The theme of today’s episode is innovation. I talk to two people in the Presbyterian community who have added new twists to an old process: filling a vacancy.
Guests:
Rev. John Borthwick (St. Andrews, Guelph)
Laurie McGugan (St. John’s, Toronto)
Links:
Knox Crieff Search Blog
St. Andrew’s, Guelph
St. John’s, Toronto
It’s been a busy two weeks or so – so here are a few quick items that I’ve been meaning to pass along:
PCConnect-TV is Coming!
The Communications team has been busily preparing for the launch of PCConnect-TV, the new weekly video series being produced by the Communications Office to showcase the life and work of The [...]
I’m pleased to present the first guest post at BeingPresbyterian.ca! Interestingly, Carmen is not a Presbyterian, but a self-described “lapsed Catholic” and blogger who literally wandered into a Presbyterian church one Sunday morning. This is her story. /Colin
I’m a cradle Catholic which, for those of you not in the know, means I was born and [...]
A while back I realized that the most effective way to talk about being Presbyterian is to actually talk about being Presbyterian! I’m pleased to announce the launch of the BeingPresbyterian Podcast right here at BeingPresbyterian.ca.
In this “inaugural” episode, I chat with Rev. Matt Brough. Matt is the minister at one of The Presbyterian Church [...]
Yes, that McDonalds.
A few minutes ago, Rev. Matt Brough, minister and blogger at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg, had this to say on Twitter:
When we talk about communications in the Church, we usually think about bulletin inserts, the website, the projector screen, and the monthly newsletter. But what does your parking lot communicate to prospective [...]
The Facebook phenomenon has begun to (finally) find its way into the Canadian Presbyterian community. This means that Presbyterians from across the country have begun to experience the fellowship opportunities that social networking sites like Facebook offer.
There are currently at least 25 close to 50 groups on Facebook related to the Canadian Presbyterian community – [...]
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 [...]
I had the pleasure of having lunch on Tuesday with Andrew Faiz, Managing Editor of The Presbyterian Record, the national magazine of the PCC. Andrew, a life-long member of Gateway Community Church in the Flemingdon Park area of Toronto, is clearly passionate about the PCC and its future in Canadian society. He is equally passionate [...]
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