evangelization digital age - part i
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What is evangelization? What is Digital Culture? Why we are using social media tools!TRANSCRIPT
Part I: Overview-What is Evangelization?
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF, D. Min.
Learner Leader
Digital Immigrant Founder of Interactive Connections Master of Arts in Educational
Technology and Religious Studies D.Min. in Parish Revitalization Educator in secondary education for 4 Years Pastoral Associate for 2 Years Diocesan Service for 16 Years Congregational Leadership for 4 Years Publishing Industry Electronic Media for 4 Years University Academic Technology and Campus Ministry for 7 Years New Media Formation since 1983 (30 Years)
What we will focus on:
What is Evangelization?
What is Digital Culture?
Why we are using social media tools?
What is Evangelization?
Pope Paul VI in Evangelii Nuntiandi
“evangelization is in fact the face and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists to evangelize
USCCB : Go and Make Disciples http://old.usccb.org/evangelization/goandmake/eng.shtml
What is Evangelization?
Bringing the Good News of Jesus into every human situation and seeking to convert individuals and society by divine power of the Gospel itself.
Goals for Evangelization USCCB To bring about in all Catholics such an enthusiasm
for their faith that, in living their faith in Jesus they freely share it with others
To invite all people in the US whatever the social or cultural background to hear the message of salvation in Jesus Christ so that they may come to join us in the fullness of the Catholic faith
To foster gospel values in our society promoting the dignity and the common good of our society, so that our nation may continue to be transformed by the saving power of Jesus
Goals for Evangelization
Steeped in Prayer
Focus on everyday life
Evangelize Church goers with a deeper faith
What is Good News?
Loving God that is intimately involved with us
Intermediary is Jesus
Salvation through Jesus’ sacrifice
God is with us still
Good News of Evangelization
Evangelization is the deepest part of our Catholic identity
ENFLAME those who are already connected to Christ
INVITE others to join us – in doing so
TRANSFORM the world
Evangelii Nuntiandi (1975)
Goal for communications media - while social communications can reach millions of people, there remains a challenge of “piercing the conscience of each individual, of implanting [the gospel] in his heart as though he were the only person being addressed, with all his most individual and personal qualities, and evoke an entirely personal adherence and commitment” (45).
The “person-to-person” form of encounter “remains valid and important” and points to Jesus Christ’s own encounters with individuals in the gospels (46). He poignantly asks, “In the long run, is there any other way of handing on the Gospel than by transmitting to another person one’s personal experience of faith?”
http://www.capuchins.org/articles/Evan_Nunt_PPVI.pdf
ROME, MAY 5, 2011 (Zenit.org)
Evangelization in a world of communications technology is the biggest challenge the Vatican is facing today, according to the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications - Archbishop Claudio Celli
New Culture Example
400,000 primary school children in Uruguay studying on laptops
"From first grade," the Archbishop said, "they learn to relate to and to know one another through the computer. To find out something they go to Wikipedia, and they connect from home with their friends. A child who lives in connection with others, for example, understands better what it means to be in communication." And he will also be able "to understand better what the Mystical Body of Christ is" because he will understand better what it means to be in communication with the Church.
Nevertheless, the Vatican official cautioned, a paradox exists, because "while one is connected, at the same time one is very alone."
Basic Problem: According to Archbishop Celli
How well is the Church able to communicate and proclaim the Gospel in this digital culture?
Digital Culture Creative Classroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_bWNSEwe0U
The Digital World
• Language
• Culture
• Skill
http://energise2-0.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Digital-Revolution.jpg
Language
Wiki
Blog
vBlog
Social Media
New Media
Microblogging
• Text messaging
• Photo share
• Video share
• Podcasts
• Webinars
• Personal Learning Network (PLN)
How are people using New Media?
80% of Americans use social media.
68% of churchgoers want to connect with their Church via social media.
79% of all adults use the internet -- 95% of young adults
80% of Americans use email
85% of adults own a cell phone
87% of teens engage in electronic communication.
New Media on the Internet
Every 60 seconds on the Internet: 204 million emails are sent $83,000 in sales are made on Amazon 20 million photos are viewed on Flickr 100,000 new tweets are published 277,000 people login to Facebook 2 million search queries are made on Google 30 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube By 2015, the number of devices connected to the internet is expected
to reach twice that of the global population, and it will take you five years to watch all the video content that is shared across the internet in just a single second.
http:ub.theclickdepot.com/The-Click-Depot-Blog/bid/275797/Every-60-Seconds-on-the-Internet
New Media on the Internet
http:ub.theclickdepot.com/The-Click-Depot-Blog/bid/275797/Every-60-Seconds-on-the-Internet
What is “New Media”
On-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device
Interactive user feedback
Creative participation and community formation
Creation
Publication
Distribution
Consumption
SKILL
Three skill sets of . . .
Technology
Communications Technology
Educational Technology
Information Technology
Three skill sets of . . .
Technology Communications
Technology (CT has boomed in the recent
past, with the Internet, email, VOIP, and video
conferencing. Communication is possible
in a large variety of mediums and technologies
– social media)
Educational Technology (The study and ethical practice of facilitating
learning and improving performance by creating,
using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources)
Information Technology (an industry that uses
computers, networking, software programming,
and other equipment and processes to store,
process, retrieve, transmit, and protect information)
Three skill sets of . . .
Technology Educational
Technology (The study and ethical practice of
facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate
technological processes and resources)
What Media do you know?
Why use social Media?
St. Paul evangelized according to the media of his time
Bishop Sheen did the same with TV.
Pope – Twitter
Our Media
Go where the people are
Reaches new audiences
Provides information in the manner that we are used to finding it
Available and accessible
The New Media -- TODAY
We are expanding the message of Christ and the apostles become our own
NOT changing the message … but making it relevant to our time
New Media – Right Tool
Technology use
General public
○ 2% innovators,
○ 14% early adopters
○ 34% early majority
○ 34% late majority
○ 16% laggards
New Media – Right Tool
Technology Use among Catholics
estimate 1% are innovators,
9% early adopters,
20% early majority,
30% late majority,
40% laggards
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen – New Media
Helping Catholics to Embrace New Media
Educate
Presentations, seminars, YouTube TRAINING videos, newspaper columns, one-to-one witness, Emeritus Pope Benedict’s call to adopt new media
Encourage
Improve current modes of technology use
○ Website
Helping Catholics to Embrace New Media
Encourage
Adopt current modes of technology
http://www.xt3.com
Expose Excellence
SHARE what you find (Curating)
Helping Catholics to Embrace New Media
Evaluate
Where are we now?
Where we need to go?
PLAN with experts
Execute
Build the idea of what “users” want
Does not have to be expensive
Use Guidelines by USCCB
Social Networking Policy by your diocese
New Media – Authentic Voice?
How can I remain confident that we are truly communicating THE Catholic faith and my OWN versions of the Catholic faith? My solution is to saturate my writings with Scripture and the Church Fathers – but especially the Church Fathers. If I am to write an article or post about the Sacraments of Baptism, I have to begin by admitting the following: What did the great Fathers, theologians, and saints say about it? Therefore I try to constantly glean authoritative passages from Church history.
Taylor Marshall– Church in the new media – Brandon Vogt
Closing Prayer
Heavenly Father, You made us in your image.
May all we do and say
Lead others to know and love you more.
Saint Isidore, Patron of the Internet
And St. Frances de Sales,
Patron of Communications Workers,
Pray for us who face the challenges of
21st Century communications.
In Jesus’ Name, we pray.
Amen.
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF, D. Min.
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http://acyberpilgrim.org
http://catechesis20.org
http://digitalcatechesis.ning.com
http://ddbcformation.org
Resource: Evangelization in the Digital Age, Sr. Geralyn Schmidt, SCC