Youth ministries, parishes use social networks to spread the good news
admin February 20th, 2010
Article from the Catholic Herald
By Denise MacLachlan
Herald staff
In May 2008, D’Acquisto added a more interactive dimension to the non-gathered ministry by creating a Fuel’d Ministries Facebook page. People register at the social networking Web site — Facebook users register as a “friend” at an individual’s Facebook page and as a “fan” at a group’s page — and then are free to post their own thoughts, add links to other Web sites, post photos, and comment on everyone else’s posts.
These online communities offer opportunities for youth ministers and other church leaders to evangelize and spread the word about their ministries. Youth ministries are leading the digital way in the Diocese of Sacramento, and parishes are hot on their heels.
Many youth ministries in the diocese have their own Web sites, D’Acquisto said. It’s a way of creating community with teens and parents and even with other youth ministers, she noted, adding that youth ministers often explore one another’s ministry group sites to gather ideas for their own ministries.
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