The everyday world around us is utilizing tools and social media in their communications world. How are our parishes engaged in this digital communications world? What can parish clergy, staff, and parishioners do to engage others in this digital world?

2. Presenter:
Caroline Cerveny, SSJ-TOSF, D. Min.
President and Founder
DIGITAL DISCIPLE NETWORK

3. WHAT IS…
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION – DIGITAL DISCIPLESHIP???

4. DIGITAL COMMUNICATION – DIGITAL DISCIPLESHIP
6

5. FAITH RELATIONSHIPS
#1

6. RADICAL
HOSPITALITY
• Are you “friending”?
• Your profile –
welcoming?
• Friends leave
comments for you on
personal or church’s
official page.
• Are you present to
experience and
interests of others by
looking at their profiles
and leaving comments
there?

7. ENGAGE
• Are you building relationships by
sharing content, collaborating and
connecting people to each other?
• Are you soliciting feedback on church
programing? Sermon topics? Music
choices for services?
• Are you and lay leaders exploring
church challenges through blogs and
discussions?

8. ACCOMPANY
• Do you “like” the
comments and shared
content that others
post?
• Are you joining online
groups started by
members?

9. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
#2

12. DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
SAFE
LEGAL
ETHICAL

13. DIGITAL PLATFORMS
& TOOLS
#3

19. MOBILE
EVANGELIZATION
& FAITH
FORMATION
#4

20. 50MOBILE
APPS
http://www.standrebessette.org/top-50-catholic-apps.html

21. DIGITAL
CURATOR
#6

22. WHAT
QUESTIONS
DO YOU
ASK?

23. COLLABORATION
#5

24. TABLE OF
CONTENTS
• Communication
• Design Tools
• Documentation Tools
• File Sharing Tools
• Project Management
Tools
• Software Tools
https://biz30.timedoctor.com/online-collaboration-tools

28. SILO MENTALITY
Silo mentality is an
attitude that is found in
some organizations; it
occurs when several
departments or groups
within an organization
do not want to share
information or
knowledge with other
individuals in the same
organization.

29. What could we do with digital collaborative tools?

30. Collaborating &
Connecting
Have you
started online
groups to work
on church
programs?
Have you joined
other faith
groups and
communities
online outside
of your church?

31. ARE THE SIX BEST
PRACTICES IMPORTANT
TO MY CHURCH?

32. WEBSITES

33. https://www.forbes.com/sites/denispinsky/2018/02/12/website-design-standards/#34bdda71f54f

36. TO TAKE OFF…

37. Get Comfortable

40. What do you need
to “TAKE OFF”?
TRAINING?
A TEAM?
WHAT?

41. DIGITAL DISCIPLE
BOOT CAMP
https://ddbcformation.org

42. TEAM
• Who?
• What digital gifts?
• Low – Medium –
Expert Skills
• Other?

43. TEAMS

44. PREPARING
YOUR TEAM

46. http://rookiepreacher.com/create-digital-discipleship-strategy

47. Future?

48. Future?

49. Future?

50. Future?

51. Email Messages
http://www.unseminary.com/wp-
content/uploads/unSeminary_Email
Sequnce.pdf
Future?

53. Caroline Cerveny,
SSJ-TOSF, D. Min.
Email:
ccerveny@digitaldisciple.network
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/c.cer
veny
Twitter:
@ccerveny
Blog:
https://acyberpilgrim.org