Video Conferencing for the Catholic Church
Evangelization
I recently heard a story about a Bishop in Alaska who uses Skype to talk with his priest and youth ministry groups. What an innovative idea! How could Skype help your Catholic Parish?
What is Skype
Skype is a free program for both mac and pc that allows you to make phone calls to landlines for a small fee. In addition you can make free video and phone calls to other Skype users. It has awesome video quality, simple to use, and it’s free.
How Can a Catholic Parish Use Skype
- Teach a Class on Scripture to a small group.
- Host meetings with DREs, Youth Ministers, Teachers
- Call the rectory from the school using video
- Integrate a Voice over IP phone Systems for less
- Integrate it into the Catholic School room
- Host an evening with your Cardinal or Bishop over Skype
- Project famous Catholic authors and speakers over Skype
- Integrate home schooling families
- Set up virtual teaching classrooms
- Stay in contact with Marriage Prep couples who live far away
Here is a cool article on 50 ways to use Skype in the classroom.
How can Skype help you?
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