church 2.0: social media for evangelization
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Presented by Fr. Stephen Cuyos, from the Communication Foundation for Asia (CFA) Organizational Seminar on the Parish Social Communication Ministry San Carlos Seminary 28 May 2011TRANSCRIPT
To explore how we can take full advantage of social media to “contribute to the satisfaction of the desire for meaning, truth and unity.”
OBJECTIVE
“The new communication technologies must be placed at the service of the integral good of the individual and of the whole of humanity. If used wisely, they can contribute to the satisfaction of the desire for meaning, truth and unity which remain the most profound aspirations of each human being.”
Pope Benedict XVI. Message for the 45th World Communications Day, 2011.
1. SOCIAL NETWORKING
CHURCH 2.0
2. PHOTOSHARING
3. VIDEOSHARING
4. GAMING
1. SOCIAL NETWORKING
CHURCH 2.0
2. PHOTOSHARING
3. VIDEOSHARING
4. GAMING
WHY USE SOCIAL MEDIA?
BECAUSE PINOY TEENS FAVOR THE INTERNET MORE THAN TV AND PRINT
Source: http://aboutmyrecovery.com/2009/03/26/yahoo-nielsen-first-ever-internet-habits-study-for-the-philippines/
BECAUSE 83 PERCENT OF ONLINE PINOYS USE SOCIAL MEDIA
Source: http://www.socialbakers.com/facebook-statistics/philippines
WHY USE SOCIAL MEDIA?
BECAUSE VISITING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES IS NOW THE MOST POPULAR ONLINE ACTIVITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Source: http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/PH
WHY USE SOCIAL MEDIA?
1) Facebook2) Google3) Yahoo!4) Google.com.ph5) YouTube
6) Blogger7) Wikipedia8) Twitter9) Sulit10) WordPress
Source: http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/PH
TEN OF THE MOST VISITED WEBSITES IN THE PHILIPPINES (AS OF 28 MAY 2011):
MILLIONPINOYS99MILLIONWITH WEBACCESS30MILLION ONFACEBOOK24
Sources: http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia/ph.htm http://www.socialbakers.com/facebook-statistics/philippines
FACEBOOKTO PROCLAIMGOD'S WORD
HOW TO USE
WRITE CHRIST-CENTERED MESSAGES ON YOUR WALL
INSTALL BIBLE-BASED APPS
EMBED INSPIRING AND SPIRITUALLY-UPLIFTING PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
POST CHURCH-RELATED AND CHRISTIAN-THEMED LINKS
“To proclaim the Gospel through the new media means not only to insert expressly religious content... but also to witness consistently, in one's own digital profile and in the way one communicates choices, preferences and judgments that are fully consistent with the Gospel...”
Pope Benedict XVI. Message for the 45th World Communications Day, 2011.
1. SOCIAL NETWORKING
CHURCH 2.0
2. PHOTOSHARING
3. VIDEOSHARING
4. GAMING
“Images are also a preaching of the Gospel. It can express much more than what can be said in words, and be an extremely effective and dynamic way of communicating the Gospel message.”
Pope Benedict XVI. Introduction to the "Compendium" of the catechism of the Catholic Church, 2005.
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Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephencuyos
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephencuyos
1. SOCIAL NETWORKING
CHURCH 2.0
2. PHOTOSHARING
3. VIDEOSHARING
4. GAMING
“Priests are thus challenged to proclaim the Gospel by employing the latest generation of audiovisual resources (images, videos, animated features, blogs, websites) which, alongside traditional means, can open up broad new vistas for dialogue, evangelization and catechesis.”
Pope Benedict VXI. Message for the 44th World Communications Day, 2010.
WHY USE VIDEOSTO PROCLAIMGOD'S WORD
VIDEOS CAN SERVE ASMODERN-DAY PARABLES
VIDEOS CAN COMMUNICATE VALUES, ELICIT RESPONSE AND STIMULATE DISCUSSION
VIDEOS CAN ENTERTAIN AND AT THE SAME TIME COMMUNICATEA LIFE-CHANGING MESSAGE
lovetobecatholic.com
h20news.org
tangle.com
gospeltube.com
ultimatetube.com
redemptiontube.com
1. SOCIAL NETWORKING
CHURCH 2.0
2. PHOTOSHARING
3. VIDEOSHARING
4. GAMING
bible-games.org
1. SOCIAL NETWORKING
CHURCH 2.0
2. PHOTOSHARING
3. VIDEOSHARING
4. GAMING
