear the Gospel. So what are some additional ways that you can share the message of Christ?
One of the simplest ways for you to do this is to take advantage of social media as a witnessing tool. United Baptist Church maintains a YouTube channel and a Podcast. Both of these are updated weekly and provide sound Biblical preaching a teaching that can be easily shared. The following is a step by step guide to help you use these tools on social media.
The first step is to subscribe to the YouTube channel and the Podcast.
To subscribe to the YouTube channel first you need to log into YouTube with a gmail account. If you already have a gmail account then you are set to go. Once you have logged in you can search for the ubcriverton channel or you can click this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS2EwYpkvTMxMX_UC3mB4aA
Then click on the subscribe button on the channel page. Now you are subscribed and each time we upload a video you will be notified.
To subscribe to the podcast you need to log onto www.ubcriverton.podbean.com
From this page you can find instructions for following the podcast on your computer or following the podcast on your smartphone or tablet. Either way this will allow you to get automatic updates to the podcast.
After subscribing, the second step is sharing these updates on your social media sites. This is as simple as clicking the share button on the YouTube video and podcast updates. You can then share these updates to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or any other social media site. A second way to share these updates are to click on the updates, copy the web address for the updated action, and then paste that web address into a post on your favorite social media applications.
For those who are on Facebook, you can also subscribe to the United Baptist Church page and as updates posted you can share them directly to your wall for your friends to see as well. Search for @ubcriverton and then click the "Like" button to receive our updates to this page on your wall.
These actions not only will keep you up to date with all the updates from United Baptist Church to YouTube and the podcast, but this provides an easy way for you to share with your friends. You can then follow up with your friends by asking if they watched or listened and discover what they thought, any questions that they had, or if they want to attend a service with you in person.
Nothing takes the place of sharing the Gospel personally and passionately with those close to you. This is simply a medium to furthering the Gospel work that you have already begun in the life of your friends. Take just a few minutes to add these tools to your outreach toolbox and then use them faithfully as we seek to share with others.
God bless
