Free Webinar: Using New Media for Professional Development
Online platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, webinars, and podcasts offer amazing opportunities for connecting to catechetical resources and leaders across the country — and the world! How can you use these tools to develop your skills as a catechetical leader? What resources are available? And what are the best ways to find these resources? I will explore these questions and offer practical tips and resources for using new media for professional development as a catechetical leader during a free webinar on Monday, August 6, at 1p (Central Time). You can register online for free at...
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...
Read MoreGrowing in Holiness through Middle Management: Part IV “ The Kingly Ministry of Christ
(Looking for the start of this series? Go to Part I, Part II, or Part III.) Of the kingly ministry, Pope John Paul II says Because the lay faithful belong to Christ, Lord and King of the Universe, they share in his kingly mission and are called by him to spread that Kingdom in history. They exercise their kingship as Christians, above all in the spiritual combat in which they seek to overcome in themselves the kingdom of sin (cf. Rom 6:12), and then to make a gift of themselves so as to serve, in justice and in charity, Jesus who is himself present in all his brothers and sisters, above all...
Read MoreVideo and Footnotes – Reaching Parishioners with Facebook
Tonight I offered a free webinar on using Facebook to build and strengthen relationships with parishioners. The video is now available: The following are some additional resources and recommended reading: Books 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) Treasures Holy and Mystical: A Devotional Journey for Today’s Catholics, by Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP Church Documents Inter mirifica (Decree on Social...
Read MoreFootnotes and Further Reading – Marketing Your School Online
Today I offered a breakout session at the 2010 Diocesan Adult Enrichment Conference on school marketing in the internet era. The following are footnotes and suggestions for further readings for the attendees: Books 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) The Cluetrain Manifesto, by Rick Levine et al (this dense book, written in 1999, was remarkably prescient about the impact the internet would have on business and society) Web Sites and Articles One Minute School Website Check Catholic...
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