ChurchMag, a blog that tags itself as “The #1 Resource for Church Technology + Creativity,” released its 2014 list of the Top 30 Church Tech Blogs according to their proprietary rating system. The system is briefly described on their website. To my surprise and delight, Catholic Web Solutions came in at #13! I was informed via Twitter. Congratulations to all who made the list.
Category: technology
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Diocesan Technology Day–A Sign of Hope
Congratulations to the Diocese of Youngstown for their day-long conference focused on Technology for the New Evangelization. The event took place on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 at St. Michael Family Life Center in Canfield, Ohio. It was co-sponsored by the Diocese of Youngstown IT Department, Office of Religious Education, Council for Catechesis and Our Sunday Visitor Offertory Solutions. Bishop George Murry, the Bishop of Youngstown,…
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Faith and Technology Safety for Children
Today’s children are growing up in an age of digital technology. Devices connecting them to the Internet and media are available everywhere and children adapt to them very quickly. Parents know that not everything available on these devices is good for their children and now they have a website to help them see “Technology Safety Through the Eyes of Faith.”
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Who Are We on the Digital Continent?
In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI in an address to the participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, referred to the new world of emerging technologies as the “digital continent.” And in other documents, he refers to those who have been born into this digital world as the “digital generation.”
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Using Social Media in Ministry is About Loving Your People
Valerie Deveza, a blogger and in-bound marketing guru, stresses in her writings the importance of falling in love with the people you serve and using the best tools to reach them. She is talking to business people about social media, but this is also true for people in ministry. In using social media for business and for mission, we must remember that it is about building relationships and providing content…
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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.