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Free and Low Cost Online Training: Editing

Punctuation, spelling, grammar, style, calculations, accuracy, tone – editors review all of these in the editing process. If you are learning to edit or want to refresh your skills, there are free and low cost courses for that!

January – May 2024 Communications Webinars

The webinar series for marketing and communications staff serving in missions organizations continues into 2024. Check out the webinars I’ll be hosting on the Missio Nexus website from January to May 2024.

Free Online Training: Writing

If you are your team are searching for training related to writing, consider taking a free course. Check out what Magazine Training International (MTI), Poynter Institute, and others have to offer.

Free Online Training: Worldview and Mission for Communicators

If you serve a mission agency in communications and marketing, it is critical for you to develop a strong sense of how a Christian worldview and God’s Mission apply to your work. Both shape the way you share the message of your organization with the public. Two webinars available on YouTube (and posted here) will challenge you in these areas.

Update on the 2023 Mission Leaders Conference

The 2023 Missio Nexus Mission Leaders Conference was from September 27-29 in Orlando, Florida. Thankfully, there wasn’t a hurricane during it like we encountered last year! The theme was “Shift – Rapid Social Transformation and the Gospel.”

Free Online Training: Journalism Basics

Telling journalistic stories is a critical way that organizational communicators, like you, can share about your organization’s cause. To do that well, you need to cultivate the same skills as a good journalist: knowing how to discover and develop a story, cultivate sources, research, and conduct meaningful interviews. I’ve compiled a list of several online courses that can help you in all of these areas.

Check Out the October 2023 EMQ

The October 2023 issue of EMQ looks at the intersection of healthcare and missions. From hospitals to clinics to primary care, healthcare continues to open opportunities for the gospel to be shared.

New Book: Essentials for People Care and Development

I’m excited to announce a new book that I’ve served as co-editor of over the last 10 or so months has just been released: Essentials of People Care and Development.

God is Moving in the Amazon Region

At the end of July, I spent about 10 days in south-central Brazil to meet with groups involved with indigenous communities in Brazil and surrounding nations.

August – December 2023 Communications Webinars

The webinar series for marketing and communications staff serving in missions organizations continues through until the end of 2023. Check out the webinars I’ll be hosting on the Missio Nexus website from August to December 2023.