Automated publishing of sermons, announcements, and event promotions to multiple social media platforms

Purpose

1.1. Ensure consistent, timely outreach by automatically sharing sermons, event promotions, and announcements across a wide network of social media to maximize community engagement and awareness.
1.2. Centralize content management for streamlined scheduling, approval, and multi-channel distribution; reduce manual workload for staff/volunteers.
1.3. Enable real-time or scheduled publication of various media types (text, image, video, link) to chosen platforms, supporting both regular and event-based content dissemination for congregation and community audiences.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New sermon video/audio/upload availability in storage (e.g., Google Drive, Dropbox).
2.2. Calendar event creation or update tagged for social sharing.
2.3. Church admin posts approved announcement or promo in internal dashboard.
2.4. RSS/XML/new blog post detected for church news feed.
2.5. Scheduled campaign trigger (e.g., weekly or immediately upon publishing).

Platform Variants

3.1. Facebook Pages API
• Feature/Setting: Graph API /me/feed, publish posts (text/image/video).
• Sample: Configure with Page Access Token, set endpoint for POST /me/feed.
3.2. Instagram Graph API
• Feature/Setting: Media publishing via /me/media, /me/media_publish endpoints.
• Sample: Use user access token, set up with approved Facebook app.
3.3. Twitter API v2
• Feature/Setting: POST /2/tweets for text/media tweets.
• Sample: OAuth2.0 Bearer Token, compose JSON payload for tweet content.
3.4. LinkedIn
• Feature/Setting: Organization posts via POST /ugcPosts.
• Sample: Use Organization ID, access token, configure content and visibility.
3.5. YouTube Data API
• Feature/Setting: Upload sermon videos via videos.insert.
• Sample: Service OAuth 2.0, metadata for title/description/tags.
3.6. TikTok for Developers
• Feature/Setting: Video upload and posting endpoint.
• Sample: OAuth with TikTok Dev, set video file and caption.
3.7. Pinterest
• Feature/Setting: Pin creation API, upload visual content to boards.
• Sample: Access token/API key, board selection, description setup.
3.8. WhatsApp Business Cloud API
• Feature/Setting: Send media/broadcast message to church contacts.
• Sample: Verified Facebook Business, message template, recipient list.
3.9. Telegram Bot API
• Feature/Setting: SendMessage/SendPhoto/SendVideo to group/channel.
• Sample: Bot token, chat_id for group, configure message payload.
3.10. Discord Webhook
• Feature/Setting: POST message with embed/media to server channel.
• Sample: Webhook URL, JSON payload with content and file link.
3.11. Slack Webhook
• Feature/Setting: Incoming webhook to post announcement/event blocks.
• Sample: Webhook URL, message blocks with text/media.
3.12. Medium API
• Feature/Setting: Create post via POST /users/{userId}/posts.
• Sample: Access token, title/content/tags for sermon summary.
3.13. Reddit API
• Feature/Setting: Submit post via /api/submit (subreddit).
• Sample: OAuth2, configure subreddit, post body, media link.
3.14. Tumblr API
• Feature/Setting: Create photo/text/video post through /blog/{blog-identifier}/post.
• Sample: OAuth1, set post type, content and tags.
3.15. Google My Business API
• Feature/Setting: POST /accounts/{accountId}/locations/{locationId}/localPosts.
• Sample: OAuth2, content, call-to-action for local engagement.
3.16. Vimeo API
• Feature/Setting: Upload sermon videos, set titles/descriptions.
• Sample: OAuth2, POST video file, metadata for audience targeting.
3.17. Buffer
• Feature/Setting: Schedule/publish single post to multiple platforms.
• Sample: Access key, compose post for cross-platform queue.
3.18. Hootsuite
• Feature/Setting: Bulk post scheduler for social accounts.
• Sample: API token, configure posting time and connected profiles.
3.19. Snapchat Marketing API
• Feature/Setting: Publish story or ad to church audience.
• Sample: Ad Account/Organization setup, creative upload, story targeting.
3.20. Line Messaging API
• Feature/Setting: Push messages (event, promo) to subscribers.
• Sample: Channel access token, configure message/content type.
3.21. Email via SendGrid API
• Feature/Setting: Broadcast major announcement to mailing list.
• Sample: API key, email template, recipient list from CRM.
3.22. RSS XML Feed
• Feature/Setting: Auto-generate and syndicate posts for aggregators.
• Sample: Configure new entry with sermon/event metadata.

Benefits

4.1. Eliminates repetitive manual cross-platform posting for staff or volunteers.
4.2. Guarantees synchronized distribution for all major content types.
4.3. Increases outreach impact through timely and targeted content delivery.
4.4. Integrates with event calendars and sermon libraries for seamless workflow.
4.5. Automates compliance with scheduling, approval, and oversight controls.
4.6. Enables scalable engagement for larger and remote audiences.
4.7. Reduces human error and prevents missed promotions or announcements.