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By Joan Gaylord One wouldn’t say we “enjoyed” our visit to Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights. A more accurate response to the powerful exhibits might be “inspired” and sometimes “heart-rending.” Overall, RCC members found the visit to Atlanta’s new...

Stories about race in America lead the 2018 Wilbur Awards By Skyler Nimmons 2018 Wilbur Award winners (photo by Malinda Rawls) ATLANTA — Days after the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his birthplace of...

Reframing diversity and inclusion By Curtis Ramsey-Lucas Ana Toro (photo by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas) Has your organization examined its programming, messages, materials, graphics, website, images, and committees for racial and cultural balance? Have you...

RCC elects Board of Governors, hears reports at annual business meeting By Jeff Huett, APR Bud Heckman (photo by Andy and Malinda Rawls) ATLANTA (April 6, 2018) — Members of the Religion Communicators Council heard updates on implementation of the...

Be prepared: copyright, trademark and privacy laws do affect religion communication By Amelia Tucker-Shaw Cayce Myers (photo by Andy and Malinda Rawls) The Religion Communicators Council national convention held in Atlanta, Georgia the weekend on the...

Breaking through noise requires research, planning by Katherine Kerr, APR Gurwin Singh Ahuja (photo by George Conklin) While the campaign to portray American Sikhs in a positive light was almost immediately successful, the campaign itself was years in the...

Annual reports tell your story one year at a time By Colleen Dorner Philip Poole, APR (photo by George Conklin) Philip Poole, APR, executive director of university communication at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, presented a workshop on producing...

By Douglas F. Cannon, APR Faith communities have retreated from moral leadership in the post-civil-rights era, the Rev. Dr. Robert Franklin told RCC members April 6. Some faith communities have drifted toward social assimilation and linked religious beliefs...

Building relationships is key in communication leadership By Lisa Webb Lanette Hart (photo by Andy and Malinda Rawls) During the second day of the 2018 Religion Communicators Council Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, Lanette Hart, APR, CPRC, founder and...

By Mat McDermott As religious communicators we naturally want to appeal to the best in humanity, Kurt Gwartney, Senior Director of Seminary Relations for Phillips Theological Seminary, told RCC conference attendees during Friday’s “Tools for Working Smarter...

Enhancing your story with digital media by Joey Butler John Blake (photo by George Conklin) John Blake, who writes about race and religion for CNN, is an old-school print journalist who “remembers what it’s like to cover a boring city council...

Reach your audience with these six steps By Terri Lackey Erin Fitzgerald (photo by George Conklin) Reaching an audience with your organization’s advocacy message requires six communications steps, said two Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)...