50% youth workers 50% youth workers

from Helsinki and Oulufrom Helsinki and Oulu(and Tampere)(and Tampere)

50% webchaplain in national 50% webchaplain in national spritual life on the web projectspritual life on the web project

Unusual arragement?Unusual arragement?

Do we make own services or work on Do we make own services or work on services that already exist?services that already exist?

Do we want to go to places people Do we want to go to places people already are or do we want people to already are or do we want people to

come to us?come to us?Are we ready to be equal or do we

want to rule everything?

Where young people are in Where young people are in finland?finland?

IRC-GalleryIRC-Gallery

facebookfacebook

YouTubeYouTube

What to do in there?What to do in there?

Info, getting to know each other, Info, getting to know each other, arrange things, share things, learn arrange things, share things, learn

together, have fun together, together, have fun together, development, recruitdevelopment, recruit

IRC-galleryIRC-galleryFocused more to talking and chatting Focused more to talking and chatting than facebook because it’s simplerthan facebook because it’s simpler

Finnish, so we can be there in Finnish, so we can be there in cooperation with the adminstratorcooperation with the adminstrator

-> we get extra features-> we get extra features

So what we have?So what we have?Church@ -chat:Church@ -chat:•every Sunday from 18-21every Sunday from 18-21•3-6 employees of the church around finland 3-6 employees of the church around finland working as conversationalist per eveningworking as conversationalist per evening•20 total conversationalist (and growing)20 total conversationalist (and growing)•up to 1000 visitors in 3 hoursup to 1000 visitors in 3 hours•With private chat (anonymous is coming)With private chat (anonymous is coming)•Great visibility on frontpage during chatGreat visibility on frontpage during chatPrivate messages with everybody on their Private messages with everybody on their wallswalls

FindingsFindings

Really much contacts with people Really much contacts with people which do not go to church which do not go to church

- and they want to talk to us!- and they want to talk to us!Discussion style develops if we Discussion style develops if we

face people as equalface people as equal

Experiments in facebookExperiments in facebook

Tule mukaan puhumaan hyvää –ryhmäTule mukaan puhumaan hyvää –ryhmä

(Come along to talk good –group)(Come along to talk good –group)

•Network for web conversationalists Network for web conversationalists who are willing to talk reasonably on who are willing to talk reasonably on our mattersour matters

•745 members745 members

•To share knowledge and discussion To share knowledge and discussion places with hot topicsplaces with hot topics

Ev.lut. kirkko IsosetEv.lut. kirkko Isoset(Evangelic lutheran church Young Christian Volunteer)(Evangelic lutheran church Young Christian Volunteer)

•Page to develop YCV activities (and Page to develop YCV activities (and confirmation school) in social mediaconfirmation school) in social media•Tries to link local training and share Tries to link local training and share knowledge nationwideknowledge nationwide•700 members in 4 days (892 total 37% 700 members in 4 days (892 total 37% under 18 years, 57% under 24 years)under 18 years, 57% under 24 years)•Young people are specialists in young Young people are specialists in young peoples needs and expectations also peoples needs and expectations also herehere

facebook and confirmation schoolfacebook and confirmation school

•Getting to know each other before Getting to know each other before first meetingfirst meeting

•Social and multimedial Bible study Social and multimedial Bible study between first meeting and longer campbetween first meeting and longer camp

•Sharing of studying material (videos, Sharing of studying material (videos, pictures, text)pictures, text)

•Camp diaryCamp diary

•Sharing of pictures and memories Sharing of pictures and memories after campafter camp

FindingsFindings

People are willing to come People are willing to come together and do things if the idea together and do things if the idea

or brand is goodor brand is goodSosial media helps shy people to Sosial media helps shy people to

make contactsmake contacts

AloneAlone TogetherTogether

““ONLINE”ONLINE”

Short story aboutShort story aboutexpert professional identity andexpert professional identity and

different roles different roles

Mono Kuoppala

understanding of the situation understanding of the situation

• New approach and new environment New approach and new environment (vs. Church History(vs. Church History ) )

• Anticipation, for example New hit Anticipation, for example New hit productsproducts

• how we react to comments; how we react to comments; Rapid Response , in particular the Rapid Response , in particular the discussions on churchdiscussions on church

• ””where to be at sea where there is no where to be at sea where there is no beach” - Limitingbeach” - Limiting

• web work is quite newweb work is quite new…………) Everybody have srong feelings; ) Everybody have srong feelings;

resistantresistant or or supportsupport (more (more supportsupport))

• network is a bit performing in network is a bit performing in churcheschurches

…………) expert of network in own workplace ) expert of network in own workplace

…………) ) the work of delimitation is the work of delimitation is difficultdifficult

On parish

Basic skills Basic skills

• computer use computer use • ten-finger system ten-finger system • to know browsers to know browsers • Web Writing Web Writing • intellectual property rights and laws intellectual property rights and laws • communicative informationcommunicative information ….. …..

Social media skills Social media skills

• Listening skills in new environments Listening skills in new environments • Real and active presence Real and active presence • dust down the content of the internet dust down the content of the internet • Skills Assessment; services, security, Privacy Skills Assessment; services, security, Privacy

and publicity and Content and publicity and Content • 24/724/7• online communities …..online communities …..

Expert professional identityExpert professional identity

• Relevance of the work (how Relevance of the work (how important)important)

• Professional self-confidenceProfessional self-confidence

• Professional situation the feeling of Professional situation the feeling of controlcontrol

- Doctor Nuutinen, 2006- Doctor Nuutinen, 2006

Relevance of the workRelevance of the work ((how important)how important)

• How an employee feels important work, How an employee feels important work, its objectives - individual responsibilityits objectives - individual responsibility

• Working community, the organization Working community, the organization and throughout the surrounding and throughout the surrounding community by relevance community by relevance

• Personal relevancePersonal relevance

• Also Global relevance (part of world)Also Global relevance (part of world)

Professional self-confidenceProfessional self-confidence

• Employee feelings of their own skills Employee feelings of their own skills and resources deployed in relation to and resources deployed in relation to work demands. work demands.

• Highlights the work of the network is Highlights the work of the network is composed of independent work and composed of independent work and confidence in situations requiring confidence in situations requiring cooperation cooperation

• Workspace effects of professional Workspace effects of professional activityactivity

Professional situation the feeling of Professional situation the feeling of controlcontrol

• Human capability a vital part of Human capability a vital part of activityactivity

• Situation specific (in the wake) of Situation specific (in the wake) of emotions by means of an operation emotions by means of an operation control.control.

• Allows correct allocation of resources Allows correct allocation of resources and the challenging situations which and the challenging situations which involve uncertainty. involve uncertainty.

Different rolesDifferent roles

• director, counselor, the listener, director, counselor, the listener, educator …educator …

conflicting role expectations in the conflicting role expectations in the same situationsame situation

• tolerate contradictions and tolerate contradictions and incompleteness incompleteness

• associationassociation of the reputation of the reputation

• CureCure