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July 2002
BCA News
San Diego workshop update
September officers meeting
Crisis Communications Conference
BCA members meet during SBC
Greetings from BCA President
Reminder: Membership renewals due
New members
Grapevine
Job opportunities
How to submit news items
PLANS IN PROGRESS FOR SAN DIEGO WORKSHOP
The 2003 Baptist Communicators Association annual workshop will be April 24-26 at the San Diego Marriott - Mission Valley in San Diego, Calif. The hotel is located 10 minutes from the airport and within walking distance of shopping and restaurants.
One of the keynote speakers will be Rick Warren of Saddleback Valley Community Church. Potential locations for field trips are Saddleback Church, the San Diego zoo, or a San Diego Padres baseball game.
FEEDBACK REQUESTED: The planning committee would like to hear your ideas regarding workshop topics: E-mail Terry Barone at
tbarone@csbc.com.
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SEPTEMBER OFFICERS MEETING
BCA officers will gather for their annual business meeting in September in Alpharetta, Ga. The specific date and location of the meeting will be announced at a later date.
If you have an item of business that you would like the officers to discuss, contact BCA president Tim Yarbrough at
tyarbrough@namb.net.
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CONFERENCE OFFERED ON CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
Ministers will have a rare opportunity to be trained in speaking to the news media at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 20-21, 2002.
The "Conference on Crisis Communications for Ministers" will be held from 7 p.m. Friday until 4 p.m. Saturday, and is open to ministers of all denominations.
Fees for the course are $50 per participant if registered prior to Sept. 1, $60 if registered prior to Sept. 19 and $70 at the door. If two or more ministers are from the same church, the fee for each will be $40. The fee for seminary students is $25.
For more information on this seminar, call Gary Morey at 817-292-1931.
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BCA MEMBERS MEET DURING SBC
About 20 members attended a BCA fellowship during the SBC annual meeting June 11 in St. Louis. Among those who attended was Diane Reasoner, immediate past president of BCA.
"I thoroughly enjoyed serving as president and I am very pleased with the response of the new members to the organization," said Diane, communications director for the Georgia Baptist Convention. "I could not have asked for a better slate of officers to serve with me. Thanks to all of them."
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GREETINGS FROM BCA PRESIDENT
BCA: Is it Time for Regional Chapters?
By Tim Yarbrough
In preparation to serve as BCA president, I decided it was time to re-acquaint myself with the bylaws of our organization. After all, how else would I know what I'm supposed to be doing?
In reality, past-president Diane Reasoner and ever-present BCA administrative coordinator Keith Beene did a champion job of getting me ready to "handle the gavel" this year.
What I found in the bylaws re-affirmed why I've maintained BCA membership through the years.
Article 2 pretty much sums it up. BCA is designed "to assist Baptist personnel in communications in professional growth and fulfillment, to share useful ideas and enable members to do effective communications planning and achieve superior results" and "to provide a reinforcing fellowship for members and give recognition for outstanding professional achievement."
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We'll, if you've been to a BCA annual workshop, you've seen these tenants played out during numerous seminars, conferences, fellowship opportunities and the ever-popular awards competitions.
But Article 2 goes on to state that BCA works "to establish and maintain the highest ethical and professional standards" and "to increase the understanding and appreciation among Baptists for the work of communications in the service of Baptist causes."
Perhaps it's time to re-emphasize these last two articles … and here's one way we might do it:
Among the items approved by membership at the workshop this past April in Louisville was the piloting of regional BCA chapters. By creating smaller regional and/or city chapters, the idea is that the work of BCA would become more localized, and thus, have much more local visibility and involvement. Back
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While a national Baptist organization provides great professional development and fellowship opportunities on an annual basis, regional chapters comprised of local Baptists would theoretically be more effective by meeting more often (say, once a month) and by providing a higher degree of visibility to the work of local Baptist communications practitioners. Additionally, I believe Baptist communicators who would have never been involved in a national organization might consider participating in a local group.
Never before has there been a greater need for emphasizing and maintaining high ethical and professional standards (Enron, WorldCom, etc.) As Christian communicators we're commanded by our Lord to do our work with honor and zeal (Romans 13:7 and 12:11).
A task force is being appointed by past-president Diane Reasoner to study the feasibility of regional chapters. Among their assignments is to investigate piloting the concept. If you have interest in regional BCA chapters, I encourage you to contact Diane at 770-936-5211 or
dreasoner@gabaptist.org.
As I start my duties as BCA president, I want you to know that I welcome any and all input regarding our organization. I know all the BCA officers would echo my sentiments that we're here to serve you. If there are problems, or should I say "opportunities for improvement," we want to know about them. We're here to fulfill the purposes of the above mentioned bylaws of BCA.
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May God richly bless your ministry this year and may He richly bless the work and purposes of the Baptist Communicators Association.
Tim Yarbrough
BCA President, 2002-03
tyarbrough@namb.net
BCA MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
It's time to pay your membership dues again. Dues reminders were sent the first week of July. Yearly membership is $75 for professional members and $25 for retired and student members.
Make checks payable to Baptist Communicators Association and send in care of Administrative Coordinator, 1715-K South Rutherford Blvd. #295, Murfreesboro, TN 37130.
If you need a renewal form, please contact Keith Beene at 615-904-0152 or at bca.office@att.net.
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NEW MEMBERS
DAVID BROWN is owner of Studio DB in Alpharetta, Ga.
KENT HARVILLE works as the corporate visuals coordinator at LifeWay Christian Resources.
CAREY NEWMAN is director of church relations at Baylor University.
JACOB SAVAGE is the creative director at Groove Design in Cordova, Tenn.
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GRAPEVINE
ANDREA ALDRIDGE, communications specialist for Alabama WMU, married Corey Knight on April 6. They live in Montgomery, Ala., where Andrea will continue in her post with the state WMU.
JENNIFER BAIRD married Beau Bekemeier June 8 at the World's Fair Pavilion, Forest Park, St. Louis. She is the assistant director of public relations and marketing for Missouri Baptist College in St. Louis. Beau is student minister for Central Baptist Church in Eureka, Mo.
RANDY DURHAM has become a senior producer for Trailblazer Studios in Raleigh, N.C. Randy formerly was president of Cornerstone Pictures Inc. His contact information is: Trailblazer Studios, 1610 Midtown Place, Raleigh, NC 27609; phone, 919-873-9333 ext. 229; e-mail,
randy@trailblazerstudios.com.
CHARLES WILLIS has retired from LifeWay Christian Resources after 34 years with the Southern Baptist publishing entity. Charles last served as LifeWay's senior media relations manager and interim director of communications. His e-mail address is:
charles.willis@worldnet.att.net.
MARK WYATT, editor of The California Southern Baptist, will become vice president for marketing and communications at California Baptist University, effective Aug. 1. He also will serve as assistant professor of communication arts. His new contact information will be: Dr. Mark Wyatt, vice president for Marketing and Communications, California Baptist University, 8452 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92504-3297. Telephone: 909-343-5052. E-mail:
mwyatt@calbaptist.edu.
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Associate Director of Communications: Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina seeks an Associate Director of Communications who will participate in all aspects of communications for this statewide agency. This person will be responsible for assisting BCH's Director of Communications, for writing news and feature articles promoting the agency, and for aiding in developing and maintaining media relations across the state. We are looking for an individual who
demonstrates initiative and enthusiasm; has excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills; strong organizational and leadership skills; and the ability to collaborate and interact effectively with our staff and constituents. A bachelor's degree in communications or related field a must with a minimum of three years related experience. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume and salary requirements to
Jim Edminson, Director of Communications, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC
27361-0338. Or email, jedminson@bchfamily.org (Deadline is July 30)
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HOW TO SUBMIT 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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