by Bryan Ramsey | Nov 9, 2017 | Evangelization, Featured, Front Page, Inspiration, Social Media, Technology, Uncategorized
Ok, Youth Ministers, Directors of Faith Formation, and all you adult types in the field. This time, the article is geared towards your teens. Read it to them, send it to them, work it in a talk. It’s good stuff. I promise There’s a boldness that Christ calls...
by Michael Marchand | Apr 21, 2017 | Evangelization, Technology, Top
Instagram is the fastest growing social network out there – and also the number one source for selfies, cat photos, and food pics (I am definitely guilt of the latter on my Instagram page). With over 400 million active users, it’s sometimes hard to sort through...
by Tony Vasinda | Jul 13, 2016 | Culture, Technology
Pokemon Go. Over the last couple of weeks this game seems to have taken control of most of our social media feeds, and even some of our parishes. The new geolocation incarnation of this 90s game series caught a number of parishes (and police stations, military bases,...
by Katie Prejean McGrady | Apr 21, 2015 | Leadership, Methodology, Secondary, Technology, Top
I’ve been in full time ministry now for 4 years. I started my professional youth ministry career at a parish in a suburb of Chicago before returning back to Lake Charles to teach freshman theology and minister in a parish. While four years isn’t a long time by any...
by Michael Marchand | Jul 28, 2014 | Technology
I’ve always been a big fan of using technology in ministry, and there is no more effective technology to reach teens than the all powerful text message. Recently my parish switched to a new group texting provider, and in doing so we got access to a lot of cool...
by Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC | May 13, 2014 | Evangelization, Resource, Technology
The Holy Spirit is never lacking and we need to transmit the message in the language available to us. Social Media is a reality in each our lives; even more so for teens. Some want to reject it all, others just worry about avoiding the evil; instead I think we use it...
