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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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I'm going to start sending out transcripts of my messages via email. Actually, I'm resurrecting something I did for several years. If you want to subscribe you can do it here.

For those of you who want the backstory, here is a little bit about the evolution of evotional. I originally came up with the name, with some inspiration from our team, as a description of an email devotional. So you drop the "d" and get evotional. Sort of a double entendre.

Then I launched my blog by the same name. But evotional was originally an email version of my weekend message. In the past year, I've taken a little hiatus because I don't have time to write the message out. But we've decided to resurrect it with one caveat: it's an audio transcript.

By the way, I originally did it to work on my writing skills.

Here's the bottom line: I want to resource other pastors. So all of our messages are available for free in lots of formats. You can watch the webcast or download the podcast. So we're adding a transcript to the mix.

The purpose behind it is this. Give NCCers a double dose. Or for those who miss a weekend, it keeps them in the loop. And it's a resource for pastors around the country.

There you have it. The evolution of evotional.

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6 Comments:

At August 27, 2008 9:30 AM, Blogger Sid said...

Scares me when a pastor uses the words resurrecting. Benny Hin ruined it for me! :) you're not doing a Benny Hin are you? :) Please just resurrect the sermon transcripts not anything else. Leave that to Benny Hin and the real resurrecting to Jesus. :) I look for ward to them.

 
At August 27, 2008 1:00 PM, Blogger Matt said...

Mark, do you mind me asking if you are using a transcription service for this or is it a staff member that is doing this for you.... I hope I didn't misread but it sounds like you won't be doing the writing. Thanks!

 
At August 27, 2008 1:02 PM, Blogger Mark Batterson said...

Matt,

We will have the message transcribed and then I might touch them up a little :) I used to write them from scratch but it could take half a day. So it's literally the audio message in written form--word for word. And I may touch it up a little but not much.

Mark

 
At August 27, 2008 2:40 PM, Blogger David Russell said...

Matt Our transcriptionist is Margaret Salyers. She is fantastic and I highly recommend her to anyone. If you need to get in touch with her for a transcription solution, let me know and I will pass on her information to you.

 
At August 27, 2008 2:53 PM, Blogger Matt said...

David, I would like her information, thanks... what is the best way for me to get it from you?

 
At August 27, 2008 3:17 PM, Blogger David Russell said...

Matt I'll just post it for you and others who may discover this here:

margaretsalyers [at] bellsouth [dot] net

I probably should have done that a half-hour ago. :)

 

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