Social and the Church-Class Presentation

Church and Adults

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Affects/Changes of social media

     -Catholic church:

          Using social media as a one-way communication channel. Disable comment sections on facebook/twitter/blogs, etc. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-03-11/news/os-catholic-social-media-20100311_1_social-media-catholic-church-facebook

          Condemns totalitarianism, but doesn't allow for a conversation http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a8.htm#V 

     -Protestant church: The Barna Group (2007)

          Technology habits don't differ much from the secular world.

          More interested in podcasting than Catholic church; non-mainline denominations more likely than Protestant to listen to podcasts. http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/14-media/36-barna-technology-study-social-networking-online-entertainment-and-church-podcasts

     -Virtual churches: Simone Heidbrink (2008) "Following Jesus into Virtual Space? Web 2.0 and Social Media as Generators of New Christian Communities of Practice?"

          Second Life- 20 churches

          http://www.slideshare.net/omsein/following-jesus-into-virtual-space-web-20-and-social-media-as-generators-of-new-christian-communities-of-practice "Emerging Church" and weblogs, multimedia labyrinth installation depicting London's St. Paul's Cathedral

          Online weddings, (may actually be legal if done in states that allow marriage by proxy) 

     -Types of social media:

          Blogs, facebook, twitter, bluefish/godtube, e-mail loops, skype, websites, podcasts, Poll Everywhere, YouVersion (post notes as comments to an online Bible), Sermon Cloud (sermon aggregator). http://creativefusionmedia.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/best-of-church-social-media-and-ministry-20-resources/  

          Online donations (Paypal largest at 25%) ...online tithing? http://digital.leadnet.org/2010/02/online-donation-tools-for-churches-and-nonprofits.htmla