Denver Anyone

Hello everyone,
It doesn't seem like it has been a year, but here we are just a couple of weeks away from the National Conference in Denver. Last year we got started on this Blog and it doesn't seem that anyone is paying much attention. Please let us know if you are coming to Denver by leaving a comment.

Lisa Landis
First Presbyterian, Turlock (Pacific Region)

Thank You to Everyone

Thank you to everyone who attended the National Conference in Sacramento. I hope everyone had a good time, I know I did seeing old friends and making new friends. Congratulations to those who received Certification. Let's keep up the good work in Communication and blog, blog, blog!

Lisa Landis

Pacific Region

Record Management in the Information Age

I just finished teaching a class for the National APA conference entitled, “Record Management in the Information Age”. The class was great! It potentially is a very dry subject, and I admit to being a bit nervous that the audience would be barely engaged and that perhaps half of them would be asleep before the first break. I was pleasantly surprised! What a great group of people!

We had a lot of fun interacting. They let me talk about the things I love and am passionate about (blogging, redundancy, automatic backups, driving the bus) and in turn they interacted a lot. There were so many positive comments and questions from the group, it certainly made teaching the class a lot of fun.

I thought it was interesting that during the break people were mostly fascinated with the staff terminations that we have done over the past couple of years, and most of those talking to me asked if I would “visit” their staff and make the “appropriate adjustments”. Heheh…nice try. You have to do your own dirty work I’m afraid.

It was encouraging to see this group striving to a higher level of education. I was encouraged because ultimately, the better they are at their job will result in fewer barriers between those that do not know Christ and the gospel message that they so desperately need to hear.

I had a great time in Sacramento, I hope that I will be invited to speak to the group in the future.

Grace and peace,

Matt Singley
Minister of Operations
Sunset Presbyterian Church

APA Rivercats Outting

Friday night 30 of us went to see the Rivercats baseball game (Minor league - Triple A of the Oakland A's). After a wonderful bbq dinner and a free hat after entering the game we watched a rather relaxed game. Two major league players were doing a rehab assignment. It was also dog night so people brought their pets and there was a pet costume contest. A good time was had by all. On the walk back we had a beautiful view of the California State Capital building. We miss everyone being here and hope that you can all go to Denver next year.

Lisa Landis

APA Pacific Region (formerly Nor Pac/Nevada)

Records Management Class

This morning we are in classes. I am actually in Records Management for the Computer age. This is a great class led by Matt Singley. Matt leads a great and entertaining class. I hope to have Matt post here later today so you all get to meet him.

Here are some links that were discussed in the class:

Internet Safety

• Scrubit
• Covenanteyes

Church Management Systems

• Shelby
• Fellowship
• Logos

Alternatives to paper

• eNewsletters
• Blogs
• Blogger
• Word Press
• Type Pad

National APA Conference

APA in Sacramento has been fun so far! Meeting new friends and just attended worship and spiritual growth class.....now time for lunch! yummy!
May God smile on you today,
Deborah Harrison
OGA, Louisville KY

Travel day

As we travel from all areas of this great country to the beautiful state of California. We all arrive tired but invigorated for this coming together.

As I sit here in the lobby I am watching as the registration table opens and banners are hung and friends and future friends register for this conference.

I hope to find many bloggers and many photographers to put lots of pictures on the flickr.

I promise the next post won't be from me.

Jennifer Mulhall