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Fr. James (Jim) Gardiner has been named the Chair of Religion Communication Congress 2020. Currently the director of special projects at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington, D.C., Jim is a Bronx-born Franciscan Friar of the Atonement...

Religion Communicators Council to accept submissions until Jan. 24 (extended to January 31, 2020). NEW YORK — The Religion Communicators Council is accepting entries for the 2020 Wilbur Awards. Secular communicators have until Jan. 24, 2020 (extended to...

On March 17-21, 2020, members from more than 100 Cooperating Organizations will join together at Religion Communication Congress 2020: Communicating Faith in the Public Square (RCCongress 2020) to access tools and information that reflects current...

By Paul Chaffee Socrates’ judgment that “the unexamined life is not worth living” resonates 2500 years later, applying not only to our lives but to the work we do, including magazines, books, videos, podcasts, campaigns, and everything else religious...

By Jeff Huett CHICAGO — Illustrating his points on photography and graphic design with beautiful images he took himself, Ted Glasoe, an artist and designer specializing in images of Lake Michigan, led a session of publication editors as part of the joint...

By Kurt Gwartney With a quick list of seven tips for podcast success, Christian Piatt with Square Core Media told the Associated Church Press (ACP) and Religion Communicators Council (RCC) members that podcasting should be part of any group’s brand and media...

Prepare for the difficult interview before it happens By Curtis Ramsey-Lucas Are you prepared for a confrontational interview? Have you considered the most difficult, awkward or embarrassing questions you might be asked? Have you planned brief responses to...

By Steven Martin What makes a good editor? Someone with a clear vision and able to effectively communicate that idea to writers, especially freelancers. Charles Whitaker, in his workshop, “Working with Freelancers,” continued the Management Track into Friday...

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...