Why I Mothballed My Facebook Profile
If you follow me on Twitter you may have seen that I recently mothballed my personal Facebook profile. Specifically, I set my profile to hidden, de-friended all but family and a few close friends, and put up a note that I would no longer be posting to the site any more. To be clear I didn’t deactivate my account; I’m still responsible for some of our diocese’s social media activities and I’m still maintaining my Jonathan F. Sullivan page, so I need access to Facebook. I’m simply no longer using it as a personal social networking outlet. This may seem an odd move...
Read MoreHow To Survive a Social Media Attack With Your Soul Intact
The past weekend our diocesan Facebook page came under attack after our bishop wrote about the spiritual implications of voting for intrinsic evil. Some of the posters engaged the substance of the arguments; some, while disrespectful, were at least not vulgar or obscene; and the rest made for the most soul-damaging work of my life. I won’t describe the types of things I had to delete from our page. Suffice to say that the language, while course, was nothing compared to the brutality of the photoshopped pictures that people posted. I was sick to my stomach and sick in my heart. So how...
Read MoreNotes and Resources: Using New Media for Professional Development
Thank to everyone who participated in my webinar today on using new media for professional development in catechesis! Here are my notes, a link to the opening prayer from the USCCB, and some of the resources I mentioned during the webinar: Facebook NCPD Group NCCL page Jonathan’s Catholic Catechesis List LinkedIn Video: How to Use LinkedIn Groups Adult Faith Formation Professionals Twitter Twitter: How To Use HashTags #CathMedia Jonathan’s Catechesis List Reading Blogs Video: RSS in Plain English Google Reader Catechist’s Journey Creating...
Read MoreConnect with Me on Facebook!
After mulling it over, I’ve finally set up a public Facebook page for myself. The main reasons for doing this are: I’ve been getting some friend requests from people I’ve never met. While I appreciate that people want to connect, I only “friend” people on Facebook that I’ve met face-to-face or that I’ve had significant online contact with (e.g., that I’ve interviewed on the Catechetical Leader podcast). My personal profile was starting to get overrun with my blog posts and other “professional” endeavors. I’m not convinced that...
Read MoreVideo and Footnotes “ 9 ½ Social Media Strategies for the Church
Last night I offered a webinar on social networking tips and tricks for Catholic parishes, schools, and other ministries: Thanks to everyone who participated! As promised, I’m including footnotes and suggestions for further reading: Books The Cluetrain Manifesto, by Rick Levine, et al Screen Saved: Peril and Promise of Media in Ministry, by Dan Andriacco Branding Faith: Why Some Churches and Nonprofits Impact Culture and Others Don’t, by Phil Cooke (you can also read my review of this book) Web Resources Facebook’s Promotional Guidelines 13 Simple Ways Of Increasing...
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