On Friday I announced a new chapter in my life. I didn’t tell you what it was, I just told you it was happening. Well, today I can finally let you know what the hoopla’s all about.
Today, I hopped in my car and drove 10 miles north to my new workspace. I got a brief introduction to the job, was shown my office, and I got to work. All day I’ve been sifting through financial reports, binders of notes, and organizing the office. I’ve been getting to know the team of talented folks I’ll be working beside. Overwhelming? Perhaps. Exciting? Most definitely.
About two weeks ago I was approached with the prospect of working with Echo Conference (an annual church conference for artists, geeks, and storytellers). You have no idea how immediately that excited me. I’ve been a huge fan of the conference and everything RT Creative Group (the parent company) puts out. So two weeks later, here we are. And here I am in my new role as Echo Director. (Check out the announcement here.)
I don’t think that Rob, Jeff, or I anticipated this all to happen so quickly. But our visions and passions lined up so clearly that it was a natural progression (plus it helps I didn’t have a day job to slow the discussion down).
So here I am in my new office, filling the shoes of a man I greatly respect. I’ll truly be standing on the shoulders of a giant (Scott McClellan is definitely a tall and amazing man). I’m excited.
And I’m even more excited to tell you that CSDI and Sunday| Magazine will keep continuing strong. I know getting to work on all these projects with this team will take each project far further than I could have previously.
I’ll keep giving you details as they come to me. But I hope to see you at Echo this year. It should be loads of fun.
Jonathan, I am very excited for you. You have so much to offer. I love tour heart for the arts and the House of Worship.
Jonathan, I am very excited for you. You have so much to offer. I love tour heart for the arts and the House of Worship.
hurray! Congratulations!!!
hurray! Congratulations!!!
We are very excited about you being a part of the team! Can’t wait to start dreaming stuff up with you.
We are very excited about you being a part of the team! Can’t wait to start dreaming stuff up with you.
Very exciting!!
Very exciting!!
Congratulations Jonathan! This is very exciting news and I’m now looking forward to Echo 2013 even more.
Congratulations Jonathan! This is very exciting news and I’m now looking forward to Echo 2013 even more.
Incredible! huge congratulations to you
Incredible! huge congratulations to you
so excited that you’re gonna be echo director. all the things you’ve been involved with have really been influential in supercharging my work with our church. and i just registered for my first time at Echo, so i’m doubly thrilled.
best to you, Jonathan. hope to meet you at the conference.
so excited that you’re gonna be echo director. all the things you’ve been involved with have really been influential in supercharging my work with our church. and i just registered for my first time at Echo, so i’m doubly thrilled.
best to you, Jonathan. hope to meet you at the conference.
Dude congrats! I am so excited for you!
And now I’m going to have to make sure I come to Echo this year. 🙂
Dude congrats! I am so excited for you!
And now I’m going to have to make sure I come to Echo this year. 🙂
Love this! Very excited for you!
Love this! Very excited for you!
Congrats! Looks like a great fit for you, and an awesome addition to the RT team.
I am curious what videos they will wrangle you in since every RT staff member is also a an actor 🙂
What’s random is we put Jonathan in an Echo video from this past year (the Full House one). I didn’t even know him then, but I knew of him… and knew he was in Dallas.
Anyway, we are excited he’s on the team and will definitely be putting him in videos!
Congrats! Looks like a great fit for you, and an awesome addition to the RT team.
I am curious what videos they will wrangle you in since every RT staff member is also a an actor 🙂
What’s random is we put Jonathan in an Echo video from this past year (the Full House one). I didn’t even know him then, but I knew of him… and knew he was in Dallas.
Anyway, we are excited he’s on the team and will definitely be putting him in videos!
What a great fit. Echo is awesome. You’re awesome. This is such good news!
What a great fit. Echo is awesome. You’re awesome. This is such good news!
Sounds like an amazing story! Congrats!
Sounds like an amazing story! Congrats!
Awesome! Congrats! Echo rocks!
Awesome! Congrats! Echo rocks!
Congrats Jonathan! Excited for your next chapter and the ways you’re going to continue to resource the church! Thanks for everything you do.
Congrats Jonathan! Excited for your next chapter and the ways you’re going to continue to resource the church! Thanks for everything you do.
Big Congrats, to not only you but for the entire community that makes up ECHO…you have so much to offer the artistic and church community. You are a blessing to us all.
Big Congrats, to not only you but for the entire community that makes up ECHO…you have so much to offer the artistic and church community. You are a blessing to us all.
Congrats on your new job!! That’s awesome, Man!
Congrats on your new job!! That’s awesome, Man!
HUGE! Congratulations on the new chapter, Jonathan. Big fan of the good folks at RT Creative Group and that just increased.
HUGE! Congratulations on the new chapter, Jonathan. Big fan of the good folks at RT Creative Group and that just increased.
Congratulations! Definitely a dream job if I haven’t heard of one!
Congratulations! Definitely a dream job if I haven’t heard of one!
Correction…”have” heard of one! 🙂
Correction…”have” heard of one! 🙂
I knew it!!! (not that it was that much of a stretch).
congrats man! All the best in your new gig!
I knew it!!! (not that it was that much of a stretch).
congrats man! All the best in your new gig!