Professional Development
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Read ArticleMaximize Your Office Space to Increase Productivity
It feels so good to get things done and mark items off your to-do list. Sometimes, you’re in a groove, and everything is clicking. Other times, you can barely think, and you can’t seem to...
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Read ArticleBullet Journaling: An Analog System to Aid Digital Creativity
Throw out the phrase “bullet journal” in conversation, and you’ll likely get a variety of responses: everything from “Oh, I’m not ‘arsty’ enough for that,” to “This is the single greatest...
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Read ArticleHow to Find Joy in Your To-Do List
I’m always impressed by a good marketing strategy, and the folks at Netflix have shown once again they know how to market. On January 1, 2019, the day when New Year’s resolutions are...
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28:08Watch VideoAdjusting Your Schedule to Get More Productive and Creative
Knowing the “science of timing” can help us to prioritize when we dig into a particular project, based on when we are typically at our best for each kind of work. Hear what DCE and church communicator
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Read ArticleAdjusting Your Schedule to Get More Productive and Creative
One of my greatest struggles working in a communications role for a church is finding the balance between executing existing plans or ideas and finding space for creativity and...
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16:03Watch VideoResources for Continuing Education in the Church
Our churches can’t always afford to hire people to fill each role we need to do the ministry God has called us to do. That doesn’t mean, however, that God doesn’t provide exactly what we need to accom
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Read ArticleResources for Continuing Education in the Church
In a perfect world, our churches would have all the financial means to employ ginormous staffs who can serve both the people in our congregations and the communities around us. We’d...
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Read ArticleDo We Become Less Human as We Interact with Androids?
On May 25, 2018, Quantic Dream released their much anticipated seventh game, Detroit: Become Human. (Warning: Link launches trailer, which contains swearing.) After spending a week or...
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24:47Watch VideoPeace in the Chaos: Managing Stress during Holy Week
What can we do when the schedule is packed and we feel like we’re juggling twelve things while hopping on one foot and playing a banjo? Here are some tips from Pastor Daniel Ross about managing stress
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Read ArticlePeace in the Chaos: Managing Stress During Holy Week
This is not a usual Concordia Technology Solutions blog post. In fact, there will be very little discussion about technology at all. No trends, no flashing doodads, no talk about social...
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Read Article4 Tips for Using Google Chrome Efficiently
I love finding tricks and "secret" ways to do things easier. When I was growing up, my brothers and I played lots of video games together. I remember always trying to look online and...
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Read ArticleInterview with a Church Communication Professional - Rebecca Thomas (Part 2)
Part two of a two part series on Church Communication Professionals.
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Read ArticleInterview with a Church Communication Professional - Rebecca Thomas (Part 1)
Part one of a two part series on Church Communication Professionals. In the world of church communications, it is important for us to learn from each other and share what works...
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Read Article3 Dangers of Over-Communication
Think all of the ways a person, group, or ministry can communicate information at your church. More than likely your church has a website, a bulletin, church announcements (both verbal...
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Read Article7 Church Communication Resolutions
Happy New Year! It’s 2017 and people are setting goals, making resolutions and sharing various ways they plan to better themselves in coming 12 months. Although I’m not necessarily one...
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Read Article10 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Using Facebook
Facebook is a fantastic tool for church workers. It allows us to interact with our members and communities outside our church walls in ways that we never could. While Facebook is...
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Read ArticleDealing with Destructive Criticism (Part 2)
Criticism is hard to take. We all want to just have everybody happy with us and our performance. After writing an article on how to deal with criticism I had a few requests to go into...
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Read ArticleDealing with Destructive Criticism (Part 1)
Criticism is hard to take. We all want to just have everybody happy with us and our performance. After writing an article on how to deal with criticism I had a few requests to go into...
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Read ArticleHow to Best Deal with Criticism
Someone once told me that being a church worker is like living in a fish bowl. What they forgot to mention was that sometimes people threw rocks at the bowl. Anything public will draw...
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Read ArticleInterview with a Church Communication Professional - Meredith (Part 2)
Part two of a two part series on Church Communication Professionals. In the world of church communications, it is important for us to learn from each other and share what works and...
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