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Mr. Matthew P. Payne Lay Canon for Administration Diocese of Fond du Lac Mr. Aran Walter

Vestry School 2012 The Diocese of Eau Claire The Diocese of Fond du Lac. Communication is Key: Tools Modern and Ancient. Mr. Matthew P. Payne Lay Canon for Administration Diocese of Fond du Lac Mr. Aran Walter Youth Pastor St. Thomas, Menasha Diocese of Fond ud Lac. Goals for Today.

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Mr. Matthew P. Payne Lay Canon for Administration Diocese of Fond du Lac Mr. Aran Walter

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  1. Vestry School 2012 The Diocese of Eau Claire The Diocese of Fond du Lac Communication is Key:Tools Modern and Ancient Mr. Matthew P. Payne Lay Canon for Administration Diocese of Fond du Lac Mr. Aran Walter Youth Pastor St. Thomas, Menasha Diocese of Fond ud Lac

  2. Goals for Today • To understand the communication process. • To improve your knowledge of practicalmethods and tools to improve the ability of your congregation to communicate messages.

  3. What is Communication Human communication is the processof making senseout of the world and sharing that sense with others.

  4. Process CONTEXT

  5. Process SENDER CONTEXT

  6. Process SENDER Message CONTEXT

  7. Process SENDER CHANNEL CHANNEL Message CONTEXT

  8. Process NOISE SENDER CHANNEL CHANNEL Message CONTEXT

  9. Process NOISE SENDER RECEIVER CHANNEL CHANNEL Message CONTEXT

  10. Process NOISE SENDER RECEIVER CHANNEL CHANNEL Message CONTEXT FEEDBACK

  11. Process as a Christian Honesty You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor -Ex. 20:16 Speak the truth -Eph. 4:15 Therefore, putting away lying, each one speak truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another -Eph. 4:25

  12. We don't change the message, the message changes us.

  13. Process as a Christian Encouragement Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one. -Col. 4:6 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. -Pr. 16:24 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification, according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear. -Eph. 4:29 Let us pursue the things which make for peace and building up of one another -Rom. 14:19

  14. Towards Better Communication • Radical Transformations • Source(s) of news • More online than from newspapers • Much more for 18-29 year olds • Multiple channels for one message • Access when sought

  15. Towards Better Communication • Both/and, not either/or. • Presence and repetition. • Too much work / Information overload

  16. Towards Better Communication • Information Overload • Misinformation? • Misunderstanding? • Poor Decisions? • Information Filtering

  17. Towards Better Communication Pressing the flesh / Word of Mouth Pastoral Visits Announcements during Services Posters / Flyers Newspaper Ads Phone Calls Sermons Forums Bulletins / Newsletters (many now online) Email Websites Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, RSS Feeds) Texting Audio (Podcasts) Video (Streaming, YouTube, Webinars)

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