Facebook Applications are widgets or gadgets which fit onto your profile, which allow you to share things with others. Many Facebook Applications allow you to bring in content from other websites onto your profile, such as your bookmarks or photos.
Many Facebook applications, while not specifically Christian, are useful for Christians to share things with their friends: for example you can use a book sharing application to share Christian books you may be reading with your friends, or you may use other applications to share Christian websites or videos which you find on the web.
However, there are a number of specifically Christian Facebook Applications which you may want to add to your Facebook profile. A list of well over 20 Christian Facebook Applications in various categories is presented here, updated to include the latest new ones.
What have been your experiences with Christian Facebook Applications? Also, if you find any other Christian Facebook Applications which I have not mentioned, please add these in the comments.
UPDATE: NEW CATEGORIES
The list has been updated and now has 39 Christian Facebook Applications, including several in new categories.
Just Added
The following seven applications have just been added:
One Year Bible - New
"The Bible is an amazing book - the world's all-time best-seller - which can offer guidance, comfort and wisdom for life if you take the time to read it properly. Using this tool, we help you read the Bible in 365 days."
"This application allows Facebook users to display their favorite Bible passage on their profile. They can choose whatever passage they want and may change it as often as they want. All passages are English Standard Version. Hopefully more versions will be added in the future."
"Grace@Work exists to help Christians grow in their understanding of the Word, the world, and themselves, so that they can better follow Christ. This application keeps you up to date with the latest Grace@Work eCommentaries."
Daily Blessings - New
"Blessed are those who bless others. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you. Be blessed and bless others."
"Watch the Australian Christian Channel from Facebook! This also has an inbuilt chat feature, so you can talk to other people about the channel in real-time!"
Bible Study"Oral Roberts University Events"
Bible Notes - This provides a Bible to read, where you can select your favourite book and chapter, add your own notes and highlights, have these show up on your mini feed, and share them with your friends.
Daily Bible Verses
When you set up your profile on Facebook, as a Christian you very likely will want to include a daily Bible verse. I have so far found 12 Facebook applications which will provide this:
Daily Bible Verse - has a link to a popular Discuss the Daily Bible Verse group.
Daily Bible Verse - by MyChurch.org. Passages are taken from the NIV.
Daily Bible Scripture - you can choose between 6 different translations
Bible Verse A Day - by By VerseADay. You can choose from one of 6 Bible versions to receive the daily Bible verse from.
Bible Verses - has buttons to go to the next verse and to share the verse with friends.
Favorite Bible Verses - Place your favourite Bible verses on your profile. Offers the KJV and the ASV, has a link to a Bible discussion forum. This is good because it allows you to select exactly the verse you want to show to others.
Daily Bible Verses - "Get 4 bible verses and bible proverbs delivered to your mobile pod page every day." Colourful and graphical, links to games, a clock and Bible chat.
Verse of the day - "Add uplifting and life-giving Bible verses to your profile to keep the word of God constantly in front of you. This is a great way to share the gospel with your friends!" Links to Crosswalk Bible Study Tools and Verse of the Day Bible Study Group, lets you save verses and share verses with friends.
Holy Bible - Puts your favourite verse or a random verse on your profile, gets verses from the ESV.
Daily Verse - Adds a Flash element to your profile which displays the BibleGateway verse of the day. You must click on the Flash box to see the verse.
The Daily Bible Verse -By DailyBible Verse - New
"Add a Daily Bible Verse to your Facebook. Verses are from the NIV translation of The Holy Bible. theDailyBibleVerse.org"
Impact: Daily - New
"This application displays the daily Impact Bible passage and devotional. Each passage is hand picked to inspire and provide thought for each day. Includes a discussion box, multiple translations, devotionals and customizable styles. More inside..."
"This application displays the daily Impact Bible passage and devotional. Each passage is hand picked to inspire and provide thought for each day. Includes a discussion box, multiple translations, devotionals and customizable styles. More inside..."
I was looking to add the KJV to my profile, and I found that both of the applications which offer 6 different translations: Bible Verse A Day and Daily Bible Scripture could do this. I contacted the developer of Bible Verse A Day with a concern I had, and he made a change that same day. Favorite Bible Verses allows you to choose your favourite Bible verses, as well as the KJV. Bible Notes allows you to study the KJV and add notes and highlights, and share these with friends. Impact: Daily allows you to choose the KJV for the verse on your profile page, but does not change the version used for the shared Bible study verse. The MyUtmost daily devotional uses the KJV.
Daily Devotional
MyUtmost - New
"My Utmost for His Highest" - View the daily devotional written by Oswald Chambers right from your facebook page! - This is wonderful, and it also uses my favourite, the KJV.
Daily Devotions - New
"Daily Devotions allows you to read and comment on any Bible devotion found at DEEPERDEVOTION.com."
Daily Inspiration
Their Eyes Were Watching God - "This Application is a collective effort of posting positive, inspirative and uplifting messages, experiences, photos, quotes, poems, and stories. Uplifting news, poems, thoughts or quotation each day." Daily Inspiriation, Poems, Bible Verses, Testimonies, Prayer Requests.
Sermons
Recent Sermons @ NMBC - New
"Shows the most recent sermons given at New Minas Baptist Church"
Evangelism
If you are looking specifically for a Facebook application to share the gospel with your friends, there is one so far designed for this purpose:
Good News - a Flash animation presentation of the gospel.
Personal Testimony
I've Been Saved - New
"Show the world your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ! Share the joy of being saved!"
Fellowship
My Church - If you want to put your church community on your profile, the My Church application from MyChurch.org will enable you to do this.
Church - By LifeChurch.tv - New
"Church is an app that allows you to be a part of an online church community inside of Facebook. It was created by, and is connected to LifeChurch.tv."
"Stay up to date with what's going on at Renaissance Church in Kanata, Ontario, Canada."
City-Wide Worship and Prayer Updates - New
"Updates on City-Wide Worship and Prayer monthly events, bringing the Christian community of the National Capital Region (Canada) together, including updates for The Gathering."
"Updates on City-Wide Worship and Prayer monthly events, bringing the Christian community of the National Capital Region (Canada) together, including updates for The Gathering."
Christian Marriage
ChristianMatrimony - New
"Matrimony, Matrimony, Indian Matrimony. Searching For Your Life Partner? Join Free!"
Prayer
This category is for Facebook applications which allow you to share your prayer requests with your friends:
Prayer Request - by MyChurch.org. This application allows you to add prayer requests to your profile and your mini feed. You can invite friends to pray for you, and pray for friends and their requests. You can keep a prayer journal to keep track of your and your friends' prayers.
Prayer Community - this application allows you to share your prayer requests with a praying community on Facebook. You can browse prayer requests, make commitments to pray and share praises.
PrayShare - this application is good for keeping your prayer topics private initially and only sharing them with selected friends.
Prayer Circle -send prayer requests to your friends to form a circle of prayer.
PrayLive -By Scripture Union - New
PrayLive helps you to pray with and for each other. You can post your prayer status, read a prayer focus, share and respond with your prayer friends, and view what others are praying for in a prayer cloud.
Praise and Thanksgiving
Give it up to God - New
"Gives you the opportunity to give God praise and thanks during your busy day."
The Cross
Your Cross - New
"Put our Christian Cross on your profile page.."
Christian Quotations
Looking for quotes from famous Christians to add to your profile? The following Facebook Applications provide this:
Famous Christian Quotes by MyChurch.org
Offers inspirational quotes from famous Christian leaders.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. quotes by MyChurch.org
"Get quotes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on your profile. Be inspired by the Christian preacher, civil rights leader, and author."
I have also found a
Facebook Group
Christian Facebook Applications - "A group for developers and users of Christian Facebook Apps. We are stronger together!"
The following badge links to my Facebook profile:
