Youth Ministry Webinar: Digital Citizenship

Webinar: Digital Citizenship

The line between online and offline life is just about gone. What does it mean be Christian and to live respectfully in a digital culture that values the “tolerate” and blasts those show any hint of judgment? Seth Hinz, Web Media Manager for Michigan District of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, leads the conversation here on exploring new ways of sharing faith online and addressing the pitfalls inherent in social media.

YouTube videos referenced in the webinar include:
What is Digital Citizenship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0I13…
Digital Footprint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P_gj…

Seth Hinz is the Web Media Manager for the Michigan District of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod and has served as the social media manager for the 2013 and 2016 LCMS Youth Gatherings. Seth holds bachelor degrees in business and communications and a gradute degree in organizational leadership and communication from Concordia University Ann Arbor. He currently resides near Ann Arbor with his wife, Rachel, and two young sons, Judah and Samson.

Published August 15, 2014

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