Geekpriest
Subtitle: confessions of a new media missionary
By: Fr. Roderick Vonhogen
Publisher: Servant Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cincinnati, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781616366766
Subjects: Mass media in missionary work; Mass media; Biography; Clergy; Missions; RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism; RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Adult; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic; Catholic Church
Description: "In this engrossing collection of stories and anecdotes, Fr. Roderick shares how he became a "new media missionary." Focusing on the importance of personal connection (an essential ingredient of new media), he uncovers the exciting possibilities of using all forms of media to successfully accomplish the mission Jesus gave us: to evangelize the world. Each chapter contains illustrations of using new media as a way to reach out to others. Some examples:  How the pope got his iPod  Reaching 50,000 Harry Potter fans without waving a magic wand  Why gaming can be good for the soul  How to deal with online atheists  The Mass and mass media  How you, too, can become a new media missionary  Fr. Roderick's stories introduce a young, secularized generation to an experience of God at work in his Church and in individual lives. Instead of presenting dry theories and principles, this book reveals those principles through experiences of one of today's leading Catholic new media entrepreneurs"--