It was May 2005.
I was working at Riverside Community Church in Peoria, IL. I was only a few years into my career as a Director of Communications. I had no clue what I was doing. Experience was being my educator and I spent a lot of time learning from my mistakes.
A fellow communications guy who was a mentor/big brother to me told me that I needed to go to an obscure town called Granger, Indiana, to hear this lady named Kem talk about communications.
Granger, Indiana? Kem? Shouldn’t it be Kim?
Anyway, I trusted his opinion and made the trek to Granger Community Church for one of their Wired Workshop to hear Kem Meyer talk about communication and why it mattered for the Church.
So, long story short, that was the beginning of a friendship that has brought me so much life, given me insight and inspiration, and equipped me to do my job better.
Kem Meyer has been an incredibly influential in my journey in the church communications world. Through her blog, speaking, and friendship, I’ve gained so much, and so you have no idea how excited I was when I first heard she was writing a book.
I had the privilege of getting a sneak peek of her book awhile back and I have to tell you, it should absolutely be required reading if you do communications, marketing, PR, web, or design… for churches or for wherever.
It will challenge your thinking, stretch your imagination and equip you to communicate clearly and concisely, with less noise and less clutter.
Pulling from both her experience at Granger and in corporate America, this book highlights lessons Kem has learned along the way.
Aside from all that, having had the chance to get to know Kem offline, I can tell you first hand she’s the real deal. She’s legit and her passion for God is what fuels her passion for communication and is why she’s so driven to help the church communicate in a way that helps people take their next step towards Christ.
It’s a book I wish I would have had when I was starting out… it would have saved me some hearteache. And I could have highlighted many parts of it and slipped it under the office door of my pastor to help him “get it.”
I’m not the best salesperson, so just take my advice: GET IT. READ IT.
You can download the first chapter here if you haven’t already checked it out. I’m sure if you read it, you’ll get get hooked and want to go and purchase your own copy.
