{"id":4778,"date":"2021-02-05T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.signisrome.net\/?p=4778"},"modified":"2025-02-22T15:56:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:56:21","slug":"a-communications-center-for-belize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.signisrome.net\/en_US\/2021\/02\/05\/a-communications-center-for-belize\/","title":{"rendered":"A communications center for Belize"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new communications center is arriving in the diocese of Belize City and Belmopan. Supplied with audio and video equipment for conferences and recording, computers, projectors, speakers and much more, the first communications center of the diocese will be a place of gathering for people from all ages and backgrounds that wish to get closer to technology, communications and the Church.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As technology, communications and the world evolve, it is important that all entities keep up with the new languages, formats and channels that can be used to reach a community, to train, educate and inform others. For this reason, the<\/span> Antilles Episcopal Conference<\/span><\/a> and the diocese of Belize City and Belmopan wish to implement a joint plan where every diocese is committed to using technology at the service of evangelization. The goal is to explore \u201cnew ways of being Church in the digital milieu\u201d and \u201cto understand what it means to evangelize through the use of technology\u201d, says Mr. Ruben Wong, Director of Diocesan Communications of Belize. A very important thing to consider especially in current times where the covid-19 pandemic restrictions may prevent us from gathering with others, yet they do not prevent us from practicing our faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201cBelize City & Belmopan Diocesan Communication Center\u201d is one of the winners of SIGNIS Services Rome\u2019s 2019\/2020 <\/span>Call For Project Ideas<\/span><\/a> and it will coordinate the communication work of the Antilles Episcopal Conference and focus on media education, training and technology, in a time where the Church needs to keep up with the rapid changes of technology. During an interview on our weekly Facebook Live program <\/span>SIGNIS With You Live<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0 Mr. Wong highlighted the importance of having centers like this that can work to contrast the negative consequences of the use of social media and the impact it has on the youth. He wishes for the communication center to \u201cbe a resource center for teachers, youth leaders and other active groups, who can use the center to plan and carry out their programs using technology\u201d. In fact, the ultimate goal of the project is to have a fully equipped and functioning communications center to continue the mission of the Church in evangelization and for it to be able to train people in the best use of technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The center will promote different services and initiatives like:<\/span><\/p>\n