We are again providing news coverage of this year's Annual Meeting using Internet technology. Covenanters back home will be able to read stories and see digital photographs generated throughout the three-day event by our news team. They also will be able to listen to key addresses and sermons using the audio technology available on the website. Although the Internet is a powerful tool, we also recognize that it remains an emerging technology. Not everyone owns a computer or has access to the Internet.
Print media continue to play a crucial role in keeping the church informed.
The flagship of the print group is The Covenant Companion, which has been undergoing change as well. We redesigned the cover to incorporate certain news magazine elements, adding promotional headlines highlighting stories of interest inside while retaining timely major theme emphases. Stories and photographs from this year's Annual Meeting will appear in the August issue. We are focusing on timely themes of interest to Covenant readers. November's focus on the persecuted church drew considerable reader response, as did our February exploration of the spiritual dimensions of pain and suffering.