Post on 09-May-2015
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Is There An App For That?
Strategies for Integrating Technology into Faith
Formation 4.0
Charlotte McCorquodale, PhDMinistry Training Source
I am a tech junkie and
want to learn more,
more!
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I’m overwhelmed by these new technologies!
Let’s Get to Know Each Other
Who, What, Where?
What is one issue or trend that you believe is a challenge you face in forming disciples in your school/ministry setting?
Why did you choose this workshop? What is one question or issue you hope we discuss today?
Where are we headed
today? Understand the impact
of current cultural and technological trends on ministry in today’s world.
Identify key strategies for integrating technology into faith formation, as well as ministry communication and collaboration.
Share practical tips for using popular social media apps in ministry.
How did you first hear the music?
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Social Media Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8pyNHz6Pr0
Technological Signs of the Times
This is not your
Daddy’s Internet!
The three Cs of the Social Web:
Collaboration, contribution,
and community are the order of the day and there is a sense in
which some think that a new 'social fabric' is being
constructed before our eyes.
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The New Social Operating System
Social Network Revolution
Internet Revolution
Mobile Revolution
The New Social Operating System
“Institutions—both formal, such as schools, and informal, such as families—were once
at the center of our societies. Now we are.
Each of us, with our mobile phones, is connecting across
and within institutional boundaries. The result, which the authors call “networked individualism,” is profound.”
“Because it is so different from mass media and mass communication, social media is creating a
new culture on this Digital Continent.Young people use it as their first point of
reference....The implications of that for a church which is struggling to get those same young
people to enter our churches on Sunday are staggering.
If the church is not on their mobile device, it doesn’t exist. The Church does not have to change its teachings to reach young people, but we must
deliver it to them in a new way.”
US Bishops on Social Media 16
What does Networked Individualism look like in our world
today?(All Stats from Pew Internet Research)
72% of online adults use social networking (15% use Pinterest, 13% Instagram, 67% Facebook, 20% LinkedIn)
Those 65 and older have tripled their presence on social networks in the past 4 years up to 43% now
18-29 year olds most likely to use Twitter (30%) and the overall percentage of internet users on twitter double since November 2010 to 18%
Mobile Devices
As of May 2013:
91% of American adults have a cell phone
56% of American adults have a smartphone
28% of cell owners own an Android; 25% own an iPhone; 4% own a Blackberry
34% of American adults own a tablet computer
As of January 2013:
26% of American adults own an e-reader
The % of cell phone owners who use their cell
phone to… Take a picture: 82
Send or receive text messages: 80
Access the internet: 56
Send or receive email: 50
Record Video: 44
Download Apps: 43
Look for health or medical information online: 31
Check bank account balance or do any online banking: 29
What are the current trends impacting faith formation and parish communities in
the 21st Century?
Increasing Number of People Becoming More “Spiritual” and Less “Religious”
Declining Participation in Christian Churches
Increasing Diversity and Pluralism in American Society
Increasing Influence of Individualism on Christian Identity and Community Life
Changing Patterns of Marriage and Family Life
Declining Family Religious Socialization
Increasing Impact of Digital Media and Web Technologies
Faith Formation 2020 Eight Trends
91% of her generation
were confirmed
79% of her generation
were confirmed
69% of her generation will be confirmed
CARA, 2008
Rise of the “None”s
32%Of 18-29 Year Olds identify themselves as unaffiliated with any religion
I left at 28. I left at 14.
I left at 17.
I left at 35.
I am leaving now.I left in 18.
I left at 16.
I left at 26. I left at 20.
U.S. Catholic Population SnapshotCARA 2010
Faith Formation for the 21st Century
According to John Roberto, “We are experiencing a convergence of
new information and communication technologies with digital resources that
are beginning to transform contemporary life and learning, and have the potential
to transform faith formation.”
Faith Formation for the 21st Century
According to John Roberto, “We are experiencing a convergence of new
information and communication technologies with digital resources that
are beginning to transform contemporary life and learning, and have the potential
to transform faith formation.”Do you believe this is tru
e?
Faith Formation 4.0Julie Lytle
1.0—Oral: Jesus and early church told stories
2.0—Written: First Gospels, Letters of St. Paul
3.0—Mass Mediated: Printing Press, Radio, TV
4.0—Interactive: Digital media and Social networking
What do you think the last one includes or could look
like?
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Message…
Method…
then…Media!
Audience…
Faith Formation 4.0
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Audience(s)Who are the people
we want to reach out and connect with in order to evangelize and
form?
Catholics Use of Social Media CARA, November
2012 Over 80 % of Catholics under 30 use social media. Nearly 3 million
follow Catholic-themed blogs and half of Catholics unaware of Church's online presence
62% of adult U.S. Catholics, representing an estimated 36.2 million people, have a profile on Facebook;
58%of Catholics age 30 and under share content such as pictures, articles and comments at least once a week on social media; and nearly a third of all surveyed said they would like their pastors and bishops to blog
37 % of Catholics born before 1943 have a profile on Facebook, and that number climbs to 82 percent among Catholics born since 1982.
24% of Catholics 30 and under use Twitter, 15 percent are on LinkedIn, and 13 percent use Instagram.
Catholics Use of Social Media CARA, November
2012 The Catholic website most often visited regularly
by self-identified adult Catholics is their parish website. Currently about one in ten (9 percent) say they visit this once a month or more often. This is equivalent to 5.3 million individuals.
19% of Catholics 30 and under reported sharing content on social media at least once a day.
Women were more likely than men to post daily (17 percent to 9 percent), and the most popular social networking sites for daily posters were Tumblr (50 percent), Instagram (44 percent), and Twitter (34 percent).
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Teens and Technology2013 Pew Research
78% of teens now have a cell phone, and almost half (47%) of them own smartphones. That translates into 37% of all teens who have smartphones, up from just 23% in 2011.
23% of teens have a tablet computer, a level comparable to the general adult population.
95% of teens use the internet.
93% of teens have a computer or have access to one at home. Seven in ten (71%) teens with home computer access say the laptop or desktop they use most often is one they share with other family members.
E-Principles
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E-Principles
Educatevaluatenvisionxecute
Evangelize
Multiple Tools: One MissionUsing the tools in one cohesive effort
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Evangelize
It’s not about this…..
It’s about this…..
It’s about them….
These are elements of a good plan...
Who is your audience? What do you need to
communicate? What technology tools does
your audience already use? What technology tools do you want to use
or feel comfortable trying? How can you test out your technology
tools? What is the ministry need that you want to
address?
Will Our Children Have Faith?
If so, then it has to become about them,
the family.
Strengthen family religious socialization, especially in the first decade of life—by nurturing a vibrant faith in parents and equipping them with the skills and tools for developing faith at home.
Develop the home as a center of faith formation by promoting foundational family faith practices: caring conversations, rituals and traditions, prayer, Bible reading, and service.
Family Faith Formation
Educate and equip parents to embed foundational faith practices into the daily experience of family life.
Develop family programs: milestone faith formation, family learning, family service
Engage families more fully in the life and ministries of the community.
Family Faith Formation
Develop faith formation (learning, worship/ritual, faith practices) around lifecycle milestones, sacramental celebrations, and life transitions to deepen people’s faith, strengthen their engagement in church life, and equip them with practices for living their faith.
Birth / Baptism & Anniversaries of Baptism, Welcoming Young Children to Worship, Car Keys/Drivers License, Cell Phones, Starting Faith Formation at Church , Starting School, Kids and Money , Blessing of Backpacks , First Communion, Receiving a first Bible, Confirmation, Graduation (HS, College), A New Home / Apartment, Career / First Job, Engagement , Wedding, Retirement or AARP Card, Death / Funeral
Milestones Faith Formation
What is the message you want to share?
Faith Formatio
n4.0
Possibilities
Social network spiritual updates Online
courses for
adults
Online course
for youth
Online e-book clubs
Daily prayer
via email, text, or twitter
Online retreats
Spiritual direction
via Skype
Digital content created by youth
Broadcast or
video program
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Web Faith Formation Resources
Sacred Space: http://www.sacredspace.ie/
Videos for Catholic Youth Ministry: https://outsidedabox.com/
Movie Clips by Wing Clips: http://www.wingclips.com/
Daily Bible Readings: http://dailybible.americanbible.org/
Daily Mass Online: http://www.catholictv.com/daily-mass.aspxor http://www.catholictv.com/notre-dame-mass.aspx
Three-Minute Daily Catholic Retreats by Loyola Presshttp://www.loyolapress.com/3-minute-retreats-daily-online-prayer.htm#sthash.y1LIz2B1.dpbs
It’s Mobile, and there’s an app for that!
http://catholicapps.com/
http://instagram.com/
http://youtube.com/
• More than 1 billion unique users visit YouTube each month
• Over 6 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube—that's almost an hour for every person on Earth, and 50% more than last year
• 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute
http://bustedhalo.org/
https://outsidedabox.com/
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Message…
Method…
then…Media!
Audience…
Faith Formation 4.0
Let’s Apply
Pick an Audience
Decide on the message
Pick a method to reach that audience
Choose the media to utilize to accomplish the message and method
If you build it will the come?
A Lesson from Old Blue
Presentation Sources
Pew Research: pewresearch.org
Lifelong Faith Associates: lifelongfaith.com
Faith Formation 4.0 by Julie Lyles
Faith Formation 2020
USCCB “Hornswoggle….
Bruce Baumgarten, “E-Principles Theory”
Ela Milksewa, Cultivation Ministry, Slides on Decreasing Participation by Catholic
Digital Native Imags: http://www.greenbookblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/digital-native-def.jpg
Digital Immigrant and Native Image: http://ashleighgraham.edublogs.org/2011/01/06/mind-map/
What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and implications for education (TechWatch report) http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/reports/2007/twweb2.aspx
The Gospel and Social Media http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2012/07/gospel-and-social-media.html
Catholic Use of Social Media, CARA, November 2012http://www.usccb.org/about/communications/upload/Catholic_New_Media_Use_in_United_States_2012.pdf