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When I get to the office in the morning, I chat with Jane (our receptionist) for a little while before clearing my way through the brush to find my desk. Morning tea, phone mail and computer startup later, I double-check a number of sites and blogs.

• Church Marketing Sucks. I’ve linked to CMS for a while on the blogroll, but I really can’t tell you how much I enjoy checking in on the discussion here. If you’re a church communicator, this should be one of your top bookmarks.
• PeaceBang’s Beauty Tips for Ministers. Alright, so I’m not rostered clergy, but I do take communication as a ministry and I am a public face. While I admit there are a number of days when, after a major event or the like, I’ll show up to my office in ratty jeans, sneakers and a hooded sweatshirt, I think there is a lot of truth in “fighting frumpiness” from PeaceBang.
• The Lutheran. Check in on their blog and news from around the ELCA.
• World Faith News. It’s not so much an online thing as I am subscribed to their e-mail listserv, but it’s a great roundup of the worldwide American abroad faith community.
• Moravian Daily Texts. Subscribe to receive one of the world’s best ecumenical Bible readings on a daily basis.
• Be Still and Know… From Jesus Metropolitan Community Church in Indianapolis, this daily blog is a great resource for quiet time before a crazy day in the office.

Of course, don’t forget our own Web site. And if I know we’re going to be on public radio or in the newspaper that day, or a quick roundup to see if any of our members or leaders are there.