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June 2002
BCA News
In this issue:
BCA members to meet during SBC
120-plus attend BCA workshop
New officers
Grapevine
New BCA mailing address
New members
Job opportunities
BCA MEMBERS TO MEET DURING SBC
The Baptist Communications Association will hold a fellowship in St. Louis during this year's SBC at 6 p.m. TUESDAY, JUNE 11. The gathering will be held at Chestnut's Restaurant, located inside the Adam's Mark Hotel at the intersection of Fourth and Chestnut Streets. This will be a Dutch-treat supper and is open to all BCA members and their guests. The restaurant serves American cuisine in the $10-$20 range and is within walking distance of The America's Center. Dress is casual.
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120-PLUS ATTEND BCA WORKSHOP
This year's Baptist Communicators Association Workshop attracted more than 120 participants to Louisville April 4-6. Sponsored by the Kentucky Baptist Convention and the
Western Recorder, the event was one of BCA's largest.
The conference featured keynote speakers Harvey Thomas, international public relations consultant and former communications director for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Larry Ross, Billy Graham's personal public relations consultant; and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Angelo Henderson. A copy of Thomas' "Ten Commandments of Communications" is at
www.baptistcommunicators.org/images/HTHOMAS.PDF.
"The BCA conference was absolutely fantastic," said Sara Horn of Union University. "We really enjoyed it. I especially got a lot out of the writing workshops, particularly Peter Jacobi and Angelo Henderson."
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A variety of workshops focused on topics ranging from writing to websites. Groups also participated in an opening night reception at Louisville Slugger Museum and toured Churchill Downs and Louisville Stoneware. The workshop concluded with the awards banquet. Award winners are listed at
www.baptistcommunicators.org/workshop2.htm.
"The awards banquet was wonderful; obviously, we were very pleased," said Stephen Farrar of LifeWay Christian
Resources. " That aside, I was also very pleasantly surprised by the workshop itself. The content and quality of the sessions exceeded my expectations."
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For the second year, members contributed funds to a mission in the host city. This year, members donated $824.20 to the Jefferson Street Baptist Center in Louisville.
In the business session, members approved the formation of a task force to study the feasibility of developing regional BCA chapters and several new officers, listed below.
The 2003 workshop will be April 23-27 at the San Diego Marriott - Mission Valley.
For photos from the workshop, go to www.baptistcommunicators.org.
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NEW OFFICERS
Tim Yarbrough, North American Mission Board
President
Doug Rogers, Alabama Mission Board
President-Elect
Jerilynn Armstrong, Annuity Board
Treasurer
Russ Dilday, Buckner Baptist Benevolences
Awards Chairman
Mark Wyatt and Terry Barone, California Southern Baptist Convention
Program Co-Vice Presidents
Paul Huse, Missouri Baptist College, and Ruthie Critten,
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Kristi Hodge, Florida Baptist Convention
Newsletter Editor
Robert Reeves, Kentucky Baptist Convention
Membership
Ray Sanders, Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Professional Development Coordinator
Mark Snowden, International Mission Board
Missions Vice President
Chip Turner, FamilyNet
Historian
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GRAPEVINE
LIBBY FIELDS, wife of W.C. Fields, died May 23 after a five-year battle with leukemia. A memorial service was May 25 in Woodmont Baptist Church, Nashville. Memorial gifts can be made to the Associated Baptist Press Foundation, PO Box 23769, Jacksonville, FL 32241.
JASON RANTON is the new communications coordinator for Christ Church in Plano, Texas. He previously was a journalism professor for Baylor University.
MIRANDA LINDSEY married Daniel Bradley Feb. 16, 2002 in the chapel on the campus of Texas Baptist Children's Home and Family Services, where she is the public relations manager. Daniel, a construction manager for Lennar Homes, is the son of Jerry Bradley, president of TBCHFS, and Linda Bradley, a TBCHFS development associate.
MIKE DUDUIT has resigned as executive vice president for Union University, Jackson, Tenn. He now is president/CEO of Preaching Resources, Inc., Brentwood, Tenn.
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SHAWN HENDRICKS is a new staff writer for the International Mission Board. Previously, he was a news writer for Word&Way in Missouri.
DIANE REASONER has a new grandson, Kole, born in April, son of former BCA member Rich Reasoner, formerly of the Georgia Christian Index. Diane is the communications director for the Georgia Baptist Convention and
the outgoing BCA president.
TIM YARBROUGH is a media strategist for the North American Mission Board. Previously, he was director of communications and technology services for the Missouri Baptist Convention.
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NEW ADDRESS
Please note that BCA has a new mailing address:
Baptist Communicators Association
1715-K South Rutherford Blvd. #295
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
NEW BCA MEMBERS:
Danny Atkeisson is the Communications Department Director for the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas.
Jenny Brannan is the Communications Secretary for the Georgia Baptist Convention.
Chele Carr works at Oklahoma Baptist University as a Graphic Artist in the Office of Public Relations.
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Paul Carr is Director of Creative Services at Baylor University.
Sean Copley is a Graphic Designer for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.
Jennifer Phillips serves as a Public Relations Assistant with the Louisiana Baptist Convention.
Manda Roten is a Staff Writer at the International Mission Board.
David Weaver works as the News and Sports Information Director at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall.
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Iris White is the Associate Editor of Baptist Life for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware.
Laurel Davis, Consultant, Georgia Baptist Convention
Vince Garrett, Media Strategist, North American Mission Board
Jackie Hardy, Director of Public Relations, Gerogia Baptist Children's Homes and Family Ministries
Jordana Megonigal, Project Manager, South Carolina Baptist Convention
Andy Murphy, Audio Visual Assistant, South Carolina Baptist Convention
Ian Richardson, Director of Communication Services, Mississippi Baptist Convention Board
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Communication Specialist
WMU is seeking an individual to initiate and implement proactive public relations/communication strategies with internal and external audiences; and to coordinate the organization's public relations function. Qualified candidates must have an undergraduate degree in public relations, communications, or journalism and a minimum of three years related work
experience. Previous experience writing and reporting within the Southern Baptist denomination is desired. Forward resume to WMU, Attn Human Resources, 100 Missionary Ridge, Birmingham, AL 35242, fax 205-995-4827, or email hr@wmu.org.
Please go to www.baptistcommunicators.org/placement.htm
for a current listing of positions.
NEWS ITEMS
Send items for the BCA newsletter to Keith Beene at bca.office@att.net or newsletter editor Kristi Hodge at khodge@flbaptist.org
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