As an association that exists to serve the Christian publishing industry we are tremendously aware that content is highly important. Not only the content in the books our members publish, but also the content we present at the various ECPA gatherings throughout the year.
One of the challenges we often face is that as we seek to bring in experts related to various business disciplines, they are oftentimes not experts in Christianity. For that reason we try to make sure presenters not familiar with our community are mindful that their content is not offensive in any way and that it focuses on the business discipline for which we asked them to present.
Occasionally, we will find a video clip or a live presenter, that even though there is some off-color or mildly innappropriate material presented, the value of the message presented is so great that we feel it is worth the risk.
By-and-large, people understand this tension. Sometimes however, we blow it. There was nothing in particular that people complained about overwhelmingly this last year, however there were the comments that "The speaker didn't know the audience", or "I can't believe they said $@&!". Unfortunately, in a live event we do not have the benefit of a 10-second delay to filter out any potentially objectionable material. However, we are always open to criticism and know that while we need experts from both within and without Christian publishing, we need to be mindful not to cross those lines.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Careful! Don't Step Over the Line! - Comment #8
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It goes both ways. We also need to be tolerant of those with whom we share our time. I am much more offended by comments from people who haven't done their homework than I am by people who drop an occasional naughty word. Unless you live in a cave, you are bound to hear blue language now and again. Being able to sift through the #@%& and take away the value is a sign of maturity. Getting hung up on it is a waste of time.
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