Using Technology as a Tool in Using Technology as a Tool in EvangelizationEvangelization

Technology is a Technology is a tool in tool in evangelization, it evangelization, it is not the Gospel is not the Gospel itself! itself!

I am the I am the Door…Door…

If anyone If anyone enters through enters through me, he will be me, he will be saved and will saved and will go in and out go in and out and find and find pasture.pasture.

I am the door..

I am the doorI am the door..

I am the door..

I am the DoorI am the Door

GospelGospel

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to JohnA reading from the Holy Gospel according to John ““Jesus said, ‘Amen, Amen I say to you, I am the gate Jesus said, ‘Amen, Amen I say to you, I am the gate

for the sheep. All who came before me are for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come and go out and me will be saved, and will come and go out and find pasture…. I came that they might have life find pasture…. I came that they might have life and have it more abundantly. and have it more abundantly.

The Internet provides an Open DoorThe Internet provides an Open Door

The Internet provides an Open DoorThe Internet provides an Open Door

Can technology or the internet provide a Can technology or the internet provide a “threshold” experience? The “tweet” “threshold” experience? The “tweet” asks, “what are you doing?”asks, “what are you doing?”

The Internet provides an Open DoorThe Internet provides an Open Door

True community and relationship building True community and relationship building occurs without the crutches of occurs without the crutches of technology – face to face.technology – face to face.

Stepping through the Door and into the Stepping through the Door and into the RoomRoom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAiPj6IKzKk

Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVI

““I would encourage all people of I would encourage all people of good will who are active in the good will who are active in the emerging environment of emerging environment of digital communication to digital communication to commit themselves to commit themselves to promoting a culture of promoting a culture of respect, dialogue and respect, dialogue and friendship.” friendship.”

In his World Communications Day Message for 2009In his World Communications Day Message for 2009

The Internet provides an Open DoorThe Internet provides an Open Door

Advances in Advances in technology have technology have increased increased the the opportunities for opportunities for the Church to the Church to communicatecommunicate her her message.message.

Social NetworkingSocial NetworkingUtilize software to build Utilize software to build

online social networks online social networks for for communitiescommunities of of people who people who shareshare interests and activities.interests and activities.

Include Chat, Messaging, Include Chat, Messaging, E-mail, Video, Voice E-mail, Video, Voice Chat, file sharing, Chat, file sharing, discussion groups.discussion groups.

The Fourth ScreenThe Fourth Screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpeNk3E36YU

http://www.mycatholicvoice.com/media/YbW1ea

• Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

Micro-blog limited to 140 wordsMicro-blog limited to 140 wordsUnlike Facebook, “Friends/Followers” can be Unlike Facebook, “Friends/Followers” can be

anyone who finds you.anyone who finds you.

BloggingBlogging

Blog, is shortened term Blog, is shortened term for Web log, or Web-for Web log, or Web-based log.based log.

Why Blog? Why Blog? To share a To share a hobby or other hobby or other passion, teach, detail passion, teach, detail life, thoughts or life, thoughts or opinions.opinions.

www.catholicymblog.com

How can we be a How can we be a doorway to doorway to Christ, by using Christ, by using technology as a technology as a tool of tool of evangelization?evangelization?