Monday, June 18, 2007
Newbie Alert! Newbie Alert!
Ministry Today has seen its share of changes over the past few years. Tweaking the name, redesigning the look, shifting department names, switching sizes of the print magazine—and then switching back again after the angry mob hunted us down, pitch forks, torches and all. Behind the scenes, our former editor, Matt Green, departed for greener pastures with a missionary organization. Meanwhile, our blogger extraordinaire, Chris Glazier, recently transitioned to a new role that will have him more involved with another publication.
That leaves this vast virtual landscape in the hands of ... me! (Cue: evil laugh of maniacal editor with plans to rule the world … brooohaha!) My name is Marcus Yoars and I'm the new editor of Ministry Today—though I'm hardly new to the field. For the past decade or so I've kept one foot in the magazine world with the other in the deep mire of Book Land. Just enough to get the shoes messy.
Most of you have arrived here with shoes equally smudged. Pastors, teachers, leaders, discerners of our times ... we've all walked a winding, arduous yet ultimately beautiful trail called Ministry. And it's left us a bit soiled. So let me put out the welcome mat to this site—again. I hope this can be a safe place for leaders of all kind, a place to mix heart healing with critical thought, encouragement with insight. But I need your help in making it that way. Don’t like what you see here? Let me know. Disagree with my take on a certain topic? Let me know. Wish the Ministry Report could be inscribed on your tombstone? Let me know … and then go see a counselor. Seriously, the keys here are interaction and response. I’ll try to post things that incite both, and on a regular basis.
Having said that, in honor of all of us ministers-cum-bloggers who only understand points that use alliteration, I hereby promise three things: dependability, depth of thought and downright randomness (loose interpretation). To kick things off, here’s your hmmm moment for the day.
That leaves this vast virtual landscape in the hands of ... me! (Cue: evil laugh of maniacal editor with plans to rule the world … brooohaha!) My name is Marcus Yoars and I'm the new editor of Ministry Today—though I'm hardly new to the field. For the past decade or so I've kept one foot in the magazine world with the other in the deep mire of Book Land. Just enough to get the shoes messy.
Most of you have arrived here with shoes equally smudged. Pastors, teachers, leaders, discerners of our times ... we've all walked a winding, arduous yet ultimately beautiful trail called Ministry. And it's left us a bit soiled. So let me put out the welcome mat to this site—again. I hope this can be a safe place for leaders of all kind, a place to mix heart healing with critical thought, encouragement with insight. But I need your help in making it that way. Don’t like what you see here? Let me know. Disagree with my take on a certain topic? Let me know. Wish the Ministry Report could be inscribed on your tombstone? Let me know … and then go see a counselor. Seriously, the keys here are interaction and response. I’ll try to post things that incite both, and on a regular basis.
Having said that, in honor of all of us ministers-cum-bloggers who only understand points that use alliteration, I hereby promise three things: dependability, depth of thought and downright randomness (loose interpretation). To kick things off, here’s your hmmm moment for the day.
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Excited for this transition in your life and look forward to your blogs. Give Newbie Jr. a big hug and kiss from Grammy! Our prayers are with you!
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