13. Technology
Bringing Your Parish Into the 21st Century
‣ using whatever means possible to share the Gospel
‣ a good website
‣ social networking (Facebook & Twitter)
14. Technology
Bringing Your Parish Into the 21st Century
‣ using whatever means possible to share the Gospel
‣ a good website
‣ social networking (Facebook & Twitter)
‣ a blog
26. Currency
Connecting With the People in the Pews
‣ the Catholic Church is extremely outdated
‣ need to contemporize the Mass
27. Currency
Connecting With the People in the Pews
‣ the Catholic Church is extremely outdated
‣ need to contemporize the Mass
‣ better music
28. Currency
Connecting With the People in the Pews
‣ the Catholic Church is extremely outdated
‣ need to contemporize the Mass
‣ better music
‣ solid preaching
29. Currency
Connecting With the People in the Pews
‣ the Catholic Church is extremely outdated
‣ need to contemporize the Mass
‣ better music
‣ solid preaching
‣ engaging, welcoming environment
33. Design
Adding Credibility & Usability to Your Parish
‣ What design does:
‣ makes the church more visually attractive
34. Design
Adding Credibility & Usability to Your Parish
‣ What design does:
‣ makes the church more visually attractive
‣ makes the church appear more professional
35. Design
Adding Credibility & Usability to Your Parish
‣ What design does:
‣ makes the church more visually attractive
‣ makes the church appear more professional
‣makes the church appear more engaging and
exciting to both parishioners and outsiders
36. Design
Adding Credibility & Usability to Your Parish
‣ What design does:
‣ makes the church more visually attractive
‣ makes the church appear more professional
‣makes the church appear more engaging and
exciting to both parishioners and outsiders
‣ make information easier to digest and clearer
37. Design
Adding Credibility & Usability to Your Parish
‣ What design does:
‣ makes the church more visually attractive
‣ makes the church appear more professional
‣makes the church appear more engaging and
exciting to both parishioners and outsiders
‣ make information easier to digest and clearer
‣ This includes:
38. Design
Adding Credibility & Usability to Your Parish
‣ What design does:
‣ makes the church more visually attractive
‣ makes the church appear more professional
‣makes the church appear more engaging and
exciting to both parishioners and outsiders
‣ make information easier to digest and clearer
‣ This includes:
‣ website, bulletin, parish logo, etc.
41. Young Adults
The Future of the Catholic Church
‣The younger generations of Catholics in America are
not spiritually careless, but these needs are met
differently than their parents’ spiritual needs were
and are met
42. Young Adults
The Future of the Catholic Church
‣The younger generations of Catholics in America are
not spiritually careless, but these needs are met
differently than their parents’ spiritual needs were
and are met
‣ have strong youth, young adult and college groups
43. Young Adults
The Future of the Catholic Church
‣The younger generations of Catholics in America are
not spiritually careless, but these needs are met
differently than their parents’ spiritual needs were
and are met
‣ have strong youth, young adult and college groups
‣have a Mass specifically geared to youth and/or
young adults
44. Young Adults
The Future of the Catholic Church
‣The younger generations of Catholics in America are
not spiritually careless, but these needs are met
differently than their parents’ spiritual needs were
and are met
‣ have strong youth, young adult and college groups
‣have a Mass specifically geared to youth and/or
young adults
‣ make it clear that what happens at your parish is
just as applicable to young adults as it is for their
parents and their younger siblings
