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May 2003
BCA News
President’s
Message
Annual Meeting Report
New Members
Volunteer Opportunities
Grapevine
How to Submit News Items
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
San Diego and BCA: A Winning Combination!
If you missed the recent Baptist Communicators Association annual meeting in
San Diego, you missed one of the best workshops yet. (And I’m not just saying
that because I’m president this year!)
I would like to thank Terry Barone and the entire communications staff
of the California Southern Baptist Convention for hosting us and providing
world-class hospitality. Thanks also go to Mark Wyatt of California
Baptist University, who served as co-program vice president.
It was refreshing to start the workshop with the awards competition Thursday
night instead of waiting until the last day of the conference. That way we were
able to congratulate the winners for the next two days!
Conferences and key notes were relevant and well attended. I especially enjoyed
David Riley, president of David Riley Associates, Newport Beach.
Riley’s keynote, “Institutional Identity and Branding,” was
thought-provoking and exhaustive (in the way the subject matter was covered).
With big-name clients numbering in the hundreds ? including Disney, Universal
Studios, Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Graham. Riley is truly one of the
top identity and branding practitioners in the field.
Rick Warren’s timely presentation on “How to Last in the Ministry”
Thursday was an excellent prelude to our Saturday field trip to Saddleback
Church. Warren encouraged BCA members not to allow daily deadlines to rob their
job of life. “Jesus enjoyed life,” said Warren. “Every seventh day God
told us to rest. Most our time pressures are
self- inflicted. Figure out what’s really important in your life and don’t
worry about the rest.”
On Saturday we were treated to performances by the Saddleback praise band.
After attending the Saturday worship service, BCA members enjoyed a meal with
the staff and Warren autographed copies of the best-selling book, The
Purpose Driven Life.
Without a doubt, the most-important event during the week was the mission trip
to Tijuana, Mexico. Seven BCA members and their families arrived early to
provide food, clothing and a message of hope in Christ to residents of
Riverside Dump in Tijuana. The mission trip was coordinated by Mark Snowden,
BCA missions vice president. You can read more about the trip here at http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=15848.
See Cam Tracy's photos at this address: http://www.uu.edu/personal/tracy/events/bca/2003/
It certainly was a hot time (actually it wasn’t hot at all) in San Diego. The
annual BCA worship is always the highlight of my professional development and
networking calendar. If you missed this year’s event, please make plans now
to attend the 2004 workshop to be held in St. Louis where we’ll be
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Baptist
Communicators Association.
Tim Yarbrough
BCA President 2002-03
ANNUAL MEETING REPORT
Nearly 70 Baptist Communicators Association members attended the annual
workshop and awards ceremony April 24-26 in San Diego, Calif.
Highlights of the event included a site visit and worship experience at
Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Forest, Calif., and a presentation
of “The Purpose-Driven Life” message by pastor Rick Warren.
Other guest speakers were David Riley, president of David Riley
Associates advertising design firm, and John Grable, owner of the
StoryCafe production company. The meeting also featured various professional
development seminars on marketing, advertising and
photography.
Grand-prize winners announced at the awards banquet were:
--Arthur S. Davenport Award in public relations: Denise Cook of
FamilyNet for “TruthQuest: California.”
--M.E. Dodd Award in audio-visual communications: R. Martin Coleman and Bernie
Hargis of FamilyNet for “Saints and Strangers.”
--Fon H. Scofield Award in photography: James Yates of the International
Mission Board for “No Place for a Woman.”
--Frank Burkhalter Award in newswriting: Sherri Brown of the Georgia
Baptist Convention for “The Foster Parent Trap.”
--Leonard Holloway Award in feature writing: Chris Turner of the
International Mission Board for “Gentle Perseverance.”
--Albert McClellan Award for print media and design: Baylor University’s
Office of Public Relations for “Baylor University Vision 2012.”
--Exceptional Achievement Award in interactive communications: LifeWay
Church Resources’ Advertising-Promotion Department for “Fuge 2003.”
In a business session, members voted to change BCA bylaws to simplify the
approval process for new members and to change the title of the newsletter
editor to communications vice president to reflect expanded duties.
Doug Rogers, communications coordinator for the Alabama Baptist State
Board of Missions, was elected president. Other newly elected officers are Jan
Kelley, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, vice president-elect; Paul
Huse, Missouri Baptist College and Ruthie Critten, Hannibal-LaGrange
University, co-program vice president; Allen Spencer, Rocky Mountain
Baptist newspaper, vice president program-elect; Randy Cowling,
Kansas/Nebraska Baptist Digest, membership vice president; Sara Horn,
LifeWay Christian Resources, communications vice president; Joe Conway,
North American Mission Board, missions vice president; Cathy Humphrey,
Georgia Baptist Developmental Disabilities Ministries, awards chairman; Mark
Snowden, International Mission Board, professional development coordinator;
Jerilyn Armstrong, Annuity Board, treasurer; and Chip Turner,
FamilyNet, historian.
The 2004 workshop, marking the 50th anniversary of BCA, will be held in
St. Louis, Mo. Dates for this event have not yet been determined.
NEW MEMBERS
SHARON MAGER is a staff writer for BaptistLIFE in Columbia, Md.
KAREN WILLOUGHBY owns her own freelance writing business called, For All
Your Writing Needs. She is based in Salem, Ore.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
WEB HELP NEEDED: International Mission Board Opportunities for Service
--The IMB’s Southern Asia Region and East Africa Region both are requesting
volunteers to help them develop a web presence. Media strategists overseas will
provide art and content; you provide the expertise in putting it together!
Contact Mark Snowden,
msnowden@imb.org.
-- Several teams of missionaries have requested assistance putting together
webs. If you can donate a master design, they’ll work to keep it updated. If
you can assist for one year or longer, please let them know. Contact
PeopleTeams.org (550+ webs, however about two dozen are under construction) at peopleteams@hotmail.com.
GRAPEVINE
W.C. FIELDS, namesake of BCA’s Wilmer C. Fields Awards Competition,
and Lawanna McIver of Dallas were married April 12 at Wilshire Baptist
Church in Dallas. Lawanna has hosted more than 300 television talk shows
and is a popular speaker to religious and civic groups. The couple plan to
settle in Nashville.
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 kristi_hodge@pba.edu.
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