{"id":7420,"date":"2022-08-04T09:56:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T13:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/?p=7420"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:57:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T15:57:55","slug":"when-your-church-has-a-crisis-how-can-you-be-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/2022\/08\/when-your-church-has-a-crisis-how-can-you-be-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you prepared? Communicating in Times of Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When your church has a crisis, how can you be ready?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have invited Diane Degnan, Director of Public Relations at United Methodist Communications, to lead us in a 3-week workshop series to help our churches and church leaders be prepared to communicate in times of crisis. Participants will learn how to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>provide an immediate response in crisis;<\/li><li>develop successful strategies for pre-empting or managing a crisis;<\/li><li>avoid critical mistakes that can cause long-term damage.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Effective Communication in Times of Crisis<\/em><br>Presented by the Center for Leadership Excellence<br>with Diane Degnan<br>Wednesdays, August 10, 17,&nbsp;and 24<br>1-2:30 PM ET<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These workshops are offered without charge thanks to United Methodist Communications and our UM Connection!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-button gb-block-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/event\/effective-communication-in-times-of-crisis-session-1\/\" class=\"gb-button gb-button-shape-rounded gb-button-size-medium\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#e4002b\">Learn More and Register<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Diane Degnan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e5520f6d654a662d3887beb73\/images\/f33f4f7e-87fd-f9f8-5c3b-0c319d94c096.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"279\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Diane Degnan has more than 25 years of experience working in media and public relations and has trained and coached hundreds of persons to become skilled spokespersons. 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