Yes, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest are the often used tools in our parish digital spaces! Yet these social media tools remain the tip of the iceberg. A number of other tools are available to you! Just because they are strange names does not mean they are to be ignored and forgotten. Rather these twenty-first century tools can each be valuable additions to your ministry resources. Many graduates of our Digital Discipleship Boot Camp have been amazed at how easy and helpful these tools can be in ministry and evangelization. No matter what your ministry these are a gift waiting for you. Come and See! You will be wonderfully surprised!
11. • Profess, spread, and live the faith
of the Church (§1816)
• Establish habits befitting a
disciple of Christ (§1494)
• Are initiated and nourished by
the Eucharist (§1275)
• Respond to Jesus’ invitation to
enter His kingdom (§546)
using the language of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, disciples:
• Pray (§2601, 2612)
• Abide in the Word (§2466)
• Witness to Christ and work using
the gifts received from God, in
ecclesial and temporal affairs
(§1319, 2427)
• Imitate Jesus (§2347, §2470)
12. discipleship as transmitted by the Church is:
• an active response
• for everyone
• personal (yet in community)
13. discipleship in
the Catholic faith
experiences of
Catholics in our time
not to scale ;-)
our challenge
experiences of
Technology in
Ministry
14. All we meant…was “intentional” as in Peter
and his brother, on the sea of Galilee, they
dropped their nets, and they followed him.
You don’t do that accidentally, you don’t do it in your sleep,
and neither can any of us be disciples in our sleep!
--Sherry Weddell, onlineinterview with Bishop Sheridan (Colorado Springs)
Image: CC license, flappingwings via Flickr
15. intentional discipleship is characterized by:
• a “drop the net” decision
• primary motivation from within, a “Holy Spirit-
given hunger and thirst for righteousness”
• worship and love of the Blessed Trinity with
one’s whole heart, soul, mind, and strength,
and love of neighbor as one’s self as source
and end of all things
Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples, 65-66
16. some fruits
of intentional
discipleship
passionate
prayer
desire to
worship
love for
the Church
joyful
service
generous
giving
hunger to
learn more
about their
faith
vocational
discernment
loving
care for
the poor
seeking to
know and
live God’s will
sharing
the really
Good News
sharing the
faith with
one’s family
taking risks
for the
Kingdom of
God
attend to
issues of
justice
Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples, 80-81
18. “We must be convinced that all the baptized – unless they
die early or are incapable of making such a decision – will
eventually be called to make a personal choice to live as a
disciple of Jesus Christ in the midst of his Church”
--Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples, 70
Image: CNS, Catholic Review, Tom McCarthy Jr., 2012
22. What is Digital Discipleship?
COORDINATION
With organization
and productivity
COMMUNICATION
With messaging and
delivery of content
CONTEMPLATION
Personal reflection and
spiritual practices
CREATIVITY
Unleashing and
supporting contributions
CONNECTION
Building community
and interactivity
CURATION
Gathering and
sharing content
23. Facebook Profiles
• www.facebook.com
USES
• UPDATES to share content
and express personality
• LISTS to “like” happenings
of ministry participants.
• GROUPS to have
community based
discussions.
1.
25. Twitter
• http://twitter.com
USES
• Create lists to keep up
community members
• Follow local parish,
diocese, @Pontifex, and…
for news and local
happenings
• Use hashtags to connect
beyond current followers
2.
26. Pinterest
• www.pinterest.com
USES
• Collect image and liturgy
for a season: Advent,
Lent, Easter, etc.
• Discover educational
ideas: webinars, videos,
etc.
• Curate trusted content to
share with the
community
3.
28. Yelp
• www.yelp.com
USES
• Have folks review your
church and ministry as a
new word of mouth
• Connect with others in
the community through
reviews and checking in
• Be where people are
searching for life services
5.
37. Mail Chimp
• www.mailchimp.com
USES
• Manage Email Campaigns
• Create Newsletters
• Track Results
• 2,000 names or less – Free
• Integrates with Twitter
12.
38. Animoto
• www.animoto.com
USES
• Slideshow Application
• Promos for Parish Events
• Sacrament Celebrations for
Baptism, Confirmation…
• Integrates with FB &
Twitter
13.
39. Slideshare
• www.slideshare.com
USES
• Draw people in with well
designed slides
representing your parish
• Great for visual content
• Post presentations to
LinkedIn Ministry page
14.
41. And the rest. . .
• WUFOO: clean looking forms and surveys
• INSTAGRAM: short video and picture sharing
• HOOTSUITE: social media management
• YOUTUBE: video creation and sharing
• SPOTIFY: music sharing
• GOOGLE DRIVE: for document and file creation,
back-up and sharing
• SMUGMUG: picture organizing and sharing
• BIT.LY: link shortening, tracking and QRCodes
• TUMBLER: follower-based blogging and sharing
• WORDPRESS: for robust long-term blogging