In this edition of the Ave Maria Press Professional Development Webinar Series, we will host a number of new media and new evangelization experts in a roundtable discussion about how parishes can use digital media to reach new people and connect with their parishioners.

Topics for discussion may include:

• Social media for beginners
• Developing dynamic parish websites
• Effectively using Facebook pages
• Case studies and examples of parishes effectively using new media
• How to use email to reach parishioners
• Opportunities in SMS and text messaging

This will be a new and exciting format for the webinar series. Unlike past webinars, the panelists will not create their own slideshow presentations. After some initial questions and a discussion guided by the moderator, the panelists will take questions from the webinar participants on a wide variety of topics.

Our panel of experts includes:

Domenico Bettinelli
Archdiocese of Boston

Ashley Collins
Peter and Paul Ministries

Jared Dees (moderator)
Ave Maria Press

Lisa Hendey
CatholicMom.com

Josh Simmons
eCatholic

Matthew Warner
Flocknote