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Communication from the pulpit: Combining the sacred & the basic Part 1of 3

Communication from the pulpit: Combining the sacred & the basic Part 1of 3. Catholic Distance Learning Network – March 2008. Why study communication from the pulpit?. Increasing expectations on priests - fewer priests, but more work - CEO - greater spiritual need by

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Communication from the pulpit: Combining the sacred & the basic Part 1of 3

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  1. Communication from the pulpit:Combining the sacred & the basicPart 1of 3 Catholic Distance Learning Network – March 2008

  2. Why study communication from the pulpit? • Increasing expectations on priests - fewer priests, but more work - CEO - greater spiritual need by parishioners - pressure to communicate & compete against other messages but no new tools Goal: Open the dialogue, provide a greater understanding of the communication that occurs during the homily and offer useful and applicable methods for improvement.

  3. Why study communication? (cont) • Declining Mass attendance - 40% of Catholics attend Mass “most” Sundays (CARA, 2005) • 70 - 80% of these Catholics only attend Mass most Sundays with no other interaction with the Church or parish • Mass becomes the most important communication tool we have in the Church today.

  4. Why study communication? (cont) • Changing expectations & the way messages are received by Mass attendees… - consumer mindset - lack of knowledge about faith - busy way of life & the absence of silence

  5. Why study communication? (cont) • Competition with other messages - messages that contradict teachings of our faith - the “Oprah Effect” & “spirituality lite” - sound bite society

  6. Communication basics • What is communication? - process by which one person stimulates meaning in the mind(s) of another person (or persons) through verbal and nonverbal messages - source – message – channel - receiver

  7. Questions for discussion • How does the mindset of those attending Mass affect the message they receive from the homily? • What other outside influences might affect the way someone attending Mass would receive communication and the communication they would actually receive?

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