Comments on: Email Assistants are the Rage http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/ Exploring the Intersection of Church and Technology Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:28:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: p1nk g33k http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50395 p1nk g33k Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:26:51 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50395 "Email is typically not conversational but informational. " That is right. And, that is why unless I am getting personal in the email, I don't care who actually typed the reply. If it's just generic information that I'm looking for, it doesn't matter if the assistant emailed it. Depending on how big the company or person is that I'm trying to reach, I almost always expect not to get a personal reply. It's the auto-reply that doesn't answer my question that annoys me. "Email is typically not conversational but informational. "

That is right. And, that is why unless I am getting personal in the email, I don't care who actually typed the reply. If it's just generic information that I'm looking for, it doesn't matter if the assistant emailed it. Depending on how big the company or person is that I'm trying to reach, I almost always expect not to get a personal reply.

It's the auto-reply that doesn't answer my question that annoys me.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50396 human3rror Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:08:07 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50396 word, i agree...! word, i agree…!

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50392 human3rror Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:43:17 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50392 Yes, He "would" be a good person to learn from... thanks for leaving your thoughts scott. i've been rethinking this post and i've had some new thoughts about it... thanks! Yes, He "would" be a good person to learn from… thanks for leaving your thoughts scott. i've been rethinking this post and i've had some new thoughts about it… thanks!

]]> By: Scott Overpeck http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50391 Scott Overpeck Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:16:02 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50391 I think that Chris is right on here. Leaders, especially in the Church but also in the marketplace, tend to get bogged down with things that are not as all important. Email is typically not conversational but informational. As an organization grows leaders must learn to delegate and empower those around them in order to be effective. In a previous job I would receive thousands of emails a day, largely irrelevant to my day to day effectiveness. Having someone else sort and prioritize them allowed me to be more high touch with my employees and my customers. Had I tried to manage that horrible monstrosity myself, I never would have seen the end of it, and all around would suffer. One further thought specific to ministry...research suggests that people think that church leadership sort of has to contact them, thus they don't really factor that into a decision as to whether or not the church is welcoming or caring, but when members contact them it is meaningful. Jesus focused his efforts on his 12 and making sure he was accessible. Seems a good person to learn from, especially for Christians. I think that Chris is right on here. Leaders, especially in the Church but also in the marketplace, tend to get bogged down with things that are not as all important. Email is typically not conversational but informational. As an organization grows leaders must learn to delegate and empower those around them in order to be effective. In a previous job I would receive thousands of emails a day, largely irrelevant to my day to day effectiveness. Having someone else sort and prioritize them allowed me to be more high touch with my employees and my customers. Had I tried to manage that horrible monstrosity myself, I never would have seen the end of it, and all around would suffer.

One further thought specific to ministry…research suggests that people think that church leadership sort of has to contact them, thus they don't really factor that into a decision as to whether or not the church is welcoming or caring, but when members contact them it is meaningful. Jesus focused his efforts on his 12 and making sure he was accessible. Seems a good person to learn from, especially for Christians.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50390 human3rror Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:53:32 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50390 haha, yeah, definitely. i wonder what her "day" job is... haha, yeah, definitely. i wonder what her "day" job is…

]]> By: AdrianRodriguez http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50389 AdrianRodriguez Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:12:48 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50389 We sure will, because I want to learn how you can pull off so many replies even when you do have an assistant. I say, start "paying" her soon. She deserves it. We sure will, because I want to learn how you can pull off so many replies even when you do have an assistant. I say, start "paying" her soon. She deserves it.

]]> By: human3rror (human3rror) http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50393 human3rror (human3rror) Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:44:16 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50393 I "ranted" here a bit... prepare for an "opinion" post: New blog post: Email Assistants are the Rage http://tinyurl.com/6zzw4d I “ranted” here a bit… prepare for an “opinion” post: New blog post: Email Assistants are the Rage http://tinyurl.com/6zzw4d

]]> By: churchcrunch (churchcrunch) http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50394 churchcrunch (churchcrunch) Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:40:55 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50394 New blog post: Email Assistants are the Rage http://tinyurl.com/6zzw4d New blog post: Email Assistants are the Rage http://tinyurl.com/6zzw4d

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50388 human3rror Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:12:07 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50388 most definitely. have to keep the relationship alive. most definitely. have to keep the relationship alive.

]]> By: human3rror http://churchm.ag/email-assistants-are-the-rage/#comment-50387 human3rror Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:11:48 +0000 http://churchcrunch.com/?p=1077#comment-50387 Chris, Thanks for stopping by and answering my question via twitter! You're everywhere... It's amazing that you've kept the "human" parts in balance, and that's probably why you're well followed. Keep it going... we'll be taking note! Chris,

Thanks for stopping by and answering my question via twitter! You're everywhere…

It's amazing that you've kept the "human" parts in balance, and that's probably why you're well followed. Keep it going… we'll be taking note!

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