Through Technology

Finding Our Mission

Engaging Our Mission Through TechnologyToday’s Conversation

Today’s Ministers – Where Are They With Technology

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1 A New Media Missionary – The Digital Disciple

Stages of Social Media

Stewardship is more than $$$$... It is…

Q/A Time

Closing Prayer – The Technology Canticle

Thank you!

”I extend the invitation which...

I have wished to express to the entire world: ’Do not

be afraid! Do not be afraid of new technologies.”

- Blessed John Paul II, The Rapid Development

Moving Mountains New Media Missionary

Meeting the Digital WorldMy Story

1983

Hyde Park,

Chicago

Caroline You’re

Outdated!

12 Year Old

What is your digital story?

Where did you begin?

2 Minute BuzzTurn to your neighbor

LandscapeNew Media

Social Media MapCurrent Social Media Landscape

• Social Networks

• International Social Sites

• Music Social

• Social Gaming

• Video

• Tools/ROI Tracking

• Conferences

• Microblogging

• B2B Social

• Photo Sites

• Social Bookmarking

• Social Q&A

• Podcast

• Mobile/LBS

• URL Shorteners

• Social Search

• Social Couponing

• Blogging

• Reviews/Travel

• Social Wikis

• Lifecasting

Where are the Examples? http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/

Brooklyn Museumhttp://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community

Missionary New Media

An Electronic Evangelism Director would

be responsible for the day to day running

of the online life of the parish. This

position would be designed to enhance

the online presence of Nativity Catholic

Church, and to develop the tools and

trainings necessary to involve all points of

ministry with all possible interested

communities. The projects of this position

would be designed as a bridge between

the hectic modern life online and the

physical church. All of the pojects will be

designed to draw people to the physical

church as that is the true community.

Director of Electronic Evangelism

An individual who is responsible for

digitally proclaiming the Gospel by

employing the latest generation of

audiovisual resources (i.e., images,

videos, animated features, blogs,

websites). Basically, he/she is a

missionary digital disciple for non-

traditional media (meaning the digital

world). The Pastoral New Media

Specialist ought to be knowledgeable and

competent in social media, web design,

and/or educational technology. In

addition, he/she must have good

communication skills and love for all

things online and digital. Training of

others is very important.

Pastoral New Media Specialist

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Director of Electronic Evangelism What do you do?

Nativity ParishNew Media Team

Nancy Kaplan - http://bit.ly/piqPaE

Stages of Social MediaPOTS – PLOTS – PLANTATIONS

1. POTS: Test and learn, experimenting with

diverse and separate initiatives

2. PLOTS: Formalized structures and

processes, along with increased investment,

begin to take hold. Culture change becomes

more deliberate through new hires,

employee training, and shifts in roles and

responsibilities.

3. PLANTATIONS: Social media activities and

thinking are integrated into the core

business and aligned with the strategy; the

organization has reinvented itself without

losing the essentials of its MINISTRY .

Stages of Social MediaSome people breeze through, others take more time and still others get stuck along

the way and never advance to GO!

Today’s MinistersWhere Are They With Technology?

We go there because that is where the people are. And where the

people are, there the Gospel needs to be.

The Challenging News

Fr. James Martin, SJ

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/F

rJamesMartin

Facebook Blogging

American Papist – Tom

Peters

Won 2011 Readers Choice

Awards

Twitter

Pope: Blog the Gospel!

Posted at: Saturday,

January 23, 2010 11:03:59

AM

Author: James Martin, S.J.

http://bit.ly/q2guJB

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The Church and New MediaBlogging Converts, Online Activists,

and Bishops who Tweet

Engaging Membership via New Media

• FlockNote Story, see pgs 61-65

• Young Adults – Methodist Church

• Digital Discipleship Bootcamp a.k.a.,

Summer Institute for Technology in

Ministry – See Projects at:

http://sitm2011.wikispaces.com/Capsto

ne+Project

• The Parish Website-An essential Tool

for Ministry (pg. 144) by Carson Weber

http://diocese-sacramento.org/website/

http://bit.ly/n5ocf1

Who Will We Need? New Ministers

Nativity Parish, Brandon, FL

Director of Electronic Evangelization

Who ?? Where??

Pastoral New Media Specialist

3Interactive Connections

Faith-Based Ed Tech Specialists

Education and Qualifications – Ed Tech Specialist

• Collaborates with staff to develop curriculum

materials and specific lesson plans that integrate

technology

• Models the integration of technology in all curriculum

areas

• Facilitates participation in technology programs and

activities

• Conducts professional development in areas of

technology integration

• Computer/Technology Skills Curriculum

Competencies for Educators

• Collaborates with media specialists to provide

leadership in the use of instructional technology

resources to enhance learning

• Follows a plan for professional development and

actively seeks out opportunities to grow

professionally

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The New Media Landscape

Involves…

• Information Systems (IT)

• Webmasters – Web Designers

• New Media Specialists

• Video Specialists

• Educational Technologists

• Communications

• Java Developer

• Multimedia Services

• And….

What is the parish experimenting with?

When the parish hires, what skills is the

candidate bringing to the table in new media?

Current staff – What skills do they need to

develop?

When parishes are reinvented, what will they

look like?

(See Journal: A Lifelong Faith Formation

Network for the 21st Century, Summer 2011,

Volume 5.2).

Is more than $$$$! It is…Stewardship and Development

POTS

PLANTATIONS

PLOTS

http://www.lifelongfaith.com/lifelong-faith-journal.html

What is your role in a changing landscape?

What models will we use? Silo or Networked

Stewardship In the 21st Century

Participatory

Culture

It is training– It is a “language” and a “culture”.

Do we send missionaries to foreign lands without knowing the culture and language?

Q/A TimeEngaging Our Mission Through Technology

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. . . if we want to emulate Jesus we

should remember that he went out to

see people, rather than simply letting

them come to him. (He did some of the

latter, but much more of the

former.) The history of Christianity is in

large part the history of the

church using to great effect the latest

media, sometimes even inventing

media, to evangelize.

Pope: Blog The Gospel -

http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/e

ntry.cfm?id=57023121-3048-741E-

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Closing Reflection

PLOTS

POTSPLANTATION

Canticle for Technology

We praise You, Lord, for all Your digital world,especially for Brother Blog,who is the gift through whom You give us conversation.And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor,of You Most High, he bears your likeness.

We praise You, Lord, for Twitter,in the heavens you have made the tweet short, quick, and easy.

We praise You, Lord, for Brothers LinkedIn and Flickr,professional and a sea of networks,by which You cherish the photos of what you have gifted us with.

We praise You, Lord, for Sister Facebook,filled with family and friends, news, and connections all across the globe.

We praise You, Lord, for Sister Earth,who sustains uswith her fruits, colored flowers, and herbs.

Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF created this contemporary take on St. Francis' well known prayer, Canticle of the Creatures. See - http://bit.ly/itbJnr for the original prayer.

http://digitalcatechesis.ning.com/

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