I just wanted to let you all know about an upcoming event that you might be interested in. Please read the details below; if you're in the Portland Metro area, we'd love to have you there as part of the live audience.
What: Oregon Conference Communication Forum “Video in My Ministry”
When: Thursday December 2, 2010, 6:30pm
Where: Sunnyside Seventh-day Adventist Church, 10501 SE Market St, Portland OR 97216-2951 Map It >>
Who: Anyone involved, or interested in becoming involved, in a communication ministry in their church, school, or local community.
This Communication Forum will be a round table discussion on video systems. If your church is looking to start or increase your video ministry this will give you some insight into 3 possible HD video systems. Cameras, video switchers, storage devices... and costs. The roundtable participants will be Joe Christensen, Richard Crowley and Tim Adams (see below).
Come connect with people who share the same interests.
Learn about new communication methods.
Give us input on how we can help you communicate better.This event will be streamed live right here on this page: www.orgccommunication.adventistnw.org/communication-forum
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Respect Yourself
I have lost track of the number of times that I have been approached at the last second by a program coordinator or leader and asked to provide something that I am not prepared for and have to disappoint them by saying no. They don't seem to understand that I can't just pull a miracle out of my hat and that creates a rift.
As a leader and/or coordinator, it's important to realize that unless all of your wishes are expressed ahead of time, there is no way that we can be ready for what you want. I, for one, try to be proactive in my communication and coordination with leaders, but when you ask for something that we never discussed, you may or may not get it. I will not bend over backwards to make it happen. We, as techs, need to be strong enough to be firm on boundaries and reasonable requests and expectations without worrying about people "not liking us" or "thinking less of us."
If people think we are unreasonable because we can't read their thoughts ahead of time, that's on them, not us. We are there to support, yes, but not at the expense of making someone who can't plan and think ahead look good.
Thoughts?
As a leader and/or coordinator, it's important to realize that unless all of your wishes are expressed ahead of time, there is no way that we can be ready for what you want. I, for one, try to be proactive in my communication and coordination with leaders, but when you ask for something that we never discussed, you may or may not get it. I will not bend over backwards to make it happen. We, as techs, need to be strong enough to be firm on boundaries and reasonable requests and expectations without worrying about people "not liking us" or "thinking less of us."
If people think we are unreasonable because we can't read their thoughts ahead of time, that's on them, not us. We are there to support, yes, but not at the expense of making someone who can't plan and think ahead look good.
Thoughts?
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