The Assembly Council of The Presbyterian Church in Canada is currently holding its November meeting at Crieff Hills.  During a break in the proceedings, I was able to get this photo of the entire group – with the exception of yours truly.
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A full report on the proceedings of Assembly Council will be published [...]

Have you ever wondered what The Presbyterian Church in Canada thinks about the various social issues that face our world? Many would be surprised that The PCC takes an active role in analyzing, assessing and commenting on social issues in Canada and world-wide. Poverty, health-care, human sexuality and biotechnology are just some of the tough [...]

Every once in a while I read a blog post somewhere that is so completely relevant to my life or work that I have to resist the urge to sweep my home and office for listening devices. Jon Swanson, of the Levite Chronicles, wrote just such a post this morning.
His story of a “social media [...]

For those of us who grew up in the church, Sunday school teachers hold a special and significant place in our memories. The wacky one, the serious one, the one that always wore jeans and the one that always wore a tie. There is often also one that made a difference in your life in [...]

I went browsing through the PCC/WMS Bookroom last week to see what I might find in the area of Communication. I was pleasantly surprised by this little gem: “Making the News: An Essential Guide for Effective Media Relations” by John Longhurst.
This concise book of just over a hundred pages is geared specifically towards churches [...]

Please note the word “DRILL” in that headline. Everybody is fine.
Last week I received an email that contained the October edition of the “Grapevine” newsletter from Deep River Community Church. In the newsletter was this little gem:
Fire Drill Results: Unlike 2007, there was no warning to the congregation so errors occurred in exiting the [...]

Kevin Hendricks is one smart guy. I’ve been a huge fan of his Church Marketing Sucks project for years, and have also been enjoying his contributions to the Church Communications Pro blog.
In a post on Friday about building effective church websites, Kevin said this:

Tell Stories You can’t just write copy and hope to connect [...]