Is it better to keep seminarians away from social media, or should they learn how to use it while they’re still in formation?

Fr. Michael Kong shares what he learned while studying social media and evangelization in Rome, and why digital formation matters for the future priests.

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YouTube Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
0:51 The Catholic storytelling workshop
3:28 Catching eyes in three seconds
4:03 Social media as a marketplace
5:07 The prayer that reached the most people
7:40 Don't give a baby a steak
8:57 What seminaries don't teach
11:51 His thesis: TikTok vs Instagram
15:18 Online reactions vs in person
18:46 Why his parish is growing