What makes a parish website a welcoming website for visitors who may or may not be active Catholics? Recently, I have been looking at parish websites from the perspective of the visitor. What makes me feel like an outsider as opposed to a welcome guest?…
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Top Ten List for Using Social Media for Ministry
A few weeks ago, I started a discussion thread with the LinkedIn group Association of Catholics Exploring Social Media. I asked for ideas on what I should tell seminarians about social media ministry. I received some very thoughtful answers which I have used to create…
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Being Online is An Option for Service
Web presence is a communication tool. If you have good information, good products or good services that people need or want which can be delivered effectively online, being online will be a plus for your efforts. The operative word is “good.” And with all the…
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What Do Seminarians Need to Learn about Social Media Ministry?
At the end of June, I will be giving a half-day presentation to seminarians from St. Charles Seminary in Philadelphia on Social Media for the Center for the Study of Church Management, Villanova University. These seminarians are in their acolyte year, which they spend interning in…
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Teens, Facebook, and Ministry
Facebook is still an important social network for teens, but their use of Facebook, (as well as Google+ and Twitter) has declined over the past few years according to a recently released report by investment bank Piper Jaffray.
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Using the Parish Website for Adult Faith Formation
Websites are essential communication platforms for all organizations, institutions, communities and ministries. Using them effectively to carry out one’s mission takes thought and care.