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Internal communication in a church, just like in any organizational setting is based on Clarity Attention Integrity Strategic use of informal organizations
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Clarity : Communicate in commonly understood language. Getting a hold of people’s attention Not pushing initiatives but being comprehensive and involving Relating your remarks to the experiences, feelings, and inclinations of the listener. Putting the message in the language of the listeners
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Attention : Giving full attention when transmitting and receiving information. Palazzo’s L.A.S.E.R. Model for Influential Communications L isten to answers that come from questions E rasing the past Past communication failures may hinder what we hear and how we hear it Crucial to moving forward
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Integrity : Using communication as a means to effective administration. L istening to your environment Is it noisy? Good internal communication starts with peace and quiet Good internal correspondence (i.e. Memorandums etc.) Communicative : Does it say what the recipient needs to know? Clear : Does it use understandable language? Concise : Does it get to the point? Complete : Does it contain all the important information? Correct : Are all the major and minor points and details correct? Courteous : Does it insult the recipients intelligence?
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Strategize the use of informal organizations : Using the Grapevine Making sure that the rumor mill is accurate and that it supports the organizations goals and objectives
Bibliography:
Welch, Robert H. “Church Administration: Creating Efficiency for Effective Ministry” Nashville: B&H Academic, 2005. Braden, Waldo W. “In The Heads Of The Listeners: Principles Of Communication” Vital Speeches of the Day Vol. 44, Issue 2 (November 1977) 42. Palazzolo , Sam. “Influential Communication” Business West Vol. 25, Issue 8 (September 2008), 28-29. Davis, Alison. “Communicating Change In A Brave New Way” Public Relations Tactics Vol. 7, Issue 7 (July 2000), 12. Bibliography