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GC Women's Ministries Newsletter July 2000 EDITORIAL | NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF. . . | Archives | About WM Newsletter | Home |
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WM Quilt on Display at GC Headquarters Newsletter Mailing List Upgrade Decision Making : Avoiding Mistakes with Three C's National Women's Health Information Center Web Site Adds Interactive Feature
News from the World of Women's
Ministries is Director & Editor: Ardis
Stenbakken You may contact the editor by writing: Ph: 301-680-6672
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WM Quilt on Display at GC Headquarters : Fabric Applique Shows Women Around the World in Ministries It is a gorgeous quilt a piece of art. Not only does it carry the beautiful message of women living and working side by side, carrying on a variety of ministries, but it is beautifully and intricately executed. It has painting, appliqué and embroidery done by women from ten different countries. Designed by Marquita Fowler Halstead and Rosemary Peterson, the quilt was commissioned by the General Conference Women's Ministries Advisory, 1985-1990, chaired by Karen Flowers and Betty Holbrook. The quilt was first displayed at the General Conference Session in Indianapolis in 1990 and again later in Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1995. Between times it lay in a box in the Women's Ministries closet. After two years of trying to find a suitable way to display it, a custom acrylic frame was made for it so that visitors to the GC building can see the quilt but not touch and soil it. If you are in the area, please come see this new display of an ancient womanly art.
Postcard available through Women's Ministries showing a portion of the fabric appliqué now on display at the Women's Ministries Department showing women around the world joined together under the banner of the cross. A postcard showing more of the detail of the quilt on display at the General Conference headquarters. Getting the Quilt Hung: The frame for the quilt is so large that a special hoist had to be used to lift it to the third floor, home of the Women's Ministries Department it would not fit through any door or stairway!
Newsletter Mailing List Upgrade: New Options Available In the May newsletter, we reported our plans to upgrade the mailing list for News from the World of Women's Ministries. Responses have been coming in slowly. We are reprinting the basic information so you can consider the options. We need your input as we institute this new mailing system. Please e-mail (or write us) soon and tell us which version you wish to receive. The options are: Snail Mail - A hard copy of the newsletter sent by postal service monthly just as this copy. Adobe PDF (Adobe Portable Document File) - The same version as the hard copy, including graphics and pictures. By computer e-mail. You must be able to receive attachments and also have the Adobe PDF software. You can download the newsletter from our web page: http://www.adventist.org/gcwm. Text (.txt) only - This e-mail text of the newsletter, without graphics, converted from the original format into .txt format. It is available if you cannot receive attachments by computer, or if you prefer to just receive text, no pictures or graphics. Please include: Your name and address as it currently appears on our mailing list; e-mail address (please send this even if you opt to receive a snail mail version); your phone number.
After your next training session, ask "What are your questions?" not "Do you have any questions?" Benefits: You'll let trainees know it's OK to question what they've learned. And they may clarify a point or spark discussion on a topic you hadn't thought of. (Source: Your New Pryor Report: Managers Edge; Alfred L. Guy, training officer, University of Maryland, School of Social Work, 525 W. Redwood St., Baltimore, MD 21201.) Decision Making. . . Avoid Mistakes with Three C's You can avoid a decision-making blunder with questions that address: Control. What else do I need to do to make sure my decision will produce the outcome I seek? If necessary, will I be able to modify my plan if it's not getting the results I expect? Competence. Do all those who must carry out my decision have the competencies they need to do so? Do all those the decision will affect have the competencies they'll need to deal with it? Climate. Can I do anything more to make sure all those involved in or affected by my decision will favor it or view it as positively as possible? Source: Your New Pryor Report: Managers Edge; High Quality Leadership, by Erwin Rausch and John B. Washbush, ASQ Quality Press, 611 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwauke, WI 53202. National Women's Health Information Center Web Site Adds Interactive Feature The National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) now has an interactive heart health assessment feature, "For Your Heart." This feature uses interactive tailoring technology so visitors to the site can give responses that pertain to their specific risk factors and willingness to change behavior. A personal list of additional resources is given at the end of the dialog. Visitors are not tracked and all user data is deleted at the end of the visit. The Web site address is http://www.4woman.gov. For additional information, call NWHIC at 800-994-WOMAN. The NWHIC site is managed by the Office of Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), USA, in conjunction with the American Heart Association Plan Now for World Literacy Day - September 8, 2000
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When you delegate tasks, avoid the urge to pick only your best workers
. Reason: Knowing you trust them to fly solo may be just the thing
average workers need to excel. But you'll never find out if you
don't give them a chance. (Source:
Your New Pryor Report: Managers Edge; MAIL: The Journal
of Communication Distribution, Excelsior Publications, 1 Milstone
Road, Gold Key Box 2425, Milford, PA 18337.)