Do-it-yourself has been a longtime tradition for many of us. We’ve picked up many skills as we have assembled new furniture or equipment; painted, cleaned, or serviced items in our possession. Now, the digital age has opened up a whole new world of self-learning possibilities. We may have the latest hardware and software, but not know how to use it to do the simple or complicated tasks we want. Sometimes…
Category: technology
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A Book of Free or Nearly Free Computer Tools
If the idea of free computer tools that will make your life easier appeals to you, then you want to read “Upgrade to Free, The Best Free & Low Cost Online Tools & Apps” by Beth Ziesenis.
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A New Media Christian, the Ultimate Missionary?
George Barna has published a new book called “Futurecast: What Today’s Trends Mean for Tomorrow’s World” (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.). His purpose is to help the reader use the data available to “make strategic decisions about how to make the world a better place to live.” He covers a variety of areas from lifestyles, hopes, and dreams, to Churches and parachurch organizations, and demographics.” I was very interested in reading…
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Leveraging the Internet for Mission, Part V: Partners
The Internet is no place to travel alone. Once we start using the Internet and social media for mission—we start forming partnerships. These partnerships are especially helpful to people who are not-techy but want to use technology for what they are good at: mission. We need good partners and we want to be a good partner as well.
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Leveraging the Internet for Mission, Part I: Challenges
The purpose of Catholic Web Solutions is to help Catholic organizations and religious communities think strategically about using the Internet and Social Media for mission. This transformation from old world to new world communications isn’t easy. As I work on projects with communities and organizations that want to move forward with technology (as opposed to those who have no interest at all), I see some common challenges.
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Digital Natives Need Ministry Mentors
Frequently those who remember the days before the Internet (digital immigrants) will say that they have to find some young people (digital natives) to get their ministry on the Internet. Then they do something that they would never do to a beginner in any other ministry—they leave the young adult to deliver ministry content without any training or ministry support. Digital natives need ministry mentors. Let’s not abandon them.