An Opportunity to Serve – Joining NZ Baptist Union’s Editorial Advisory Group

I received the invitation from Mike Crudge, Communications Director at the Baptist Support Centre, in December last year.

Mike explained that with the Baptist Magazine shifting to an online platform, he is setting up an Editorial Advisory Group – which will take on a bit of the oversight of content and direction of the Baptist NZ platform (app and website).

In May 2023 an advisory group was formed primarily to oversee the content on the Baptist NZ platform (content for this website, the Baptist NZ app, and social media), to ensure it is fulfilling the objectives of the Baptist Union. The Editorial Advisory Group is a group of volunteers with an active interest in this form of communication as a unifying feature of our collective of faith communities. The group meets quarterly together online, with one of these meetings hopefully in person, with communication between meetings.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY GROUP

I commend Mike and the Baptist Union leadership for ensuring diversity in its organisational endeavours, such as the EAG, among many others.

I am happy and honoured to receive Mike’s invitation. I accepted the invitation after praying about it and discussing it with my ministry partners.

I am deeply grateful for the new opportunity to serve the Lord through the Editorial Advisory Group – an excellent avenue to share my God-given talents. To God be the glory!

Below is a screenshot of the EAG webpage. CLICK on the image to visit the Editorial Advisory Group page on the NZ Baptist Union website.

The purposes of the Editorial Advisory Group members

1. Have a commitment to the Baptist Union of New Zealand and be a member of a local Baptist faith community.
2. Assist with identifying topics that are important to the Baptist NZ community and potential contributors in alignment with the Baptist Union’s purpose.
3. Ensure content is responsive to the Baptist NZ community’s needs and focus, helping us engage with the world we live in, particularly from a justice/kingdom perspective.
4. Ensure the diversity of the movement of churches is represented in the content on the Baptist NZ platform.
5. Be available for content review, assisting the Communication Director with decision-making when needed on the suitability or censorship of content, being guided by Baptist Union values, e.g., unity.
6. Have an active interest in content publication and direction.
7. Provide feedback on the Baptist NZ platform performance, achievement, growth and development.
8. Create occasional content for the Baptist NZ platform (at least 2 items/year from each Editorial Advisory Group member).
9. Use their experience and influence to identify and encourage new creatives within our movement of faith communities.
10. Be a promoter of the Baptist NZ platform – seeking and sharing content within their networks, being an advocate for this communication mechanism.