Women religious discuss most effective ways to communicate message

Published: 2005-10-03

CHICAGO (CNS) -- It takes a community to effectively communicate the message and mission of a religious congregation. This was the theme at the 11th annual conference of the National Communicators Network for Women Religious Sept. 18-21 at the Holiday Inn Chicago City Center. More than 125 communicators, development and vocations personnel and leaders from women's religious communities across the U.S. and Canada gathered for the event. Keynote addresses, workshops and speakers' presentations of their own experiences gave participants ideas and action plans to take back to their ministries and workplaces. Keynote speaker Sister Nancy Sylvester, an Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister, who is president of the Institute for Communal Contemplation and Dialogue, gave a talk titled "From Silos to Synergy: Lessons From the Universe for Creating Collaborative Structures." "Communication is lacking in our world," she told attendees Sept. 19. "People don't know how to talk to each other. Clearly your role is increasing in importance."

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