As someone who has been active on the Internet and using social media tools in ministry for quite awhile, I am not shocked any more when I meet people in ministry who will not or cannot use the Internet and social media as part of their ministry, but I am sad for them and frustrated.
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Creating Internet Buzz for Your Cause or Mission
One of the main tenets of Catholic Web Solutions is that we can use the Internet and social media to advance our mission and raise awareness about our causes in ways that we could not do before they existed. This past Sunday, April 29, 2012, was the 49th annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Last year, my search for Internet buzz for the 48th World Day of Prayer for…
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Social Media and Ministry Effectiveness
According to Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics, “The ROI [return on investment] on social media is that your business will still exist in five years.” That is a pretty strong statement. I wonder what the ROI is for social media in ministry. Much of ministry is one on one personal engagement, but there are aspects of ministry that can be supported and enhanced by social media: outreach, education, collaboration, inspiration,…
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Working with Tech Experts Takes Expertise
Most people in ministry are not experts in technology, social media or online advertising. If you want to successfully use the Internet for ministry, you are going to need “experts” to help you. However, it takes a lot more than contracting with an expert to be successful.
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Vocation Directors Include the Internet in their Ministry
“Many potential candidates [to religious life], especially those who are younger, have had limited, if any, direct exposure to men and women religious. For some, a website will be their first introduction to a religious institute.” This statement is from the 2009 STUDY ON RECENT VOCATIONS TO RELIGIOUS LIFE, a study conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) on behalf of the National Religious Vocation Conference.…
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Website Traffic, Part I: Forethought is Best
Some years ago when Catholic parishes, dioceses, religious institutes and organizations first started setting up their websites, our goal was to “have a website.” It was the new phone book listing only with more content. We found someone who could create it for us, figured out what we wanted to post and put it up. We announced to everyone we met that we had a website.