The Modernity of Franciscan Friars

An article today in the Huffington Post tells of America's largest Franciscan order's embracing of technology.

Franciscan Friar´s take on technology


This ancient Christian group is reinventing its prayer life through social media. The purpose of this is to,

hope to reach a younger audience, increase the number of faithful and spread the faith.

One thing we have discussed in class is the demographic of social media users. I am surprised to read that they are expecting that only youth are using social media. As we have learned in class, limiting social media  to younger audiences is inaccurate . The largest growing demographic of social media users are among baby boomers. That being said, I think the Franciscan' s, should thus ministry be used, will be surprised by the variety of ages among the respondents.

All of us can learn from the Franciscans. Not only should we embrace social media in our worship life, but we should also realize that this is a ministry to more than just young people.


What creative ways have you used electronic media in your ministry setting?