There has been exciting growth on all five of our fan pages. As of Dec. 9:

The Good News fan page has 3,012 fans.

The United Church of God fan page has 2,590 fans.

The World News and Prophecy fan page has 1,517 fans.

The "This Is the Way" fan page has 1,023 fans.

The Vertical Thought fan page has 767 fans.

These pages will also have benefits in helping our material rise in the rankings of the seach engines. They are also helping with two major objectives of the Strategic Plan: "Increase Web visitor loyalty" and "Increase number of first-time Web visitors."

But with these benefits come new challenges. The world of social media is based on the free exchange of comments, and the fan pages are no different. Most of the comments have been sincere and positive, but it is easy for a disgruntled person to try to provoke debate and promote their unbiblical ideas.

How can you help? We would be thrilled if all the elders and members would visit the fan pages occasionally and post positive and meaningful comments to raise the level of the conversation.

If you are interested in helping even more than that, we welcome your help to watch over one of these pages and perhaps answer and encourage some of the sincere commenters.

Your comments and answers could benefit hundreds of people! If you have suggestions or would like to volunteer to help, contact editorial content manager Mike Bennett at mike_bennett@ucg.org. UN