In today' s world, a picture does little without a thousand accompanying words. The vocation of reporting and of providing information seems to be one of the most threatening to the forces of evil. One must inquire for what reasons these journalists were imprisoned or killed. For those who would combine mission and communications, these are but few of the questions calling for attention. Any difference would be in the staying power of the church and its inclusiveness, the breadth and width of its mission.
Christian communications is different from church communications.
As Christian communicators, you are servants of the mission, not just of the church. There are times when you may need to give the church a reminder of its mission in the face of global realities. We in the church may not always like it, but we need to hear it. It is not that you are perfect, or fully faithful, or that you know more than the church about mission. It is that we need each other.