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The Future of News is happening now – March 21

I can’t wait for the Going Barefoot 4 conference to start!  Some of Winnipeg’s best public media communicators are coming together at CMU to tackle the question of how to make great news!  I get to work with a fabulous team of planners.  MORE INFO/REGISTRATION: www.gbarefoot.ca

 

2014 Going Barefoot 4 Poster

Going Barefoot 4 is a one-day communications conference for faith-based and non-profit communicators.

Conference Organizers
John Longhurst, Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Amanda Thorsteinsson, Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Dan Dyck, Mennonite Church Canada
Darryl Neustaedter-Barg, Mennonite Church Manitoba
David Balzer, Canadian Mennonite University
Mike Duerksen, Global Family Foundation

 

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Audio Outtatown Staff interviews

Stefan Kliewer – Outtatown South Africa Site 2 Leader (2011-2012)

Stefan Kliewer (far left in photo)
Outtatown South Africa Site 2 Leader
Interview Date: April 13, 2012

In this interview, Stefan shares with David Balzer – host of Sunday@CMU Radio, insights into the value of an OT experience and muses about what color he would use to describe South Africa.
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Site-2-South-Africa-Stefan-Kliewer-leader-April-2012.mp3]
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Bethany Bustard – Outtatown Guatemala Site 1 Leader (2011-2012)

Bethany Bustard (far left in photo)
Outtatown Guatemala Site 1 Leader
Interview Date: April 13, 2012

In this interview, Bethany shares with David Balzer – host of Sunday@CMU Radio, a God-encounter moment from her experience as Guatemala site leader.
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Site-1-Guatemala-Bethany-Bustard-final.mp3]
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For more information about Outtatown, CMU’s one-year discipleship program, click here

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Audio Outtatown Staff interviews

Josh Dookhie – Outtatown South Africa Site 3 Leader (2011-2012)

Josh Dookhie (far right in photo)
Outtatown South Africa Site 3 Leader
Interview Date: April 13, 2012

In this interview, Josh shares with David Balzer – host of Sunday@CMU Radio, a moment in downtown Vancouver where homelessness became very personal for Site 3 participants.
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Site-3-South-Africa-Josh-Dookhie-leader-April-2012-Final1.mp3]
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For more information about Outtatown, CMU’s one-year discipleship program, click here

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Audio Outtatown Student interviews

Alanna Johnson – Outtatown South Africa Site 3 (2011-2012)

Alanna Johnson
Outtatown South Africa, Site 3 student (2011-2012)
Interview Date: April 14, 2012

Take a listen to candid reflections from Outtatown South Africa Site 3 student, Alanna Johnson, during celebrations on Saturday, April 14, 2012.  David Balzer, host of Sunday@CMU radio, waded into the crowd of over 100 students along with their family and friends that had come on Family Day to celebrate the OT experience from four sites – Guatemala, South Africa 1 & 2 and French Africa.

Site 3 South Africa
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Outtatown-South-Africa-3-Alanna-Johnson-Final-April-2012.mp3]
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For more information about Outtatown, CMU’s one-year discipleship program, click here

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Audio Outtatown Student interviews

Outtatown South Africa students offer candid reflections (Site 3, 2011-2012)

Matthew Kopperud and Julie Letkeman
Outtatown South Africa, Site 3 students (2011-2012)
Interview Date: April 14, 2012

Take a listen to candid reflections from Outtatown South Africa (Site 3) students during celebrations on Saturday, April 14, 2012.  David Balzer, host of Sunday@CMU radio, waded into the crowd of over 100 students along with their family and friends that had come on Family Day to celebrate the OT experience from four sites – Guatemala, South Africa 1 & 2 and French Africa.

Site 3 South Africa
[audio: http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Outtatown-South-Africa-3-Final-April-2012.mp3]
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For more information about Outtatown, CMU’s one-year discipleship program, click here

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Audio Outtatown Student interviews

Outtatown South Africa students offer candid reflections (Site 2, 2011-2012)

Andrew Letkeman and Emily Brubaker-Zehr
Outtatown South Africa, Site 2 students (2011-2012)
Interview Date: April 14, 2012

Take a listen to candid reflections from Outtatown South Africa (Site 2) students during celebrations on Saturday, April 14, 2012.  David Balzer, host of Sunday@CMU radio, waded into the crowd of over 100 students along with their family and friends that had come on Family Day to celebrate the OT experience from four sites – Guatemala, South Africa 1 & 2 and French Africa.

Site 2 South Africa
[audio: http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Outtatown-South-Africa-2-Final.mp3]
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For more information about Outtatown, CMU’s one-year discipleship program, click here

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Audio Outtatown Student interviews

Outtatown Guatemala students offer candid reflections (2011-2012)

Aleksei Kingma and Julia Stinson
Outtatown Guatemala students (2011-2012)
Interview Date: April 14, 2012

Take a listen to candid reflections from Outtatown Guatemala students during celebrations on Saturday, April 14, 2012.  David Balzer, host of Sunday@CMU radio, waded into the crowd of over 100 students along with their family and friends that had come on Family Day to celebrate the OT experience from four sites – Guatemala, South Africa 1 & 2 and French Africa.

Site 1 Guatemala
[audio: http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Site-1-Guatemala-Final-April-20121.mp3]
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For more information about Outtatown, CMU’s one-year discipleship program, click here

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To Tweet or not to Tweet: Social media workshop

A timely workshop specifically for non-profit, NGO and faith-based communicators in the Winnipeg area.  This workshop is being coordinated by the team that puts together the Going Barefoot Communications Conferences.

To Tweet or not to Tweet: Developing a social media strategy for your organization
Presenter: Susie Parker, Sparker Strategy Group
When: February 17, 2012 (Friday), 10 am – 1 pm, lunch included
Where: Canadian Mennonite University, 600 Shaftesbury Blvd (South Campus, southwest corner of Grant and Shaftesbury) Conference Room, main floor
Cost: $25/person. (Payment at door.)
RSVP: By February 3, 2012 to  John Longhurst, Longhurst4@shaw.ca
Description:
Using social media to raise awareness of your organization comes naturally to some, and is a mystery to others. For many this communication channel raises questions we’ve not been asked to think about before: What does your organization want to achieve on social media?
What’s your social media message? How do you attract friends/followers? Twitter, Facebook, Google+ – how many channels are enough/too many? Who is the ‘face’ of your social media presence? What are the rules: Content? Frequency? Relevance? Repetition? Tone? How do you measure success in social media?
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President Speaks about New Business School

Dr. Gerald Gerbrandt

On October 19, 2011, CMU launched its new Redekop School of Business, made possible through the generosity of the Redekop family of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia.

“We are deeply gratified to announce a significant gift from the Redekop Family that enables CMU to establish its new School of Business,” says Canadian Mennonite University President Gerald Gerbrandt.

Dr. Gerald Gerbrandt

President Gerbrandt recently joined David Balzer, host of the Sunday@CMU radio program, in studio to tell the story of this gift and its significance for students.

Story behind the gift
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/112-CMU-Gerald-Gerbrandt-intv-October-23-2011.mp3|titles=20111023 Gerbrandt intv ]

Significance for students
[audio:http://www.cmu.ca/media_archive/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/113-CMU-Gerald-Gerbrandt-intv-October-30-2011.mp3|titles=20111030 Gerald Gerbrandt intv]