Workshops

Confirmed Workshops and Events

Cultural Diversity and Communication – A Panel Presentation

Moderator: Jim McDonnell

Helping Kids Mind the Media in Faith Communities

Leader: Sister Rose Pacatte

Media, in all its forms, has a fascinating allure for many of us. But today’s youth spend a great deal of time interacting with the media with little discernment skills. Navigating the media requires understanding how each medium works. In this session Sister Rose will present and explore the strategy of “media mindfulness” - a method of engaging the media and popular culture through the eyes of faith and responsible citizenship in a globalized world.

In the Spotlight: Media Interviews for Religion Communicators

Leader: Anuttama Dasa

Web Ministry 3.0: A view of emerging tools and applications

Leader: Matt Carlisle

Just when you were getting used to Web 2.0 and its meaning, the Web 3.0 whispering has begun. Web 2.0 and 3.0 are simply terms used to describe the future of the World Wide Web. Views on Internet evolution vary greatly, but many believe that emerging technologies such as the Semantic Web will transform the way the Web is used, and lead to new possibilities in artificial intelligence. If the next iteration (Web 3.0) will make it possible for web technology to understand and meet the requests of people, then people of faith will face many new theological questions. Web Ministry 3.0: A view of emerging tools and applications will be a highly experiential workshop that looks at where the next iteration of the Internet is headed. The workshop leader will highlight a number of emerging Web-based applications and then lead an open dialogue focused on the impact of these emerging technologies, their theological underpinnings and how church communicators should use them effectively, if at all.

Planned Workshops

Congress 2010 will have a wide variety of workshops on topics such as:

  • Social Marketing
  • Marketing and Development
  • Social Networking
  • Practice for TV and Radio Interviews
  • Interview Techniques
  • Cinema, Religion and Popular Culture
  • Photography - How to Look Like a Pro
  • Audio content for Today’s Media
  • Stories to Remember
  • Building Communities and New Media
  • Spokespeople for New Media
  • Community Media