In less than three months, the Catholic Year of Faith will begin. With his Apostolic Letter last fall, Porta Fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared that a “Year of Faith” will begin on October 11, 2012 and conclude on November 24, 2013, the Feast of Christ…
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7 Twitter Sources for Church News and Commentary
Congratulations to everyone who got started on Twitter last week and to all who are already using Twitter for ministry. The point of last week’s post was that Twitter is an excellent source of real time information in short, concise doses with links to articles…
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Get Started with Twitter
Twitter is a very useful tool for ministry and for professional development in ministry. However, many ministers are afraid to get started. If you are one of those who have been holding back, you are missing out on real time information that often you can…
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Are You Sharing with More People than You Realize on Facebook?
Occasionally, I see posts on my News Feed that I am quite sure were not meant for me. They are individual conversations between two people or photos being shared among a group of friends. However, the person posting the message does not realize that the…
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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…
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Social Media and Ministry, Part II
I could almost hear the collective groan as ministers read the title of last week’s blog Why Aren’t More People in Ministry Using Social Media? I could hear their answers: “We are already too busy. What more do you want from us?”