[Prayer] Posting pictures from Banquets and Awakenings

[prayer at midsouthgb.com]

With so many people connecting via Facebook and posting on a daily basis it is easy to forget the impact that one simple post can have on a large group of people.     A seemingly innocent picture posted from a Banquet or Awakening event can easily become misconstrued and cast a negative shadow across the entire Banquet or Awakening community.   Someone not familiar with the events that take place during the weekend can easily form the wrong opinion because they do not know the context in which the picture was taken.   That puts us in the position of having to defend ourselves and the activities that take place.   We also run the risk of offending the individuals depicted within the pictures if they were not aware they would be posted online when the picture was taken. 

We are asking that you please use good judgment when posting pictures from Banquet or Awakening events.   If the picture could be misconstrued without a detailed explanation or depicts something that most people wouldn’t associate with a Christian retreat, then we would ask that you please refrain from posting it.   Even if you post it with a detailed explanation you still run the risk of someone not reading it or still not understanding the context in which it was taken.   We also ask that the individuals within the picture approve of the posting online. 

It is not our intent to be the "picture police".  We just want to be sure that we are always portraying a postitive picture of the Banquet and Awakening weekends.  

Thank you for your support in this matter.  

Dan Schweizer 
Chairman of the Board 
Mid South Great Banquet Community 
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