Our hearts are filled with grief for the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday (10.27.18). We grieve with their families, their community, and their city. On Sunday (10.28.18), Pope Francis said: “All of us, in reality, are wounded by this inhuman act of violence.” He prayed “May the Lord help us to put out the hotbeds of hate that flare up…
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What to Post on the Parish Facebook Page
Last week I began to address the idea of social media ministry from the perspective of the focus of the person who is administering your social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). I suggest that there are three ways to measure their ability to actually minister on social media.
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Your Parish, Community or Organization on Social Media
Part 2 of Convincing a Ministry Leader to Use Social Media Before we encourage our ministry leaders to use social media as part of our organization’s ministry, it is important that we have a good reason to pursue this. Social media is not an end in itself when it comes to ministry. Advancing the mission of the organization has to be the first priority for you, your ministry leader and…
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Convincing a Ministry Leader to Use Social Media~Part 1
Occasionally someone will ask: How can I convince the pastor, the principal, the religious superior or the communication director to put our parish, school, religious community or other Catholic ministry on social media?
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What CWS Readers Want
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete the 2018-2019 Catholic Web Solutions Survey last week. I can report that half (50%) of those responding are engaged in online ministry at the parish level; 27% are working with religious communities and 9% come from Catholic organizations, 9% have an individual ministry and nearly 5% come from dioceses.
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An Advent Video Gift for You
Sunday, December 3, is the first Sunday of Advent. This is the beginning of a season of hope and joyful preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth. Here is a video that I created for my Sunday Facebook clients using text from Sunday’s First Reading. If you like it, you can use it. This is my gift to you. Along with it I offer my wishes for a very blessed…