Column Title: Fanning the Flame: Reigniting the Joy of Christian Communication for Pastor, Pew, and Public Column Entry: “A Sustainable Metric for Christian Communication” By Joseph Bird, PhD, MDiv, William Carey University Column Description: Preaching and teaching are public communication art and science, but never easy. It is especially difficult when we lose the joy we once had to effectively communicate God’s …
A Prayer of and for Grace in Communication, by John Hatch
Saying Grace It is written, “Let your conversation be always full of grace, Seasoned with salt.” God of Grace, Help us remember That conversation is food; Gracious words nourish the soul; Sweet communion nurtures relationships. When we gather for a meal, We say grace over it, Salting it with your blessing. So now we say grace …
Still time to register for July 15 workshop, The Four Voices of Faithful Christian Communication in a Connected World, with Robert Stephen Reid
The Four Voices of Faithful Christian Communication in a Connected World Lead Presenter/Facilitator: Robert Stephen Reid, Emeritus Professor of Communication at the University of Dubuque Date/Time: Monday, July 15, 2024 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Whether you are a pastor standing on the church platform, a professor engaging questions of faith, an author or a digital …
Communication Devotional, Blind Trust in God, by Robert Woods
Blind Trust in God “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6). The U.S sends blind runners to the Summer Paralympic games every four years. But how do they run around the track? Answer: the buddy system. …
Quote of the Week, The Power of Silence, Proverbs
“When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.” –Proverbs 10:19, English Standard Version
Column Entry, “Meaning in Chaos and Collapse: Reflections from the Past,” by Mark Williams
Column Title: Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance Column Entry: “Meaning in Chaos and Collapse: Reflections from the Past” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento July 2024 / June 2024 / May 2024 / November 2022 / October 2022 / March 2022 / February 2022 / November 2021 / October 2021 / …
Free workshop recording and resources, Teaching C.S. Lewis as Master Communicator, by Steve Beebe
This free offer is available to CCSN members, supporters, and friends, and others who may be interested in being part of the community. Whether you teach C.S. Lewis, or want to include material about him in your class/sermon/teaching/writing, or you want to find out what specific communication strategies and principles he used in his writing and speaking to connect so …
A Prayer for Wise Words, by John Hatch
Speechless O Incarnate Word of Creation, Words fail me. When I behold your wonders In earth and sky and sea, I well up with wonder, speechless. “The LORD is in His holy temple; Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”[*] Let me, too, keep silence. Let deep call unto Deep Like waterfall to Sea. O …
Quote of the Week, Speaking the Truth in Love
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.” The Apostle Paul —Ephesian 4:15 (NIV)
Column entry, “A Map is Needed,” by Robert Stephen Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “A Map is Needed” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with a daily choice of …
