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Do you have a platform?
Do you want to expand your reach and influence others?
Do you want to ask yourself why?
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Take this Snack Pack as my “Happy Weekend” gift to you.
*Disclaimer: I work for a church, grew up in church. This means I have been on both ends of the process: consumer and producer of content. This hasn’t warped my view, instead, it has only enhanced it.
Churches need to be at the forefront of innovation; tech, creativity and otherwise. Fear. That is the main reason we’re not leading in these areas. There is a challenge that comes with working and operating in the church space — we all love Jesus, and must be kind to each other. I agree with this wholeheartedly. The trouble is we use it as a “get out of jail free” card when we should be applying ourselves. Let me explain.
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Something occurred to me while listening to the ChurchMag Podcast episode, “How To Manage A Multi-Author Blog“. I might have thought about it before but definitely not in the terms I am today. While talking about the role of an editor, I can’t remember whether it was Eric or Jeremy, maybe both, who said one of the roles of an editor was to help authors / contributors better. I like that idea a lot. It got me thinking about an overlooked but critical function of a communications director.
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This post is the second in a series about forming a Sunday in-service tech or production team as some call them. Feel free to read on, but you might like to start at the beginning. Previously, we discussed the role of the pastor. You might want to start there.
“Every team has a leader. Every good team has a good leader.” This is not revolutionary teaching or a newly discovered dynamic. This is obvious. It’s the reason The Avengers were quickly disassembled in the first movie. Teams need leaders. It’s that simple.
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Take a look behind the curtain of ChurchMag as we talk about how we’ve managed a multi-author blog for several years.
If you’re managing a multi-author blog for a church, ministry, or nonprofit organization, be sure to take a listen!
As for the rest of you? Come join the fun. 😉
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