Archive for October, 2005
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Monday, October 31st, 2005Malaria–The Preventable Scourge
Monday, October 31st, 2005Every thirty seconds malaria takes the life
of a child around the world. Seven of nine deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa.
The tragedy is compounded by a stark reality–malaria is preventable. These
deaths are not beyond our ability to prevent them.
Every thirty seconds malaria takes the life of a child someplace in the world. [...]
A Melancholy Moment
Monday, October 31st, 2005Driving into New York this evening led to a
melancholy moment that caught me unexpectedly.
As I rode the cab ride in from LaGuardia this evening I experienced unexpected feelings of melancholy. A clear Fall night in Manhattan is a real gift. The air is warm but cool enough for shirtsleeves. The light slices [...]
Out of Control Budget Processes
Monday, October 24th, 2005I like the conference treasurers I know. I
think they are good, responsible people. I don’t think they are communicators,
and some don’t seem to be, how shall I put it, politically
astute.
I read with a bit of shock a memo from a conference treasurer announcing the passage of a resolution by the treasurer’s association calling [...]
Rebuilding After Katrina
Friday, October 21st, 2005The United Methodist Church is calling for
rebuilding after Katrina to be done through conversation around a table that
includes everyone who is concerned.
The United Methodist Church is calling for rebuilding after Katrina to be done through conversation around a table that includes everyone who is concerned. The text of the paid commentary follows:
In Rebuilding, [...]
United Methodists and Gays
Friday, October 21st, 2005In a New York Times article under the byline
of Neela Banerjee, the debate about gay and lesbian ordination and the
disciplining of a pastor in Virginia for refusing a gay man membership in a
local congregation is reviewed.
A New York Times article by Neela Banerjee this morning presents a balanced review of the discussion occurring within The [...]
A Good Week
Friday, October 21st, 2005It’s been an interesting week. A good
week.
(Revised 10:30 am)
It’s been an interesting week, a good week. We’ve been working on getting the voice of the church into the public dialogue. We learned this week that a community-based anti-malaria program to be launched December 5 in Sierra Leone in partnership with the General [...]
The Communication Challenge
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005Today it’s necessary to deliver messages in
several media, or to decide to rely on a few media and not serve the audience
that doesn’t use those media.
Recently as I stood in a line at a meeting a man asked me when UMCom, the organization I work for, is moving to cellphone-based message delivery. He then [...]
New Media
Tuesday, October 18th, 2005One day’s news provides a window on the pace
of change as new media slip into our lives.
The change wrought by new media is unrelenting. The news on any given day can provide a window through which we see how profoundly new media and new incarnations of old media slip into our lives and change [...]
Communication is About More Than the Delivery System
Sunday, October 16th, 2005The discussion of communication at the annual
meeting of the United Methodist Association of Communicators this weekend
reminded me of my experience several years ago when I worked for the National
Council of Churches as the communications officer for Church World Service. I
learned very quickly that the concern within the Council in those days was not
to get [...]