Department of Communication

Communication Officer/Audio Engineer Workshop

Information resources and audio recordings of the January 20-21, 2006, workshop, A More Excellent Way, have been posted.

Visit our Communication Workshop resource page.

Church Sign Information

Churches are welcome to solicit the services of any lawn sign manufacturer desired. We recommend starting with the Southern Union Sign Engineer, Reggie Mattison, who can assist with lawn signs and is also the contact for highway directional signs:

http://www.southernunion.com/signs

The following company contact information for other lawn sign manufacturers is provided as a service and is not a specific recommendation to utilize only these vendors:

J.M. Stewart - 800/237-3928 (officially recognized manufacturer for the North American Division)

Robson Corporation - 800/770-8585 (Bill Kendrick, ext. 125.)

About Our Department

The multi-faceted role of the communication department is to communicate with constituents on behalf of the Florida Conference Administration, communicate with communities throughout Florida about the Seventh-day Adventist Church--either directly or indirectly through local church communication directors--and serve as a resource for pastors, local church leaders, and Conference office departmental directors and support staff.

The staff works in a harmonious, team manner, often praying together regarding the work program or personal challenges, and prayers of thanksgiving follow.

Responsibilities

Client service for departments, members, schools, and constituent members.
Produce stories and press releases for both internal publications and public media.
Conduct regional communication training seminars.
Produce and publish Florida Focus, a quarterly newsletter prepared for the membership of Florida Conference. Adobe Acrobat files of Florida Focus, beginning with the February/March 1997 issue, are available from our Online Publications page.
Produce stories for Southern Tidings, a monthly magazine prepared for the regional membership of the Southern Union Conference. Florida's news pages became available as Adobe Acrobat files beginning March 2000 and can be downloaded from the Online Publications page. Beginning February 2003, complete issues of Southern Tidings can be downloaded from the Southern Union web site.
Produce annual Camp Meeting brochure, church bulletin inserts, posters, etc.
Facilitate crisis public relations.