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‘Dare to Build’ training event in Czech Republic May 2009
The training time in Czech Republic was a little different than first planned, but was still a valuable time together. Unfortunately numbers were low, but we saw participants from the three main publishing houses attending. We tailored the schedule to the needs of those attending and had a full day and a half of training, with the second afternoon being spent visiting these three publishers working one on one with them. Bob Clark from ‘Excel Communications’, felt ‘compared to last year there seemed be a depth in the things we discussed and in the interaction, with many things we learnt last year having been put into action’.
All brought subjects which were relevant and appreciated by the group. Kent Wilson, Former Executive publisher of ‘Nav Press publishing’, was very positive about his time in Czech and shared ‘There was a level of maturity and experience among the publishers that attended, that was refreshing to me. I knew that they had already developed in their business and publishing skills over the years. I felt the publishers that attended were the most experienced, creative and entrepreneurial of all the Christian publisher in that country, which made the teaching environment for me all the more interesting and exciting’.
Having time to interact as Christian publishers and build relationships is so important, but also being able to talk and learn from people involved in publishing in other countries is a blessing. Markéta expressed the value of this when she said ‘I appreciate being able to meet experts at the training event and learn from them, as well as to meeting fellow Czech publishers and sharing ideas and experiences with them. It's always very inspiring and encouraging to me’. I am very thankful for those that came to train, along with those that made it possible through prayer and finances. The investment made to these publishers in Czech can only be seen in the years ahead, so let’s wait expectantly. |