Abstract:

This paper surveys the implication of the use of the social media in contemporary times on the church and items. The way of doing mission work in the time past cannot be applied in this ever-changing world. The world becoming a global village calls for shit in the way and methods of communicating and managing people. All organizations need to employ new methods of reaching out to people in a more smart and quick way.

The church as a spiritual entity needs to employ key means of reaching out to its people as well as others who might come into contact with them. Social media is undoubtedly an effective means of reaching out to church members as well as managing them and the world in its entirety. The social media can be used to do many things ranging from winning souls to fundraising. It is against this background that this paper looks the implications of social media on church management.

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