Our Generous Mind Team has been rather quiet on the blog this week because we were very involved in this year's Evangelical Press Association (EPA) event here in Colorado Springs. This is a wonderful conference for writers, editors, designers, marketers, etc. It is highly focused on learning and equipping and has a ton of very practical value.
We led a workshop, participated in two panels and also helped coordinate the EPA twitter strategy using the #EPA2012 hashtag. Here are the wrapups from each of the days of the conference. We hope that these ideas and fun insights are an encouragement to you as you strive to be a generous mind.
@tedolsen Ready to get going at #epa2012 - planners put together some very impressive workshops this
year
@agreermusic: Happy to be leading worship for #EPA2012 @EPAtweeter
at Colorado Springs' @FocusFamily !" // thnx 4
being here!
@EPAtweeter We will be hearing from Dr. Scott Todd from @compassion talking about the 58 partnership #epa2012
@DeWayneHamby We are awakening to a gospel that doesn't separate
demonstration from proclamation. - Dr. Scott Todd @truefast #EPA2012
@joshmcquaid The church of tomorrow won't interact with poverty as it
does now...how are we changing? Are we changing? Dr Scott Todd at #EPA2012
@generousmind Malaria kills a million kids every year, but 22 countries
recently cut their rates in half. Scott Todd #epa2012 // amazing
@DFRidings "God has given us everything to end extreme
poverty" -- Scott Todd. Wake up church! #EPA2012
@philoday Ending global poverty: $73 billion per year for 10 years.
All the resources needed exist, and it can get done. Scott Todd. #EPA2012
@sandraglahn Listening 2 Al Tompkins, Pointer Institute's lead spkr on
10 Laws of Multimedia Storytelling. #EPA2012
@generousmind Attending the seminar on mentoring at #epa2012. Mentoring triad: God-mentor-mentee. Are u being
mentored/mentoring.
@imrobertjohnson New media: story BEGINS on publication vs. old media: story
ENDS on publication. #EPA2012
@AnnHovsepian
#EPA2012 - Humour can be a
great way to break into secular markets (also think Amy Awards). @EPAtweeter
@joshduv How you curate your
content is everything! - @louannsabatier #EPA2012 Publishing Steps to
Take in 2012
@EPAtweeterAre you mentoring across
departmental lines? Creates org connectivity and greater learning. Dr. Liz
Selzer #epa2012
@DavidJMadeira Brush Fire Mobile - Successful app will cost over $100K
& need to include strategy, marketing & upkeep. Proceed w caution. #EPA2012
@AnnHovsepian Pause before the punchline; in written humour, spacing and
punctuation provide that pause. #EPA2012
@joshduv A publication may be WHAT you are, but branding is WHO you
are. Nobody buys/donates on fact alone. Brand = emotion. Critical!! #EPA2012
@lindacanup
@generousmind
- all content has an ecosystem, but we often choose to ignore it. #EPA2012
@AnnHovsepian Social media sites are the means, not the end, of your
influence as writer. - Al Tompkins #EPA2012
@mkvermillion Cause: an others-focused effort that allows community to
form and act to accomplish a specific goal. #EPA2012
@MegBiallas Session on generational differences and mentoring. Great
overview of 4 generations in the workplace. #EPA2012
@AnnHovsepian
What can you use besides text for your stories? Photos, video, audio, charts,
illustrations, interactive maps... #EPA2012. @EPAtweeter
@FocusFamily
Great having the Evangelical Press Association here on campus this week. Follow
@epatweeter
and #EPA2012.
@DeWayneHamby
Number one reason people don't even open your email - it's not relevant. @louannsabatier
#epa2012
@joshduv #EPA2012:
More young people are watching video. Increased by more than 100% in a year. //
90% of that's probably Justin Bieber music videos.
@MegBiallas
Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family, speaking now at #EPA2012. http://lockerz.com/s/207945158
@joshduv Key leadership quality: Know your heart as best you can. #EPA2012 Greatest weakness in Christian leaders: too much ego, too
little God
@brittanyklaus
@agreermusic
really appreciating your leading worship at EPA--loving the hymns. #EPA2012
@imrobertjohnson
sitting in the "Geeky Goodness" workshop with @atompkins.
you can check out some of the geeky goodness at http://aimfortheheart.com/cool-tools/
#EPA2012
@joshmcquaid
why we blog: because we never know how God might use our writing @ElsaKokColopy
#EPA2012
@joshduv New magazine model for content, design and publishing
requires three times the work of old model. #EPA2012
@imrobertjohnson Do you need to check the validity of a document or a photo,
check out the metadata that is attached with each file! #EPA2012
@brentrinehart
Great session on blogging from @elsakokcolopy #EPA2012! You have no idea
who will see your post & how they will be encouraged. So write!
@philoday
The Best and Worst Times to Post on Facebook, Twitter http://mashable.com/2012/05/09/best-time-to-post-on-facebook/
via #epa2012 @jadeatherage
@joshduv Inspiring, intense, encouraging, uplifting day at #EPA2012. You all are living, breathing, amazing stories. Keep
sharing your heart.
@JenicaBreLee
How do you cope with significant loss? Great session on starting over by Rusty
Wright today. They even prayed over me! #blessed #epa2012
@agreermusic
RT @generousmind
There is an inconclusiveness in hymns that I love. @agreermusic
// great way to discribe authenticity in hymns! #epa2012
@AnnHovsepian
As if the networking opportunities at #EPA2012 weren't great
enough, I get to soak in views such as this. Loving CO! http://pic.twitter.com/qyunp7Gs
@ryanksmith
RT @DeWayneHamby: So far my takeaway
from #EPA2012 is GO MOBILE. Need
to prioritize development on app and/or mobile-friendly site.
@imrobertjohnson
Keyboard shortcut for making brushes larger or smaller: use the brackets beside
the "P" -- [ or ] #EPA2012
@ryanksmith
Email is not a broadcast medium any more. It's effective for your core
audience, but not for cold calls. #epa2012
@lindacanup
Contextualize your content for the day. how will it benefit the people on a
given platform? @generousmind
#EPA2012
@imrobertjohnson
If you use Illustrator, you better be using artboards! #EPA2012
@josephvijayam
My seminar at #EPA2012 on picking the
right #technology
vendor is about to begin! Hope you will be there!
@joshduv
The best #writing
internships are those that actually let interns write/get published. This
requires more risk for manager. #EPA2012
@joshmcquaid
rebranding is about more than just how you look...it's how you live out your
brand #EPA2012
@imrobertjohnson
Does your internal image match your external image? This is an indicator of
your need for rebranding. #EPA2012
@DeWayneHamby
What a wonderful treat to hear a female choir from Azusa Pacific singing today
in the hall for FOTF during #EPA2012http://youtu.be/6JxMHMkQw78
@joshduv
When hiring #freelance #writers,
remember it's not just about the legal contracts but also about maintaining
good relationships. #EPA2012
@joshmcquaid
there's no outsourcing of a rebranding process...you have to make the internal
investment too #EPA2012
@juliawurst
Met the sweetest woman who spontaneously prayed for me at #epa2012. Love making these
connections!
@lindacanup: New EPA logo revealed #EPA2012 http://pic.twitter.com/v3drC7pS"
// check out the new logo!
@philoday
New logo for Evangelical Press Association. RGB colors reflect explosion of
digital content. @EPAtweeter
#EPA2012 http://pic.twitter.com/WFU1Vb1a
@joshduv
Starting the ideal editor workshop at #EPA2012. "Editors make the
difference between a piece of work and a piece of art."
@MegBiallas
OMG. Leif and @mafeinberg
are treating us to chocolate and strawberries for the last workshop of the day.
Be jealous. #EPA2012
@joshduv
What's the mission, theme, purpose of your publication? #Editors
must bring that down into the editing process. #EPA2012
@generousmind
You don't have to create something out of nothing to be innovative. Margaret
Fienberg #epa2012
@lindacanup
Your brand needs to be stories--share the stories that make your community what
it is @mafeinberg #EPA2012
@joshmcquaid
Bloggers, writers, editors, know what stories aren't yours to tell and have the
boldness to sacrifice the "punch" @mafeinberg #EPA2012
@joshduv
As the #editor
you have the power to make or break a writer, to crush them or bless them! #EPA2012
@joshmcquaid
@mafeinberg
make a list of the other people doing what you're doing and pray for them (and
tell them) #EPA2012
@KatherineTPhan
Margaret Feinberg tells evang pub to extend grace to each other to get through
tough shifts We r not alone @mafeinberg
#EPA2012
@ryanksmith
What else are your readers reading? Look at those sources and learn from them. @mafeinberg at #EPA2012
@generousmind
@KatherineTPhan:
Dont give up, pass on wisdom to, raise next gen of christian media
professionals @mafeinberg
#EPA2012"// yes!
@AnnHovsepian
Loved #EPA2012. Also love that I'm going
home tomorrow. NOT loving the fact that I have to pack tonight. Hope all this
SWAG fits in bag. :)
@pamelapraniuk
Had a great time at EPA this year!! I'm still processing everything I have
learned these past couple of days!! #ColoradoSprings
#EPA2012
We led a workshop, participated in two panels and also helped coordinate the EPA twitter strategy using the #EPA2012 hashtag. Here are the wrapups from each of the days of the conference. We hope that these ideas and fun insights are an encouragement to you as you strive to be a generous mind.
Wednesday Night Wrapup
@MegBiallas Moses dropped in on #EPA2012 opening dinner to talk about faith-based social gaming --
in traditional dress + iPad!
Thursday Wrapup
Friday Wrapup
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