ministry in a digital world slideshare
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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
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
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)
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