Tonight I offered a free webinar on using Facebook to build and strengthen relationships with parishioners. The video is now available:
The following are some additional resources and recommended reading:
Books
- Screen Saved: Peril and Promise of Media in Ministry, by Dan Andriacco
- Branding Faith: Why Some Churches and Nonprofits Impact Culture and Others Don’t, by Phil Cooke (you can also read my review of this book)
- Treasures Holy and Mystical: A Devotional Journey for Today’s Catholics, by Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP
Church Documents
- Inter mirifica (Decree on Social Communication), Second Vatican Council
- Evangelii nuntiandi (Apostolic exhortation on evangelization), Pope Paul VI
- Redemptoris missio (Encyclical on evangelization), Pope John Paul II
- Message for 44th World Day of Communications (2010), Pope Benedict XVI
- “Ubicumque et Semper” – Decree establishing Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, Pope Benedict XVI
- Social Media: Friend or Foe, Google or Hornswoggle?, Bishop Ron Herzog, USCCB Communication Committee
- USCCB Social Media Guidelines
Web Sites and Articles
- What is a Facebook Page and Should Your Ministry Have One?
- The 8 Success Criteria For Facebook Page Marketing
- 13 Simple Ways Of Increasing Your Facebook Likes
- Social Media Strategy: Allow for Control