Save the date for the 2021 AC Conference!

August AC updates

Aug. 24, 2021

Save the date!

AC 2021 Conference (Virtual)

Influencing Like Jesus

Oct. 14–15, 2021

(afternoons on both days)

In these challenging and polarized pandemic times, how can we as Anabaptist communicators communicate effectively with our constituents, through social media, and as we navigate coming back together again? What principles and examples can we draw on to help our organizations accomplish their missions and goals?

Our annual Anabaptist Communicators Conference will feature keynote speaker Michael Zigarelli, Ph.D., professor of leadership and strategy at Messiah University in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and author of the book Influencing Like Jesus: 15 Biblical Principles of Persuasion.

Mark your calendar and watch for more info to come!

Job openings

JMX Brands, a Mennonite-owned ecommerce business selling Amish-made furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, Sarasota, Florida

Graphic Designer

Kroc Institute at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana

Communications and Digital Media Specialist

MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates), Waterloo, Ontario

Web Designer

Mennonite World Conference

Web Communications Assistant

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On our AC blog ...

The five most feared words in social media

They are among the five most-feared words for communicators: Facebook is tweaking its algorithm. That’s what the social media giant announced in April.

According to Facebook, it is once again changing the way it organizes user’s News Feed, this time using direct feedback to prioritize content people find most valuable.

Here’s what product management director Aastha Gupta said about the changes: “Our goal with News Feed is to arrange the posts from friends, Groups and Pages you follow to show you what matters most to you at the top of your feed. Our algorithm uses thousands of signals to rank posts for your News Feed with this goal in mind. This spring, we’re expanding on our work to use direct feedback from people who use Facebook to understand the content people find most valuable.”

Which immediately raises the question for communicators: what content do people find most valuable?

Affinity groups

Are you connected with one of our AC affinity groups? These virtual meetings offer valuable opportunities to make connections with your fellow AC members and to learn from each other's wisdom and experience. Email us to join a group if you're not already part of one!

JOIN AN AFFINITY GROUP

Highlight your work on our AC blog

Members, we would love to highlight your writing, photography, artwork, etc., on our AC blog! Many of you noted when you signed up for membership that you have a blog or you regularly write for your organization's website. And from what we see on Facebook, we know that several of you are skilled in the arts!

We would include your byline and bio on anything we share and post a link to it on our social media pages. Potential blogs will be vetted by the AC board to make sure they comply with our mission and values.

SUBMIT A BLOG

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Catch up with all things AC

on our Membership Portal

AC members can access recordings of Talking Heads LIVE events and presentations from past conferences through the Membership Portal on the AC website. If you haven't yet set up your password to access the portal, this would be a great time to do it!

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