In June 2007, I read a book titled Successful Church Publicity by Carl F.H. Henry. The book was written in 1943, which is interesting that no mention of the war is included in the book. World War I is referenced, but not the then current war of 1943. In this book, Dr. Henry lays out his ideas for effective church publicity through religious journalism.
Henry’s book speaks of the imperative that Christians, more specifically Christian Pastors, use the most modern means available to tell the story of the gospel. He says:
“Religious journalism has come of age in an hour of immense world need: may it rise by modern methods and with the help of all saints everywhere to its great task.”
These modern methods are now television, multi-media outlets, and now in a greater extent, social media. I believe that the same principles apply. These methods may change, but the message does not.
This is why I began blogging over ten years ago. When I first made chaplainandrews.com, it was a static page that I updated only when I was moving from one location to another or one unit to another. I have changed over the years to dustyfile.com to a more fluid design and through this blog and various other social media accounts, I seek to share the gospel with the world and to tell of the marvelous greatness of God in my life. My desire is to bring messages of instruction, devotion, and example through this page to provide further communication between myself and others. This page does not contain operational secrets or violate OPSEC. It doesn’t have to. The story and the messages could be written in the context of Iraq, Germany, Korea, or in South Carolina.
The point is that we are in an age now that everyone can be a journalist. We can all share the great stories that God is doing in our lives through blogs and other types of social media. This is what I have out to do here.
Thank you for reading, I hope that you will visit often.
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This post is a fresh rewrite of a post from June 2007 title “Modern Means of Communication”
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