Yes, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest are the often used tools in our parish digital spaces! Yet these social media tools remain the tip of the iceberg. A number of other tools are available to you! Just because they are strange names does not mean they are to be ignored and forgotten. Rather these twenty-first century tools can each be valuable additions to your ministry resources. Many graduates of our Digital Discipleship Boot Camp have been amazed at how easy and helpful these tools can be in ministry and evangelization. No matter what your ministry these are a gift waiting for you. Come and See! You will be wonderfully surprised!

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8. naming
discipleship
Forming
Intentional
Disciples
discipleship
an introduction to Sherry Weddell’s
Forming Intentional Disciples
Colleen Vermeulen, M.Div.
Twitter: @EvangelToolbox
Website: http://practicalevangelization.wordpress.com/
Created Feb 2014
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9. disciple.
(noun) learner, student
-ship.
condition of being,
implying a skill
Image: The Saint John’s Bible Seeing the Word Blog

10. discipleship
in the Catholic Tradition

11. • Profess, spread, and live the faith
of the Church (§1816)
• Establish habits befitting a
disciple of Christ (§1494)
• Are initiated and nourished by
the Eucharist (§1275)
• Respond to Jesus’ invitation to
enter His kingdom (§546)
using the language of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, disciples:
• Pray (§2601, 2612)
• Abide in the Word (§2466)
• Witness to Christ and work using
the gifts received from God, in
ecclesial and temporal affairs
(§1319, 2427)
• Imitate Jesus (§2347, §2470)

12. discipleship as transmitted by the Church is:
• an active response
• for everyone
• personal (yet in community)

13. discipleship in
the Catholic faith
experiences of
Catholics in our time
not to scale ;-)
our challenge
experiences of
Technology in
Ministry

14. All we meant…was “intentional” as in Peter
and his brother, on the sea of Galilee, they
dropped their nets, and they followed him.
You don’t do that accidentally, you don’t do it in your sleep,
and neither can any of us be disciples in our sleep!
--Sherry Weddell, onlineinterview with Bishop Sheridan (Colorado Springs)
Image: CC license, flappingwings via Flickr

15. intentional discipleship is characterized by:
• a “drop the net” decision
• primary motivation from within, a “Holy Spirit-
given hunger and thirst for righteousness”
• worship and love of the Blessed Trinity with
one’s whole heart, soul, mind, and strength,
and love of neighbor as one’s self as source
and end of all things
Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples, 65-66

16. some fruits
of intentional
discipleship
passionate
prayer
desire to
worship
love for
the Church
joyful
service
generous
giving
hunger to
learn more
about their
faith
vocational
discernment
loving
care for
the poor
seeking to
know and
live God’s will
sharing
the really
Good News
sharing the
faith with
one’s family
taking risks
for the
Kingdom of
God
attend to
issues of
justice
Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples, 80-81

17. key
point4
discipleship matters for everyone

18. “We must be convinced that all the baptized – unless they
die early or are incapable of making such a decision – will
eventually be called to make a personal choice to live as a
disciple of Jesus Christ in the midst of his Church”
--Weddell, Forming Intentional Disciples, 70
Image: CNS, Catholic Review, Tom McCarthy Jr., 2012

19. trust
curiosity
openness
seeking
intentional
discipleship
5 thresholds
of conversion
the
a framework for
spiritual journey #1
Will also be the journey for
becoming a Digital Disciple
digital
discipleship

20. Photo by: A Perfect Heart
Fr. Michael White
Church of the Nativity in Timonium, MD

21. Social Media Platforms
Google: huddle, hangout, drive, voice, mail, docs, calendars
Blogging: typepad, wordpress, blogger, tumblr
Networks: twitter, FB, linkedin, Google+, nextdoor, myspace
Photo: instagram, flicker, smugmug, picasa, snapchat
Media: last.fm, goodreads, pandora, spotify, theartradio
Video: vimeo, youtube, huddle, vine, animoto
Convos: skype, hangout, group.me, oovoo, gotomeeting, anymeeting
Productivity: dropbox, slideshare, doodle, wufoo
Reviews: yelp, amazon, foursquare, google, miso, getglue
eNewsletters: mailchimp, constant contact, madmimi
Location: foursquare, yelp, places, banjo
Curating: pinterest, scoop.it, buffer, storify

22. What is Digital Discipleship?
COORDINATION
With organization
and productivity
COMMUNICATION
With messaging and
delivery of content
CONTEMPLATION
Personal reflection and
spiritual practices
CREATIVITY
Unleashing and
supporting contributions
CONNECTION
Building community
and interactivity
CURATION
Gathering and
sharing content

23. Facebook Profiles
• www.facebook.com
USES
• UPDATES to share content
and express personality
• LISTS to “like” happenings
of ministry participants.
• GROUPS to have
community based
discussions.
1.

24. Facebook Pages
• https://www.facebook.com/cscctt/insights
USES
• UPDATES to share content (Public Radio Model)
• ADMINS to share posting responsibility and diversity
• EVENTS to generate interest and awareness

25. Twitter
• http://twitter.com
USES
• Create lists to keep up
community members
• Follow local parish,
diocese, @Pontifex, and…
for news and local
happenings
• Use hashtags to connect
beyond current followers
2.

26. Pinterest
• www.pinterest.com
USES
• Collect image and liturgy
for a season: Advent,
Lent, Easter, etc.
• Discover educational
ideas: webinars, videos,
etc.
• Curate trusted content to
share with the
community
3.

27. Scoop.it
• www.scoop.it.
USES
• Find and curate
content for
consumption and
distribution.
• Become an online
influencer
4.

28. Yelp
• www.yelp.com
USES
• Have folks review your
church and ministry as a
new word of mouth
• Connect with others in
the community through
reviews and checking in
• Be where people are
searching for life services
5.

29. Yelp

30. Doodle
• www.doodle.com
USES
• Set dates
• Take simple polls
• Share decision making
• Relieve stress
• Positive peer pressure
6.

31. Foursquare
• www.foursquare.com
USES
• Check into ministry
location
• Leave tips for future
visitors
• Connect with local
organizations
7.

32. Foursquare – All Saints

33. Dropbox
• www.dropbox.com
USES
• Cloud based storage
• Back-up and share
photos
• Group document
storage
• Presentation sharing
8.

34. gCal
• www.google.com/calendar
USES
• Coordinate personal and
professional schedules
• Embed low-maintenance
calendar into a website
• Integrated with other
google apps
9.

35. Group.me
• www.groupme.com
USES
• Prayer Groups
• Staff Teams
• Parent Notification
• Youth Communication
10.

36. Buffer.com
• www.bufferapp.com
USES
• Social Media Assistant
• Send Tweets at Best Time
• Custom Scheduling
• Effective Posting Patterns
• Save Time on Social Media
11.

37. Mail Chimp
• www.mailchimp.com
USES
• Manage Email Campaigns
• Create Newsletters
• Track Results
• 2,000 names or less – Free
• Integrates with Twitter
12.

38. Animoto
• www.animoto.com
USES
• Slideshow Application
• Promos for Parish Events
• Sacrament Celebrations for
Baptism, Confirmation…
• Integrates with FB &
Twitter
13.

39. Slideshare
• www.slideshare.com
USES
• Draw people in with well
designed slides
representing your parish
• Great for visual content
• Post presentations to
LinkedIn Ministry page
14.

40. FlipBoard
• www.flipboard.com
USES
• A visual feed organizer for
subscribed feeds
• Create a magazine with
faith topics to share
15.

41. And the rest. . .
• WUFOO: clean looking forms and surveys
• INSTAGRAM: short video and picture sharing
• HOOTSUITE: social media management
• YOUTUBE: video creation and sharing
• SPOTIFY: music sharing
• GOOGLE DRIVE: for document and file creation,
back-up and sharing
• SMUGMUG: picture organizing and sharing
• BIT.LY: link shortening, tracking and QRCodes
• TUMBLER: follower-based blogging and sharing
• WORDPRESS: for robust long-term blogging

42. Questions and Comments
Questions, Comments, Reflections
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Presentation Adapted from “Top 25 Social Media and Ministry” by Bruce Reyes-Chow