‘Like’ us on Facebook

Jan. 12, 2012

Dear Working Preacher,

Every week, you seek to nurture and build the Christian community through creative, biblical sermons. We want to support you in this effort by offering free, reliable preaching resources on this site.

Here’s one way you can help us:

Visit our Facebook page and like us.

We have found that Facebook is a better way to connect on a regular basis than the Ning discussion site that launched in 2008. We’d like to combine the community of nearly 2,500 preachers on Facebook with the 1,700 Ning members to create a larger and more vibrant community.

Here’s why:

We noticed that engagement via the Ning site is occasional at best and often quite sporadic for most users. So we’ve been giving considerable thought to what platform might best sustain the kind of thoughtful and regular discussion that will best support our users, and after studying the results from a recent survey and analyzing the user-patterns of our members, we have decided to focus on our Facebook page.

As a result, we are shutting down the Ning site on Jan. 25, 2012.

So, we’re encouraging you to visit our Facebook page and “Like” us. It’s that simple.

What does this mean for you?

• If you haven’t already, please visit our Facebook page. You’ll be able to see the latest posts, videos, podcasts and tweets from WorkingPreacher.org in a single page whether or not you are a member of Facebook.

• If you are a Facebook member who “likes” our page, thank you! Post a comment or link on our wall, share comments you like with your friends, and participate in polls.

We hope you will join in the conversation!

Thanks for your continued support and, as always, thank you for your commitment to the proclamation of the Gospel.

Yours in Christ,

David J Lose
Director, Center for Biblical Preaching
Luther Seminary

P.S. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at cbp@luthersem.edu. We’ll be happy to help you make this transition smoothly.