Angela Sealana's List: __Freelance - ArchSA Social

• Those who engage in social networking as part of their Church ministry should do so in the name of evangelisation; to build appropriate relationships that can encourage and foster growth in faith. This engagement should facilitate a growing in relationship with Christ.
• care should be taken to protect people, especially youth, from their personal information being displayed on a social networking site. This particularly refers to phone numbers and email addresses.
• While the gifts of social networking are vast, it is important to remember in our engagement that the digital world is not exclusive. Social networking should never replace real relationships with people, and particularly in a ministry context, efforts should be made to avoid simply digital relationships.
  
  This is also important in the sense of retaining the Church’s focus on the poor. The majority of the world still cannot afford a computer, many have little access to educational possibilities and as such struggle with literacy; or perhaps they live in remote areas with limited access to technology. Hearing others talk about their social networking experiences can be profoundly isolating for those unable to take part.

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• who provides ministry or service or is employed by an entity associated with the Catholic Church
• respect, dialogue, and honest relationships
• social media require constant input and monitoring
• new content on a regular basis
• connecting people with similar interests, sharing information about in-person events, providing ways for people to engage in dialogue
• allow dialogue, to provide information, and to acknowledge mistakes
• Define what is considered confidential information, verifiable consent, personal identifiable information, contact with a minor,
• brief and immediately apparent
• made aware of the consequences
• block anyone who does not abide by the Code of Conduct.
• In particular situations, the moderator might determine it is best to ask a member to take a conversation “offline.” These offline conversations can be conducted in person, over the telephone, or through private e-mail. The site moderators should be able to refer to the appropriate resources, such as the pastor, program director, diocesan communication office, etc
• redirect the tone
• posting for a broad audience
• adults
• at least two site administrators
• Do not use personal
• central location
• Rules of the Road
• permission from a minor’s parent or guardian
• parents should be provided with the same material as their children
• save copies of conversations whenever possible
• church personnel should be encouraged to understand that they are witnessing to the faith through all of their social networking, whether “public” or “private.”
• consider including a disclaimer on their personal sites
• report unofficial sites that carry the diocesan or parish logo to the diocesan communication office or pastor.
• misinformation on a site
• diocesan communication office will provide a response to a major news outlet’s blog or a popular blogger, but not to every comment on those blogs or to other bloggers

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