CHRISTIAN PUBLISHERS FROM 13 COUNTRIES LEARN
HOW TO MAKE THEIR MAGAZINES MORE EFFECTIVE
HOW TO MAKE THEIR MAGAZINES MORE EFFECTIVE
Described by one Christian magazine publisher as “drinking from a fire
hose” and by another as “essential for all serious magazine
publishers,” the four-day “Managing the Magazine: The Business of
Magazine Publishing” course ended on a high note early this month.
Nearly 30 magazine staff members from 20 Christian magazines in 13 countries in North and South America, East and West Europe, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific came to Los Angeles for the 53rd publishing conference of Magazine Training International (formerly Magazine Training Institute).
Participants gave the course excellent marks, commenting on the high caliber of training offered by NavPress Publisher Kent Wilson and Group Publishing Vice-President Tim Gilmour, and the rare opportunity to network with other Christian publishers from around the world.
“The trainers were professional and brilliant communicators,” commented Julie Belding, editor of DayStar magazine in New Zealand. “And, it was encouraging to meet people from around the world with the same passion and goals,” she said.
Many of the participants found the course timely. “The conference was exactly what I needed at this time,” said Colin Dudgeon, publisher of Asia Link in England. “We hit the ground running seven years ago and God has blessed the work tremendously. But, we have not had time to look up and analyze what and how we are working. This has given me incentive to do that.”
“I am so thankful that MTI exists,” said Dot Powell, editor of SALT Fresno in the U.S. “When I found MTI it was an answer to the desperate prayer, ‘Lord, I can’t do this. Help me!’”
“The content of the course was useful and crucial to the survival of my magazine,” commented Chew Ru Ju, an editor with Asian Beacon in Malaysia.
“The conference has totally transformed my thinking,” said Gideon Thuranira of Christian Professional magazine in Kenya.
Offered on the campus of the University of Southern California, the course is the first event organized on U.S. soil by Magazine Training International.
“We don’t plan to continue offering courses in the U.S.,” commented MTI President Sharon Mumper. “Since we began work 19 years ago we have offered our courses and conferences in countries where publishing training has been very limited and we will continue to do that. However, because we were filming this conference for production as a DVD course I wanted to hold it in a place where we would have convenient access to everything we needed for filming.”
Magazine Training International plans to produce the course as an eight-DVD set with subtitles in Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. The course will include 90-page participants’ manuals and a manual for the course facilitator. The course should be ready for sale by fall.
MTI offers five publishing courses, but at present has plans to film only two of them for production as DVD courses. The next course to be filmed is “Design for Magazines,” to be offered in April, 2008, in the Czech Republic. The course will be taught by Gary Gnidovic, art director at Christianity Today, Int’l; Greg Breeding, creative director for Journey Communications; and Adele Mulford, art director of Discipleship Journal.
Information on upcoming conferences as well as DVD courses and other publishing resources may be found on MTI’s Web site at www.magazinetraining.com.
Nearly 30 magazine staff members from 20 Christian magazines in 13 countries in North and South America, East and West Europe, West Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Africa, and the South Pacific came to Los Angeles for the 53rd publishing conference of Magazine Training International (formerly Magazine Training Institute).
Participants gave the course excellent marks, commenting on the high caliber of training offered by NavPress Publisher Kent Wilson and Group Publishing Vice-President Tim Gilmour, and the rare opportunity to network with other Christian publishers from around the world.
“The trainers were professional and brilliant communicators,” commented Julie Belding, editor of DayStar magazine in New Zealand. “And, it was encouraging to meet people from around the world with the same passion and goals,” she said.
Many of the participants found the course timely. “The conference was exactly what I needed at this time,” said Colin Dudgeon, publisher of Asia Link in England. “We hit the ground running seven years ago and God has blessed the work tremendously. But, we have not had time to look up and analyze what and how we are working. This has given me incentive to do that.”
“I am so thankful that MTI exists,” said Dot Powell, editor of SALT Fresno in the U.S. “When I found MTI it was an answer to the desperate prayer, ‘Lord, I can’t do this. Help me!’”
“The content of the course was useful and crucial to the survival of my magazine,” commented Chew Ru Ju, an editor with Asian Beacon in Malaysia.
“The conference has totally transformed my thinking,” said Gideon Thuranira of Christian Professional magazine in Kenya.
Offered on the campus of the University of Southern California, the course is the first event organized on U.S. soil by Magazine Training International.
“We don’t plan to continue offering courses in the U.S.,” commented MTI President Sharon Mumper. “Since we began work 19 years ago we have offered our courses and conferences in countries where publishing training has been very limited and we will continue to do that. However, because we were filming this conference for production as a DVD course I wanted to hold it in a place where we would have convenient access to everything we needed for filming.”
Magazine Training International plans to produce the course as an eight-DVD set with subtitles in Chinese, Russian, and Spanish. The course will include 90-page participants’ manuals and a manual for the course facilitator. The course should be ready for sale by fall.
MTI offers five publishing courses, but at present has plans to film only two of them for production as DVD courses. The next course to be filmed is “Design for Magazines,” to be offered in April, 2008, in the Czech Republic. The course will be taught by Gary Gnidovic, art director at Christianity Today, Int’l; Greg Breeding, creative director for Journey Communications; and Adele Mulford, art director of Discipleship Journal.
Information on upcoming conferences as well as DVD courses and other publishing resources may be found on MTI’s Web site at www.magazinetraining.com.
MTI RELOCATES HEADQUARTERS TO COLORADO SPRINGS
Colorado Springs is the new home of Magazine Training
International, a multi-faceted program which seeks to strengthen and
support the Christian magazine publishing industry in the Developing
World by providing resources and training to staff members of existing
and proposed Christian magazines.
The ministry moved in January from its base in Vienna, Austria, where it had been located since 1991.
MTI’s activities include: 1) Conferences and courses offered on site, primarily in Third World countries; 2) Published materials, including training manuals; 3) Audio and video resources, including training DVDs; 4) An informative Web site with downloadable resources; 5) Personal consulting by e-mail, telephone and in person on-site and in the corporation office by MTI staff and volunteer trainers.
MTI has been active in Eastern Europe since 1989, in the countries of the former Soviet Union since 1996, and in Asia since 2000, providing consulting help and organizing more than 50 conferences on every facet of magazine publishing. Over the last 18 years, more than 50 experienced professionals from around the world have taught at MTI conferences in more than a dozen countries. Over a thousand staff members of some 325 Christian magazines from more than 50 countries have attended conferences and courses.
MTI is seeking staff with administrative, journalistic, and technical skills to work out of the Colorado Springs office. For more information click here.
The ministry moved in January from its base in Vienna, Austria, where it had been located since 1991.
MTI’s activities include: 1) Conferences and courses offered on site, primarily in Third World countries; 2) Published materials, including training manuals; 3) Audio and video resources, including training DVDs; 4) An informative Web site with downloadable resources; 5) Personal consulting by e-mail, telephone and in person on-site and in the corporation office by MTI staff and volunteer trainers.
MTI has been active in Eastern Europe since 1989, in the countries of the former Soviet Union since 1996, and in Asia since 2000, providing consulting help and organizing more than 50 conferences on every facet of magazine publishing. Over the last 18 years, more than 50 experienced professionals from around the world have taught at MTI conferences in more than a dozen countries. Over a thousand staff members of some 325 Christian magazines from more than 50 countries have attended conferences and courses.
MTI is seeking staff with administrative, journalistic, and technical skills to work out of the Colorado Springs office. For more information click here.
