[From a presentation by Jeff Geerling to the Catholic New Media Conference, Kansas City, Oct.2011]
God has a communications strategy: He draws near to His creation and slowly reveals Himself to them. His most perfect word is Christ, the Word Made Flesh. It was first distributed through oral communication, then written longhand, then printed, and later spread through radio and TV. Today it can also be distributed digitally. Peter, to whom Jesus handed the keys of the Kingdom, says ‘…as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s grace, so that in all things, God may be glorified through Jesus Christ’. (1 Peter 4:10-11)
Putting out into deep water: Jesus ask us to trust him and take a considered risk. He doesn’t call the equipped, he equips the called:’…launch out into the deep, and let down your nets’… (Luke 5:4). Should we, like Simon, roll our eyes or decide not to move out of our comfort zones when God presents us with something new? Writers, reporters, and digital experts can become catechists for the Gospel story, and their contributions will give the internet Soul.
God has a social network: a Trinity of three persons who communicate perfectly. The Network is always up. There are no dropped calls!
