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World Communications Day: Social networks and Evangelization

by John Freund, CM | Sep 30, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses

The Vatican has released its theme for the 47th World Communications Day: “Social Networks: Portals of Truth and Faith; New Spaces for Evangelization. The Church recognizes that the world of digital communication is a major tool for evangelization, especially since it...

Social Media 101 for Vincentians

by John Freund, CM | Sep 28, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses

Confused by social media? Vincentians in Partnership has run a very successful series of training programs in social media. They are now making these materials available online. Twitter: Guide to setting up a Twitter account (PDF) Twitter guide to the jargon (PDF)...

The new Agora or town square

by John Freund, CM | Sep 24, 2012 | Evangelization, Technology: Issues and Uses

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest have become the equivalent of the town square. “That’s where the public conversation is happening now,” said David L. Hansen, pastor of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church Prairie Hill in Brenham, Texas....

Facebook and the elderly in the church

by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses

The New Media Project presents an article Facebook and the elderly in the church in which Robert Saler, guest blogger writes… “My two years spent serving a wonderful, small congregation in Gary, IN, were instructive in a number of ways. The entire...

Social media – Fast and furious or slow, steady

by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2012 | Evangelization, Technology: Issues and Uses

Social media can reduce activism to a fad– something that we take part in because a particular Twitter hashtag is trending, a video has become viral, or a Facebook Cause has become popular. It can ignore the hard work that has been taking place over decades and...

Is your “community” computer safe?

by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses

Churches may be easy targets for data theft. In a recent Church Executive article, author David A. Jones noted, “Frugal budgeting and limited resources in technological intelligence inherent with religious organizations often lead to weak security controls. The...
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