Column Title: Fanning the Flame: Reigniting the Joy of Christian Communication for Pastor, Pew, and Public Column Entry: “A Sustainable Metric for Christian Communication” By Joseph Bird, PhD, MDiv, William Carey University Column Description: Preaching and teaching are public communication art and science, but never easy. It is especially difficult when we lose the joy we once had to effectively communicate God’s …
Column Entry, “Meaning in Chaos and Collapse: Reflections from the Past,” by Mark Williams
Column Title: Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance Column Entry: “Meaning in Chaos and Collapse: Reflections from the Past” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento July 2024 / June 2024 / May 2024 / November 2022 / October 2022 / March 2022 / February 2022 / November 2021 / October 2021 / …
Column entry, “A Map is Needed,” by Robert Stephen Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “A Map is Needed” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with a daily choice of …
Column entry, “Language, Grace-ful Order, and Christian Communication,” by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “Language, Grace-ful Order, and Christian Communication” By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek personal or political advancement; Christ seeks …
Column Entry, Leadership Life Stories, “The Breath of Communication,” by Chris Hamstra
Column Title: Leadership Life Stories: Communicating and Leading through Your Story Column Entry: “The Breath of Communication” By Chris Hamstra, PhD, Davenport University Description: There is a power when people come together to share stories. As people of faith, the practice and process of storytelling helps us understand ourselves, our communities, and our organizations. When combined with leadership, stories provide examples of how …
Column Entry, Let’s Talk Family, “Christian Family Practices: Worship as an Expression of Awe”
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practices: Worship as an Expression of Awe” By Jonathan Pettigrew, PhD, Arizona State University; Diane Badzinski, PhD, Colorado Christian University Column Description: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing is a monthly column offering a space to consider research-based, biblically-sound practices for family communication. …
Communication Devotional, The “Magic Bullet” Theory of Communication, by Donna Elkins
The “Magic Bullet” Theory of Communication? May my teaching drop as the rain, my speech distill as the dew, like gentle rain upon the tender grass, and like showers upon the herb. Deuteronomy 32: 2 (NIV) Being a teacher is an intimidating role. Too often inexperienced teachers think the “magic bullet” theory applies to their teaching work. The “magic bullet” …
New Vlog Entry, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies, with Stephanie Bennett
Today we look at Marilyn McEntyre’s book, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies. Our discussion involves finding ways to overcome the challenges of living in a world where lying and all its cousins (propaganda, manipulation, expletives, and other abuses of language) seem perfectly okay as long as there is money to be made. A healthy society is careful about the …
Column entry, “truths or Truth,” by Brandon Knight
Column Title: In Search of Right Words: Saint Augustine, Rhetoric, and Preaching By Brandon Knight, Ph.D. William Carey University September: “truths or Truth” Column Description: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in his work On Christian Doctrine, illustrates the important relationship between preaching and rhetoric. Even in his day, many questioned what use the church could possibly gain from the study of oratory. …
Column Entry, Doubting Faith, by Mark Williams
Column Title: Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance Column Entry: “Doubting Faith” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento June 2024 / May 2024 / November 2022 / October 2022 / March 2022 / February 2022 / November 2021 / October 2021 / September 2021 / August 2021 / June-July 2021 / April-May 2021 …
