Ranking Every Social Media Trend for Churches in 2026

Every year a new wave of social media trends hits the church world and most ministry teams do not have the time, budget, or bandwidth to chase all of them.  In this episode Thomas and Shiloh go trend by trend and rank every major social media move for churches in 2026 using a simple and honest three-tier system. Hot means do it now. Worth Trying means good if the bandwidth exists. Skip It means stop feeling guilty that your church is not doing it. From short-form vertical video and long-form YouTube to AI-assisted content, pastor personal branding, user-generated content, and social search optimization, every trend gets a real grade based on what is actually producing results for churches today.  This is the most practical and opinionated social media episode of the year and every church communications team needs to hear it before they plan their next quarter of content.