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We’ve always said that a great way to increase interaction on your church’s Facebook page is to ask a question as a discussion starter.  Now Facebook has made that process a built-in, structured feature.

Facebook recently rolled out Questions.  To turn it on for your account, go to facebook.com/questions.  After that, Questions will become an icon option above the status box on your page. A Questions question follows a typical poll format.  There are several ways you can structure your question.  These aren’t formal options, just ways you can customize.

1. Limited option poll.  You can ask a question and give set responses people can choose from.
2. Open ended poll.  This lets you provide some response options, but also allows people to add their own.  To make this work, check the “allow anyone to add options” box at the bottom of the Questions form.
3. No limit question.  Ask a question and don’t give any response options.  People can add their own answers or vote on answers left by other people.

Once you post your Questions question, it will appear in the News Feed of people who Like you.  Beyond answering the question, they can comment, “follow” the question (to get updates as more people add responses) or ask their friends to answer the question.  If you’re the admin of your church's page, you can answer and follow other people’s Questions using your organization’s profile. 

If you have questions about Questions, here’s the Questions question page.

It’s a pretty simple feature to use that makes perfect sense for Facebook.  Do you think it will be something you use?