...thataims to promote a common reflection on Christians’ engagement with social media, which has become ever more a part of peoples’ lives.
Inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, the document aims to initiate a common reflection to foster a culture of being “loving neighbors” also in the digital sphere.
In the social media context, where individuals are often both consumers and commodities, this Pastoral Reflection searches for a faith-filled response.
This response begins with being discerning regarding the stimuli we receive and being intentional listeners.
Attentiveness, together with a sense of belonging, reciprocity, and solidarity are the pillars for building a sense of community that should ultimately strengthen local communities, capable of becoming drivers of change.
Becoming “weavers of communion” through the creativity of love, we can envision new models built on trust, transparency and inclusion, learning to be present in God’s style and bearing the mark of witness.
Help us complete this map by adding official Church documents, academic publications, events, related to this Pastoral Reflection coming from your local Church community.
Please use:
- a Yellow Tag for Church Documents
- a Green Tag for Academic Publications
- a Blue Tag for Events
- a Red Tag for particularly meaningful articles
GET INVOLVED! BECOME A COMMUNITY WEAVER
This document was envisioned as a starting point, an initial outline of a collective reflection.
Our hope is that both the Pastoral Reflection as well as this website will serve as a “meeting point” for Church communicators around the world.
You are invited to participate in this global digital community in different ways.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
One - Sharing is Caring!
Share our Fully Present toolkit(EN, ES, FR, IT, PT) that includes the executive summary of the document, Community Discussion Questions and some useful visuals.
Two - Fill in the map
Let's collectively create a faith-based social media map, adding official Church documents, academic publications, local or digital events with similar topics.
Three – Participate to aDigital Coffee
Global webinars as well as smaller, local “digital coffees” will be hosted online to discuss how to continue the Towards Full Presence journey.
More information coming soon! To stay informed about the calendar of upcoming meetings and future opportunities, please email us at fullypresent@spc.va, including your name, country, and a brief note about why you're interested in Towards Full Presence.
CONTRIBUTE TO FULLY PRESENT
One – Share on social media
Shareyour reflections through your accounts, let us know how the Pastoral Reflection relates to your network, local setting or even your personal context with the hashtag #FullyPresent
Two – Put it in Writing
If you are a professional Christian communicator, you can contribute with a few lines concerning an aspect of Towards Full Present that speaks to you, by emailing your short article to fullypresent@spc.va. The most significant contributions will be featured on the Fully Present Blog.
Three - Engage your local community
Organize a local meeting or a “Fully Present digital coffee” to discuss the Pastoral Reflection with your peers. And don’t forget to share it with all of us through the Map!
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
To stimulate conversations and offer a guide for discussion, we have collected all the questions contained in the text of the Reflection, with the hope that they may be a useful companion in your digital discernment journey:
Here is a constantly updated list of resources that we hope you will find useful both in exploring the themes of Towards Full Presence and in helping us to spread it.
Let us know your reflection on the Towards Full Presence document and on how it relates to your network, local setting or even in your personal context.
Be part of our network of faith communicators around the world to exchange ideas, experiences, challenges, and inspiration in this digital highway that we are journeying together!
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