Auto-posting event details on social media channels

Purpose

1.1. Automate the seamless dissemination of church event details (e.g., worship times, special gatherings, youth events) across multiple social media platforms to expand reach and engagement.
1.2. Ensure all parishioners and interested community members receive up-to-date, consistent information automatedly, regardless of their preferred channel.
1.3. Eliminate manual posting inefficiencies, reduce errors, and free up ministry resources for other missional activities.
1.4. Centralize event announcement scheduling, automating coordination across platforms for broader, synchronized awareness.
1.5. Enable time-based and event-driven posting for recurring services and one-time or emergency updates.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated trigger on creation, update, or publish of an event in the church calendar or event management system.
2.2. Manual trigger—initiated by church staff or volunteers via a form or quick button (e.g., “Post Now” for urgent notifications).
2.3. Scheduled automation based on preset event start or publish dates.
2.4. Automatic detection and parsing of new events from incoming emails or integrated church management systems (ChMS).

Platform Variants

3.1. Facebook
• Feature/Setting: Graph API, automate /me/feed POST for event details; configure App Token permissions for Event, Group, or Page posting.
3.2. Twitter/X
• Feature/Setting: v2 API, automate POST /tweets with dynamic event content; configure automated OAuth 2.0 Bearer token.
3.3. Instagram
• Feature/Setting: Instagram Graph API, automate /user/media and /user/media_publish; set up with Page access token for auto-posting.
3.4. LinkedIn
• Feature/Setting: LinkedIn Marketing API, automate /ugcPosts endpoint for church event content, with organization access token.
3.5. WhatsApp
• Feature/Setting: WhatsApp Business Cloud API, automate POST /messages for targeted event alerts; template automation for reminders.
3.6. Telegram
• Feature/Setting: Bot API automate sendMessage method; configure channel or group post automation.
3.7. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks, automate POST of event JSON payload to target channel; Slack API with app authentication.
3.8. Google My Business
• Feature/Setting: Google My Business API automate POST /accounts/{accountId}/locations/{locationId}/localPosts for event listings.
3.9. YouTube
• Feature/Setting: YouTube Data API, automate live stream or video scheduling with insert endpoint for event video intros.
3.10. Pinterest
• Feature/Setting: Pinterest API automate Pin creation with event art, automate POST /v5/pins endpoint.
3.11. Viber
• Feature/Setting: Viber REST API automate send_message to public accounts for event broadcasts.
3.12. Signal
• Feature/Setting: Signal-cli automate send-message script API for group information push.
3.13. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Webhook automation for POST to event channel; configure role-based notification logic.
3.14. Tumblr
• Feature/Setting: POST /v2/blog/{blog-identifier}/post via Tumblr API for automated event announce blogs.
3.15. Medium
• Feature/Setting: Medium API automate /users/{userId}/posts with event announcement draft/publish automation.
3.16. Meetup
• Feature/Setting: Meetup API automate POST /{urlname}/events endpoint for new church event postings.
3.17. Eventbrite
• Feature/Setting: Eventbrite API POST /events/ for automating public event creation and posting.
3.18. Snapchat
• Feature/Setting: Snapchat Marketing API, automate Story or Ad posting for broader church youth engagement.
3.19. TikTok
• Feature/Setting: TikTok for Developers API automate video scheduling/posting for event reminders.
3.20. Reddit
• Feature/Setting: Reddit API automate POST /api/submit to specific church community subreddits.
3.21. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhook automate JSON POST to event channels within the church’s Teams ecosystem.
3.22. Yammer
• Feature/Setting: Yammer API automate /messages POST to Yammer church groups for internal broadcast.

Benefits

4.1. Automates dissemination of event information for consistent and timely engagement.
4.2. Automator provides multi-platform coverage, boosting event visibility automatedly.
4.3. Eliminates repetitive manual posting; automates outreach and notification cycles.
4.4. Reduces risks of human error, automating content reproduction across platforms.
4.5. Enhances communication workflow, allowing staff to automate and focus on core discipleship missions.
4.6. Provides auditable and automatable logs for all social announcements.
4.7. Automates adaptation of format per platform (e.g., image vs. text post rules), maximizing engagement.
4.8. Enables automating reminders and follow-ups to boost event attendance.
4.9. Scales automatedly as the congregation grows, ensuring automation remains effective.
4.10. Facilitates both public evangelism and internal communication through automation diversity.