4 ways to demotivate church communicators

I like to read secular office management and communication advice on the web for tips and ideas that can apply to church communications and a very helpful one read recently was: 8 Surefire Ways to Demotivate Your Employees. There are plenty of applications we can all draw from the article and at first, I was […]

Our communications should build, give vision, provide tools for change

QUOTE: Though al-Qaeda could destroy, however, it could not build. In its unwillingness and inability to offer anything resembling a constructive vision for change, al-Qaeda gradually descended back into irrelevance. from: “Al-Queda losing relevance” by Shadi Hamid, USA Today, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 COMMENTARY: Destruction has its uses. It is powerful; it can accomplish powerful […]

What is honestly unfortunate—communication channel pride

7-29-09 the quote below appeared in USA TODAY in the article: “Governments tap into the power of  Twitter.” Tom Watson, a Labor Party, blogger said: There are some very bright, digitally enabled civil servants who unfortunately have to write these documents for their bosses. . . who still get their secretaries to print off their e-mails so […]