ministry in a digital world slideshare

Diocese of DavenportJune Institute 2009

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Digital Technology is the

◦ Television

◦ WWII

◦ Woodstock

of this generation

Technology is like fire

◦ Learn to master it, it will serve you well

◦ Ignore it, you’re going to get burned

Fire is invented

Products of an “online world”

◦ 93% of teens use the internet on a regular basis

◦ 55% of all US Adults have a broadband internet connection in the home 58% have cable TV (in 2007)

◦ 64% of online teens are posting content to the internet Blogs (girls: 35% -- boys: 20%) Photos (girls: 54% -- boys: 40%) Videos (boys: 19% -- girls: 10%)

◦ 47% of online teens have posted a picture of themselves where someone else can see it

◦ www.pewinternet.org

16.7 hrs/week 13.6 hrs/week 12 hrs/week

7.7 hrs/week6 hrs/week

Will Turn 11-31 this year

30,000 hours online and playing video games by age 20

More likely to◦ txt than email

◦ Research online than at a library

Conditioned to ◦ Multi-task

◦ Expect INTERACTIVE experiences

Mobile Phone Only households up 5% from 2007-2008

Mobile Only (20%) outnumber Landline Only (17%) for the first time

Adults using online classified ads up from 22% in 2005 to 49% in 2009

49% of adults turned to the internet for information on Swine Flu

What challenges does the “Digital Revolution” pose to the way we do ministry?

What opportunities does it present?

Growing Up Online Isn’t All Bad

◦ process information faster

◦ faster at switching between multiple tasks

◦ more likely to be able to adapt in a digital future

◦ 75% more AP Exams between1999 and 2005

Ignore it

Fight it

Master it

Fundamental shifts in the ways people communicate and relate to each other

Promote a culture of respect, dialogue and authentic friendship

Witness faith to a digital world

Employ these new technologies to make the gospel known Technology is a

TOOL, NOT A SUBSTITUE

Youtube.com◦ Introduce topics with video clips

◦ Post your own videos and distribute with ease

USCCB◦ Bible online

◦ Lectionary Readings Online

◦ RSS Feed of spoken readings

◦ Documents posted online

Pope2You.net

Call to Discipleship (Harcourt)

Myspace

Facebook

Bebo

Livejournal

Xanga

160million+ Users

Web-based community

for the sharing of information◦ Pictures◦ Movies◦ Short Stories◦ Likes/Dislikes◦ Etc..

connecting with current friends

meeting new people◦ based common interests or common friends

1985: SMS technology released

1995: Classmates.com

1996: ICQ internet chat released

1997: AOL Instant Messenger released

2003: Myspace.com

2003: Txting as addictive as smoking

2004: Facebook.com

2006: Britney breaks up with K Fed via SMS

2006: Face book open to anyone w/an email

2007: Microsoft deal “values” FB at $1,500,000,000

55% of online teens are on Face book or Myspace (2007)

Myspace◦ Has always been

“open”

◦ Made popular by alternative bands

◦ Allows for more freedom of expression

◦ Tends to attract more “alternative” & marginalized kids

Face book◦ Got its start as an

exclusive, campus-based network

◦ Made popular by spread from campusto campus

◦ Overall look of pages is uniform

◦ Tends to attractmore “preps” & “jocks”

Screen Name/Username

Profile

Add

Wall

Message

Post

Screen Name/User Name

Home Page

Profile

Friends

Wall

Messages

ICQ

AOLIM

Yahoo Messenger

Live Messenger

Google Talk

Trillian ◦ (one client to rule them all)

Wordpress

Blogspot

Blog.com

MicroBlogging

140 characters or less

Face book Status

Twitter

Tumbleblog

Yammer

Nccymtwitter.org

The Three Tasks of Adolescence

◦ Identity

– who am I?

◦ Autonomy

- how am I different?

◦ Affinity

- where do I fit?

Youth Culture – we only see what they WANT us to see.

We are not welcome in this subterranean world, and the best we can do is sit on the stairs that lead to it and be available to kids passing in and out of it.”

Dr. Chap Clark

Do the Three Tasks ring true to you?

How have you seen teens using OSN to define themselves?

How can we “sit on the stairwell?”

Parents are NOT Without Power

“I don’t get it” is NOT an Excuse

Start forming “normal” as soon as possible!

Integrity

◦ who you are online vs. who you are in reality

What is the story told by the pictures of you on Face book or Myspace?

56% of teens with profiles have posted at least some fake information to their profile

“I use a pseudonym, who is 24. Because I regard myself as an intellectual, it’s easier to be taken seriously if people don’t know

they’re talking to a 16 year old.”- Boy, Late High School

(Pew Internet, 2007)

Safety◦ Obvious Address Phone Number

◦ Not So ObviousHome Town: “Eldridge is soooo boring”

+ School Mascot: “Go Lancers”

+ Random Comment: “softball practice was tough today”

+ Random Comment: “# 36 RULES”

+ Softball Schedule on http://www.north-scott.k12.ia.us

= stalker who knows who you are, where you’re going to be, and when you’ll be there

Where is the family computer located?

What are the family rules about email & social networking?

Consider making a “monitor only” agreement

Trust, Openness, Honesty – it goes both ways

Establish a Presence

Accessibility

Communicate Information

Provide Opportunitiesfor Expression

Establish Clear Boundaries

◦ Minister vs. Friend

◦ Transparency

◦ Check your local Policies

◦ Remember the 7%

◦ Downtime

Practical Suggestions◦ Create a parish account

◦ Post pics of past events

◦ Post details of upcoming events

◦ Post weekly reflections

◦ Post links to daily readings

◦ Communicate with volunteers

◦ ????

Email is Out (for teens)

◦ The average teen sends/receives 1,017 txts per month

◦ 160 characters or less◦ Controlled Interaction

◦ What does this say about teens?

Practical Suggestions

◦ Sms Gateways Cell # + Gateway = free & easy txting!

555-555-1212 on Verizon (@vtext.com)

5555551212@vtext.com

ALWAYS ASK FOR PERMISSION!

Practical Suggestions

◦ www.twitter.com

“Device updates on” = free, opt in txt messaging!

Practical Suggestions

◦ Txt reminders about events

◦ Txt “group specific” w/ distribution lists

◦ Txt parent updates “ask you child about the seven gifts of the spirit tonight”

◦ Txt reminders to turn off cell phones

“Test everything, hold on to what is good”

1 Thessalonians 5:21