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Rewrite the negative to bring about the positive By Casey Tom Rev. Jonathan Brooks, Senior Pastor of Canaan Community Church and author of “Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods,” shared how his neighborhood rewrote its negative...

By Nadine Monn In her workshop, “Drinking from a Hydrant of Data and Using It Wisely,” Heidi Thompson presented the philosophy she follows to make sense of the data she receives in her publishing and communications work. Though she loves numbers, Thompson...

By Brian Gray It’s not a question if your organization will have a crisis, but rather when it will happen. So best be prepared in advance to handle whatever comes. That was the message of Katherine Kerr Kubatzky, APR, during a breakout session on crisis...

Wilbur Award winners receive a handcrafted stained-glass trophy and national recognition for their work. CHICAGO — Wilbur Award winners represent a diverse, but exclusive group of communicators who have thoughtfully brought religious issues and spiritual...

By Julie Brinker While the #MeToo movement may seem like a difficult topic to discuss openly, three scholars were able to speak to this, not just with empathy, but with passion and conviction at the second plenary of #RCCACP2019. The #MeToo movement has...

By Eric Shafer The focus of this workshop was getting faith news into secular media. Presenter is Ryan Koch and it all took place at the recent Religion Communicators Council National Convention meeting in Chicago. Ryan John Koch is the LDS Director of...

By Deb Christian Are you looking for a way to improve your skills and earn a credential that can advance your career? Consider beginning the process to earn Accredited in Public Relations (APR) certification. “Be a Leader in Your Field” is the title of a...

By Joshua Kagi In less than a generation, the role of a journalist has changed significantly. Stories which were once produced by teams of four or five people in traditional newsrooms are now expected to be produced by a single journalist. There are new...

By Cherilyn Williams The room was chilly but the spirit warm when President Jackie Fuller called the annual meeting of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) to order on Thursday, April 11. Executive Director Shirley Struchen reported that RCC has 420...

By Susan Gottshall The smallest details so often tell the biggest tales. In the case of the Communication Research and Planning workshop at RCC’s 2019 annual conference, it was the punctuation in the featured PowerPoint’s title that gave it up. That...

By Brian Fesler More than a hundred journalists, editors, publishers and other communications professionals convened April 10 at the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago for the combined annual conventions of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) and...

By Kathy Williams Matt Preven, sales engineer at Sizmek, absolutely delivered a home run with his workshop presentation on the importance of engagement in social media on opening day of RCC’s joint convention with Associated Church Press (ACP) in Chicago....