Okay, welcome back everyone. We will continue with the last section here and You know that again, you know though. It's the last section. It's not something we can rush through Really wonderful insights for us, especially those of us who want to get into church planting You know this will make a world of a difference for us, you know to study and learn so chapter 29 This is more about reaching out reaching out to other churches reaching out with the city You know so on and so forth. So here are reaching out to other local churches From the word of God, you know if you would read through the chapter you would see the examples of Churches reaching out to one another. So in the New Testament we we know that The church of Jerusalem it reached out to the newer churches that were emerging So Samaria and people heard the gospel there and Philip did a wonderful ministry there Peter and John were sent, you know to go and continue Building people up discipling them They went and they asked them. Hey, let's pray for the baptism in the Holy Spirit So they ministered that and let the church develop further. So spiritual Spiritual input is something that a church can give another touch. Okay, so that is something that can be Provided we could send out people. So let's say that in our church, you know, God has raised up Prophets God has raised up teachers. God has raised up, you know Like evangelists We may want to send them to other churches for a period of time to strengthen that local church For example, Jerusalem sent Barnabas to Antioch and then eventually Barnabas found Paul He brought him also and this was a multicultural church It was growing, you know, it was it was beginning to To, you know, develop in the things of God But the strong leaders came in and they they imparted like anything So the the church was strengthened and it became that missions base also Initially, it was all about church of Jerusalem church of Jerusalem, but then Antioch also became City and Antioch it became a strong church So in that way, we could send people out not just the resources But also people can be sent out to strengthen local churches Also money support can be sent Okay, we know that for the smaller churches as we just discussed it could be quite challenging to Have that financial support no matter how many people come You know, we see that in the in the smaller churches the rural churches because people don't earn that much So even if they give the offering the pastor may not be able to sustain himself and the ministry so Financial support can be very helpful to certain churches now there can be special financial offerings We see that the Macedonian church the Corinthian church They raised funds to support the church of Jerusalem when there was a famine So in like for example now COVID happened. That's a special support So maybe in moments like that the larger churches who have some Money can give it to the people who don't have so special support can go out And you know traveling ministers every now and then we can send out teams that will go and strengthen people in God's word So, how does this help? No, this helps in strengthening in maturing local churches It helps in building relationships, right? So we can relate to one another We can you know grow together So that that also really helps Yeah, so it it really helps in that way Of course sharing of material Now material might mean, you know, sometimes this happens We have an extra sound system and a local church in a in a rural area They need a sound system and they can't buy it, but we have a decently, you know a good Sound system only with us. We just changed to a more upgraded one So we might just want to give it off to the smaller church because they need it So in this way, you know, we can also relate by strengthening them with their material resources You know sending them money so on and so forth But one of the things that we must keep in mind is the divine order divine order We've talked about it, isn't it? The boundaries, God's boundaries How the pastor of the local church is is the person in charge and the person in authority So we can't go and disrupt the order which has already been established So even if we are invited to go and preach, we must be mindful of the way the pastor has developed the church so far So we have to honor that we can't come and do our own thing So divine order is very important when we work with churches, you know, always ask the question, the pastor is this okay? Now, you know, this is what we are planning to do. So when you have a discussion with them, you'll understand Okay, fine, you know, I can do it this way. I'm not going to disrupt what this pastor has done over the years Okay, so divine order is something very very important for us to bear in mind when we work with other local churches Now coming to chapter 30 here, which is about shepherding the city, once again, we have looked at this in depth Now, one of the things that is happening globally is people migrating to cities Okay, and this is you can study it not just for the sake of church planting but, you know, for marketing and all people are just, you know, going after this Because we are understanding that a lot is happening in the cities and, you know, like you find that it is estimated 75% of the world's population lives in cities So if there is an impact that can be made in the cities, naturally that will go and impact other small towns and rural areas as well So a lot can be done in cities and therefore for us as believers to shepherd the city becomes very very important And we've talked about the importance of the city-wide church, you know, the way God looks at the city If you look at Revelation when God speaks to different churches, he's speaking to the church of the city He says, okay, Smirna, you know, Pergamot, that's the city So he's not addressing individual local churches but the city-wide church So to be strong as a city-wide church and to make an impact in all the spheres, the seven mountains, you know, we've said the business area, the family area, the arts and entertainment, the media, politics So when we make an impact as a city-wide church on all these seven spheres, that can lead to transformation of the entire city So that's how we must think, we must think as kingdom builders, not just, I know this chapter is about the local church and strengthening the local church But, you know, local churches can partner, local churches, city-wide church can be one So unity is important, you know, Jesus said that if a kingdom is divided against itself, then how can it stand? So today, just, this thought is coming to me now, recently, one of the pastors, in fact, one of our own pastors There was, I don't know if you heard about it, but there were miscreants, they came and they tried to disrupt the Sunday service So I was just asking, how did you manage when this happened? So he said, oh, not a problem, sister, I have really good relationships with other pastors So he called up, he called up one particular pastor, when this is happening in the Sunday service, okay? So he called up one of the, he or I don't know if one of his teammates called up another pastor That pastor immediately called up the police station and the police came and they provided protection So he was telling me that they have such good relationships that if something happens to one pastor, others will come They will be there to help So he was saying, you know, this is very beautiful, this has helped Of course we would need, then he informed us all, but it's later, right? Like immediately they need somebody to step in and it was possible because of the great relationship that he maintains with other pastors And these other pastors are not from Erisee, they are just, you know, they have their own churches They are from other networks, they have their own independent churches But you see the value of a city-wide church, kingdom mindset, they are there for each other Okay, and they're not divided that, hey, this is my church, that is your church When there is a challenge, they are ready to stand up for one another So that is what we're talking about, we're talking about the unity How can a kingdom stand in a city if it is divided? A house cannot stand, we have to be united and we have to maintain that unity of the spirit Remember, talked about that Ephesians 4-3 in Kingdom Builders With power, we have to maintain that unity And also when it comes to the things in the city, together we can collaborate We can provide the know-how, the resources, we can join hands together and make a difference Various issues and we can impact the city We need to have a kingdom mindset, we've said that the barriers that we have in our own minds We have to remove that and become scripture-based And scripture encourages working along with others, collaborative efforts So kingdom mindset should be developed And we've spoken about this, right? When we said, okay, how are we going to develop that unity? We can have gatherings of pastors and it's not just gatherings but real relationships Genuine relationships beyond just some structural and event-based things So real relationships with pastors and leaders as brothers and sisters When we have those relationships, the unity is strengthened Yeah, in this way we are able to establish God's work in the city Now coming to chapter 31, which is about urban evangelism We've already seen that the cities are thriving And there needs to be a strong work done in cities So there are a lot of models today If you look at the global church, there are different networks for evangelism And people are trying out different cities, how to plant churches And so many people are stepping forward And that's really wonderful and heartening to see Now what are some of the urban evangelism steps that one can take? No, we are going to talk about that So since God is interested in cities, he wants to see a transformation of cities And when cities are impacted, the gospel can go out to other parts easily Even if you look at the book of Acts, you would notice that Paul and the team They generally went to cities, they went to a Philippi, they went to Thessalonica They went to those Corinth, Ephesus, Athens, these are all prominent cities Because the first thing is it's easy to go there, you have transportation You can easily reach those cities But also a lot of trade was going on in that place So when the church was established in those cities, people would come in They would go out, they would take it The church of Ephesus where Paul taught for a while Many people were impacted In fact, you read that Asia, large parts, many regions were impacted Because of his teaching there in one city So it's easy for people to come in and develop and take it back with them So when you look at India, we can be very strategic I know there are some statistics here But most probably it's changed now I think But it's probably from 2011 census And I don't think there's been another census since So here we have listed out in India based on the population of cities And a few other criteria You have tier 1, tier 2, tier 3 cities Tier 1 are the major metropolitan cities Like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru You also have tier 2 cities which are close by They're coming up very fast And industries are looking to have their setups in tier 2 in fact Because you have a cheaper labor but you have greater impact So when the business world is looking at tier 2 cities Why shouldn't the church consider also being strategic? So tier 2 cities, you have tier 3 cities So basically be led by God's spirit and go where God is leading us But it's good to know that all this information is also available for us So then we could consider the demographics and the spiritual aspects The strategic aspect like what age group of people does this city consist of What are the communities, what are the challenges So basically we understand that And then depending on what might help and strengthen the mission there We will go with those steps, events, processes and all of that So be innovative in order to reach out to people there So we can be strategic For example when we go to a certain city and want to establish a church There we might notice that the spoken language is, I'm just giving an example Spoken language is Hindi But then there are a lot of college going students who speak English So part of urban mission strategically even though the local language is Hindi You might want to plant an English church Because people do understand English And there are many colleges in that place And it's coming up in the next 5 years So you think long term, okay fine If I have an English congregation here Will it grow in the next 5 years, in the next 10 years You might want to pick English as your main language And you begin to notice that the church is actually thriving So be innovative, be very very strategic Understand the place, understand in the next 5 years, in the next 10 years What will be the, how will this place be And based on that you plan your church And then there are some events and programs listed here This is from APC But again you can have your own innovative way There are corporate prayer fellowships Coffee talks, the gatherings that we have in coffee shops Like coffee day You just meet with young people there on a periodic basis And discuss topics, you know, self-esteem, relationships They might feel more comfortable to discuss things over there And they might also feel comfortable to invite their unsafe friends Coffee talks is something we've done So see, you see this is all urban Strategic, innovative way of thinking Catalyst, you are probably aware That's our children's ministry Where in schools we have volunteers from church They go and we have worked with the school To have an hour or two hours every week On biblical principles And the schools have agreed So we make a timetable And every week we have volunteers going to different schools And they are teaching And it's wonderful to hear the testimonies That have come out of catalysts Children were impacted Children ask for prayer Children have a lot of questions They ask questions, you know Why did God let sin come into the world So their questions are answered So we are able to impact them And even, you know, the disciple Entire schools, campus elevates Where we've been able to take Biblical principles through youth services And, you know, impact students Then chrysalis workshops Chrysalis is our counseling wing They have, you know, different subjects Like marriage, parenting, counseling And recently, I think something to do with mental health This is also coming up So this is our counseling wing And, you know, in cities We have this challenge And in fact, you know, Bangalore Is known as a suicide capital So you can imagine there are needs There are needs in that urban place And the church can make an impact So we can be strategic Urban youth conferences Big Sundays So, you know, there's that whole list of things And miracle and healing services So also here, I think one must be a little careful Because in some places When you say healing It can be misunderstood Like if you're calling for a healing crusade Or some things Some pastors have gotten into trouble So, yeah, we have to be very careful though So, you know, if If, you know, it sends out the wrong message Then you could rather have a call it a prayer service So just invite people Let them pray And if they experience healing in their bodies Then they would understand, you know That God's supernatural power Is at work today So think, think, be strategic Be wise And see what, you know The need of the places And what is possible to be done by us And, you know, bless people And don't do anything which goes against the law of the land We try our best to abide by all the rules Okay, next is church planting and missions This also is a very, very important topic here So missions is when we are reaching out to places Where people don't know God So basically we are winning souls for the kingdom of God But in addition to that Missions is also to do with discipling And equipping of believers New church plants across the country Across the world And, you know, we can also work alongside Pastors and leaders to strengthen them In the work that they are doing So this is what missions is The way we can engage in missions is You basically cast a vision to your church family And tell them, hey, we are going to step out on missions This is what we are going to do We will go on mission strips We will meet the spiritual needs of people We will meet Maybe there are some physical needs that one could meet Or you can use your profession, your career To go and help Maybe we are good, you know, with the financial things Or administrative things We go to a church That pastor does not know how to do these things So we offer support Okay, come on, let me help you This is how you can have your structure This is how you can, you know, do your admin work So they are strengthened So in different ways, we can actually go ahead and strengthen And, you know, she said that Get the sent one, send the way The Father sent him, he sent the disciples And we know the Great Commission is for every believer And scriptures also say that we are ambassadors We are the sent ones of God to establish His kingdom So we go out and we do the work Now, this is something that I'm going to take a little more time on Planting, preparing to plant a church So if any of you is planning to do this If you are called to plant a church Here are some, you know, good insights for you Okay We go into the details That there is one section called church planting practical guidance So I'll go more into depth, you know, into that But the earlier sections, I'll just kind of scan through them So when we are preparing to plant a church And some basic things are that I need to be sure That, you know, this is God calling me to do it So recognize that call of God Prepare yourself spiritually for that Then you understand Whenever God is sending us, we have to understand the terrain Okay, spiritually, how are these people And, you know, what are some of the strategic things that I can do So I would need to prepare work on that I would need to develop a plan And once I get there, maybe I have something planned out on paper Based on my two or three visits to the place But once I get there, I may need to adapt also Make some slight fine-tuning here and there And plant a church It is ideal that one goes with the team So if you have a few people who have the same burden Many times it ends up being a couple, right Like husband and wife both have a vision They have a burden, they go So more than that Sometimes it's two couples, three couples, they go together There's a lead pastor But under the guidance of that lead pastor The team goes and they minister Or a set of three, four young people They decide, okay, we are going to plant, they go So it's better if you have a team But if you don't, then it's still okay If God has given the burden, then step out So when it comes to finances If one is independent Then they could initially think of tent-making Tent-making is Paul's example Paul, Laquilla, Priscilla in Corinth You find that they were actually making tents And they were serving in the ministry So basically they were getting their income To another source And that was supporting them That is a possibility One can do that And then they are able to continue the work Till such time That you are unable to give time to your tent-making Or your profession And ministry work is increased And maybe the income in the ministry is also increased So at that point you are able to switch And take a reasonable salary from the church So tent-making is a good option When one plants in the planting stage of a local church Now you may want to keep it that way throughout That is a choice one needs to make Be led by God in that Also we could identify and work with the local people there So generally when we go to a place We might find that God has already done some work there And people might come up to us and say Hey wow, it is great that you came Take my place I have been praying for somebody to come So learn to partner with the locals Whom God has already prepared And that way the kingdom work can be strengthened And of course we can demonstrate the power of the gospel Generally the way a church starts off In the book of Acts we see that there was salvation There was healing There was deliverance Paul went and the demon possessed girl was healed And then people started coming They started listening to what this person had to say So different things like that Demonstrating the power of God We see a lot of that in scripture And that's how the church actually starts off Because people understand that Oh wow, here is somebody They are teaching us about God And we are seeing miracles taking place And healings taking place and all of that Okay, let's go Let's experience I'll invite a friend The churches start thriving So demonstrate the power of God In addition to that If you feel that you need some publicity To get your church launched You could take the help of mass media Put flyers in newspapers Or put an ad in the newspaper, television And also we want to engage in other things Maybe do some medical missions Depending on the need of the place You kind of step in So here are the practical points that we want to share So we have a week in school in fact Church planting So anyone who's interested And you're able to attend it You're most welcome to do it When it happens But here are some points from the church planting aspect So one needs to pray Survey and plan How they're going to go ahead with this church planting So survey means As I already said What age group What communities What is their spiritual status All that needs to be clear And then you work out a plan And I've also I think shared that There are some teams that take about six months Just to pray So maybe we find a hall And the only thing the team does for six months is pray Spiritual warfare Just pray over the city Sing over the city And let God's spirit begin to work So till such time there's no preaching There's no inviting people nothing Only prayer goes on in that particular place And then you might have the idea of stepping out And having your first service Relating to Christian leaders in the area So it is very important Generally when we have our church planters go out We tell them Go visit your other pastors in that place Greet them Take something for them Wish them So because we want to establish good relationships Because we are here to strengthen them And when we are in need Definitely God would use them to speak into our lives Bless us as well So establish good relationships And if there is a pastor's fellowship Or some kind of a gathering Generally most cities have that See if you can be a part of it Because then we can all grow together So that is also something to look out for Then clearly express your primary purpose So this means that when we go to a certain place We might meet other leaders Christian leaders there and they'll ask us Okay brother why have you come Sister why have you come to the city What is your plan Express the intention correctly and clearly So let them know that God has put it in your heart To plant a church there Some of them may like it Some of them may not like it But at least you're telling them the truth from the beginning Otherwise what happens If we say I just can't start a bible study They trust us And then we start a bible study And before you know it it's growing And then we have a venue And then there's a church They'll be shocked They'll be like but you said bible study And you're running a church here You know So that trust no it gets affected So it's better to tell people What we are planning So if we are planting a church Tell them I'm here to plant a church So that way they also will respect her This person truthful They're honest They told us what they want to do And here they are doing it So be clear So in the initial period It's good always to start your work You know sometimes what happens People just really dally They go to the place And then they're like yeah Let me take a few months But what happens is that Passion and fervor with which one went there You know over time We might observe different things And get discouraged No I can't do it It's too difficult So as soon as you decide You go You start Okay Don't have any delay In you know Taking that vision And you know starting off the work Just start the work there Many ways in which one can get started You may want to go door to door Praying for people Or you might want to start a small Like a prayer service Invite people Let them come over there When we pray Then people are touched Or you might just want to start your Sunday services And invite people Put it in the newspaper Saying hey we are starting a Sunday service here That way people start coming Or a house church You know Initially you start a house church People start off once you're It's a sizable congregation Then you go to a hall And then you start your work there So some way Find your method of launching out And also be very very careful Because sometimes what happens There are people who are part of other local churches When we go to a city And they start attending our church Right And then it brings a lot of Ill feeling between pastors They'll think oh look at this young chap He came and he's now taking people from our church And he's building his church Such things can happen So it's We have to be careful Okay who's coming Our intention is You know when you see Work of the apostles They went to new places They went where the gospel was not preached And that was their desire to go to new places It's not about competing Try to find a place where There's nobody else But if there is somebody and God has put that place on your heart Then be careful So that we don't try to Draw people from other churches Observe okay who's coming to my church Try to avoid it as much as possible If in that city In a certain place there are lots of churches Then don't plant your church there Go find another place far away But strategic enough And invite people there So you have new people coming in And not people from other churches We could also Encourage like once you find out That somebody is from a certain local church You can encourage them Hey You're welcome to visit But we encourage you to You know stay faithful to your local church You can even announce it I know that at APC For the longest time We announced it And even now you know we do that We announce and let people know If that you're looking for a home church Then yes you're welcome to consider All people's church And also be very careful Because sometimes Some believer in that place might say You can use my home You have your Bible study here Or you have your prayer meeting here Now they might already be part of another church We're getting ourselves into trouble Okay So be careful These are all subtle things We don't think about it When we get excited Oh somebody has opened up their home And we don't even know that They belong to another church So we need to be conscious Of all these things These are all practical Matters that will help us And also be careful And definitely there are people Whom God has prepared Because we've read this right In Kingdom Builders The vision it's not independent But we are interconnected We are interlinked So God has put something in my heart God has put something in the heart Of another person too Now they might come and join with us And we together will do the ministry there But when we go to a certain place People might come up to us and say Oh I'll join you You know I'll do this I'll do that Make me a part of your team But even though people are stepping forward Be discerning You know it is best to take things very very slow So just observe their commitment Observe their way of working Lot of things Before we join hands and say Yeah come on let's sign this agreement You and I are a team So take it slow Be discerning Don't make promises People will come up and say I can also preach this and that You can't immediately say Okay come I'll be the lead pastor You be the associate You know I'll give you so much salary Don't be quick Because later on If we find out that you know There's some issues You know trust issues Money issues Then it's very uncomfortable to get out of the deal So it's best to be slow to get into a deal Right so observe And if you feel over a period of time Yes this is genuine This is a genuine individual Join up team up with them And serve God Yeah and also another practical thing is If we decide to do a house meeting Then just be mindful of the neighbors You know it shouldn't become an issue In terms of sound In terms of parking Right it happens And then people are so upset You know the unbelievers around us They're like oh these people Don't know what they're doing They're making a nuisance in the neighborhood So we shouldn't get that bad name So be sensitive about all these matters Then when it comes to finding a venue for church One practical advice is We could look out for It depends on the target audience So if you feel that your audience Will not come To let's say you're building a church And it looks like a cathedral And your people will not come Your target audience in that city Will not enter that kind of an architecture Then you just opt for a hall Or maybe you want to pick an auditorium People are willing to come to an auditor So we have to be strategic It totally depends on the place So where should you have the church Is it easy accessible for people to come If your target audience is people Like let's say college going people And they want to come But if you are going to go so far away That they have to pay for transport Every time to come for worship They may not like to come So you know things like that So whoever is wanting to come Willing to come We have to make it easier for them So pick a place strategically And initially it might be helpful to have it in some schools Because you know some schools here They and you know particularly Christian schools They allow you to do their services And some of them don't even charge So that might be a good option If you're just starting off a school hall And you start your work there And it's once you grow larger Then you know with their permission You can step out and do it in a commercial place Where there's a rent and all of that Yeah also keeping the landlord informed They shouldn't be taken by surprise You're renting a house or a hall And they don't know that you're a church And then when they start seeing the activities They might be upset So communicating all these things really clearly And sign agreements Lease agreement, rental agreement All that keep your papers in order Then have your formal launch Invite people over Yeah so those are some practical aspects there So I know we have eight minutes And I'll quickly touch upon this last chapter here And then we'll come back to questions on the practical aspects So the last lesson 33 Chapter 33 This is about what God spoke to the seven churches In the book of Revelation So a reminder for us To maintain these things To be careful about what God has instructed them One to the church of Ephesus God said maintain your first love So things should not become mundane And an obligation But as a local church We have to maintain that first love for God And his kingdom The church of Smyrna God encouraged to stand through persecution So be faithful unto death Because it's not going to be an easy journey Church planting and establishing a church There can be times when our very life is threatened But to be strong and bold and stand unto death Church in Pergamos God warned them against wrong doctrine So same thing applies to us today We have to maintain It is our responsibility to maintain The right doctrine And establish strong people And keep God's house clean in terms of the doctrine that is taught And church in Taitira God against demonic spirits So here there is a warning against Jezebel Who is preaching bringing in seducing teaching So the spirit of Jezebel has to do with Teaching and seducing people away from God Now we know that the Jezebel spirit It's not necessarily something gender specific But it's more to do with a demonic influence That comes through teaching So when the teaching is leading people away from God It is seducing people away from God That's the teaching we don't want So the church of Taitira is warned against The Jezebel spirit And the religious spirit Religious spirit is The Pharisees are a classic example Self-deceived, hypocritical, man-pleasing attitude And a lot of pretense So that is also something that we must guard the church against The church of Sardis This is in Revelation 3 We are taught here That we must not be fooled by our reputation Because God told this church You have a reputation to be alive But you are actually dead We shouldn't go by reputation But let God assess us through and through And let God find us alive Church in Philadelphia Who is encouraged to hold fast and persevere The Laudasian church Which is encouraged to be red hot for God And not to become complacent Sometimes you become self-sufficient You don't want to step forward Step out from the status quo And that's not what God desires The church should be red hot at all times Not lukewarm or cold Because God says that I will spit you out So we as leaders We have to ensure that the report card Which he gave those seven churches The negatives over there We have to make sure that those things are not part of us And the very, very last section here Has some samples to adapt That church planters here want to use So staff guidelines Staff performance review document Volunteer guidelines All this is on the website So you can access it Download it Use it Membership booklet Mentoring guidelines Lot of resources are there on the APC website apcw.org Just go take it Use it It's free for use So with that we wrap up the content For our course on the local church So I'm going to leave this time open For some questions, discussions And then we will play To close off this course So yeah The time is open Anyone want to share? Discuss anything? Okay Christopher says What are some specific initiatives That have made churches be successful In city transformation Could you give us an example Of such a church in Bangalore Besides APC who has done this Okay in city transformation City transformation I mean there are a lot of initiatives Christopher like community Initiatives Social work That different churches are engaged in Okay Again I don't necessarily know the names of these pastors But I have met them I remember we said we have that Roundtable pastors meeting That happens every month So in that people share A lot of initiatives that are happening You know community Social action Initiatives Okay so things like that But yeah I'm not able to give you The names of churches Christopher Yeah sorry about that I think Mipas Dashesh Will be more aware Well aware Sure thank you I mean I know small initiatives But large ones I can't think as offhand right now Okay any anything else Okay I think a lot to think about A lot to pray about And I really hope that whatever we have learned Will help us in any capacity That God has called each one of us with Abhishek says More details about the registration process So Abhishek the Necessary details are there in the In the notes here But for your local area Registration process You have to go to a local lawyer And speak to them Because every area has their own updates So you have to find out from them So they will tell you something like Okay you need a trust deed For that trust deed You need certain people in your committee We need your IDs And you have to come and register like that It costs so much money It will take so much time So there's all that paperwork You have to go to your area and find out Okay so I hope that helps Okay great great So yeah if there are no more questions I think we could just pray and close Class This request one of us to Lead and prayer please Anyone Yeah it's open Anyone can jump in and pray I'll pray for the pastor Yes yes Prabhakar Do you have any father We praise you acknowledge your holy name Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity You have provided It's bestowed upon our life father Thank you Thank you for this The local church classes Over the past few months We have been a part of this Wonderful journey pastor With pastor father Thank you so much for guiding us to pastor Lord it's been a wonderful journey And we have learned a lot about the local church And just establishment In the city And the rural and urban areas father You have provided the in-depth knowledge How to establish the church And how to deal with the consequences Father in the ministry father Thank you so much God for guiding us For leading us And thank you so much for Nancy father Over her life Thank you for leading us And teaching us through her father And I thank each and every Members for their time and dedication father You have given us all the grace And all the knowledge and all the patience to And all the wisdom to understand your divine knowledge And father We are wrapping up this class This session this semester father But these classes and these teachings will be Embark in our lives in our hearts For the rest of our life father Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity I give all glory and honor To your whole being And I ask this prayer in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen Thank you thank you Rebecca And God bless each one of you And really I believe that you know Each of you is a blessing in the kingdom And he's going to use you in amazing ways So what a privilege Thank you for your time And thank you for listening So God bless Bye We'll connect in another course Thank you Thank you pastor God bless you Thank you Thank you so much Parker Thank you everyone


Drafted. Oh, awesome. Okay. Okay. Welcome everyone. I'm excited to be Talking today about the future of content management. It's this big aspirational topic. So I hope you're ready for some big ideas and Usually I like to give talks that are really specific like here's a screenshot go into Drupal and check this checkbox It's gonna change your life. This talk is a little bit more about Ideas, so I hope you find it still helpful My name is Suzanne Degacheva for those of you who haven't met me. I'm one of the co-founders of Evolving Web. We're a Drupal agency and At Evolving Web I get to work on all kinds of different projects I've been doing sales and marketing recently and I'm also the initiative lead of promote Drupal So if you're interested in getting involved in marketing Drupal, we'll be pulling some of those ideas into this presentation but I'd love to get more people involved with that and Yeah, the evolving will be get to work with a lot of different types of clients and higher education and government Lots of institutions and also, you know bigger bigger companies And so I'll be pulling ideas from those those types of projects in my experience working on Content strategy and Drupal strategy over the years into this talk I think DrupalCon is really a great opportunity to step back and think about Drupal's position in the Bigger ecosystem, you know often when we're at our jobs when we're at our desk. We're working on a specific project We're really in the weeds So taking a step back and thinking about what role Drupal plays and what Drupal's good at How it compares to other options, but also just what makes it what makes it unique It is a really unique platform But we often think about it in terms of our own projects and maybe not so much from an outsider perspective And I think we can learn a lot just by thinking about what its strengths are and what words we use to describe it But I think about how Drupal falls into the Landscape of choices you have when you're starting out on a project, you know I think most people recognize the fact that building something from scratch when you're building a Website or an app or an online platform like this this takes a lot of time. It's an expensive option It's a huge investment and for a lot of the projects we work on, you know, it's not even something we consider But there are lots of other choices out there So we we often think about building on top of a framework which could give us a solid base of functionality But if you've ever built on top of a framework before I used to use Ruby on Rails And I found that every time I would build a new project. I'd have to think about well, how are we doing multilingual again? How does how is content moderation going to work? How are all these? content Editing interface is going to fit together and so there would be a lot of work from scratch that we would be having to build every time And for those of you who have used more like web builders like I'm thinking of Squarespace and Wix and wealth of similar platforms out there that are kind of Cheaper options they often really lower the cost But they provide so few options and so little flexibility that they're not really a viable option for organizations that value compliance and value things like accessibility so We can often rule out these options and the sweet spot of Drupal is really for organizations that see the value and more flexibility But also having a standard approach to things So what I value about the Drupal community is that you walk in and you see well Although there are many ways to do things. There's a standard approach to some really valuable core features like multilingual like how content works like the whole Form API and entity API and so there's I think more Standardization and Drupal than we sometimes give it credit for and this Standardization saves us tons of time on projects and so it kind of puts Drupal in this position of high adaptability and Well, no, I don't think we can say that Drupal is low-cost It's going to require less customization than than these other options and so on this map of Options I put Drupal, but what is the noun that we use when we talk about Drupal these days I like to think about language and I like to think about the words that we use And when I first started using Drupal, I would often use the word content management system I think we all still use that word often in our professional lives It's a useful term and When we first started using Drupal, you know, I started 15 years ago I was really talking about content management from the perspective of Okay, we want other people to be able to edit the website We don't want to just have static HTML that you know a developer or someone who knows HTML has to edit So we have this value of just having an interface for content editors But beyond that when we talk about Drupal content management in particular We're really in talking about empowering this site builder And the site builder in Drupal gets a unique amount of freedom because there's so much Configuration and so much you can do by installing modules and so there's this promise that you know There's a great deal of flexibility just in terms of the the content model of Drupal And I think this is something we shouldn't Underestimate the value of you know if you have if you've ever used other systems the content model tends to be Much less flexible so in Drupal we might take for granted the fact that we have multi-lingual we have taxonomy we have references between content and we have this really robust content Content model field ability baked into Drupal And this gives a huge advantage over more limited CMS options So CMS but CMS plus and when I started You know having to sell Drupal to organizations. I found myself often wanting to use this word platform Do you use the word platform a lot? It's a great word It's kind of kind of general people don't know always know exactly what you mean But when I talk about Drupal and I use the word platform I'm often trying to communicate the fact that it does more than content management It's a starting point because it can integrate with other systems It can integrate with other content it goes beyond this base of content model and content authoring that we that we That we always use and so for example you can extend Drupal's form system You can extend authentication, right? You can integrate with your own authentication system you can totally transform the search interface and make it something much more powerful and I think really highly valuable you have all these integrations that are really tightly related to the content and That's something that's a really key nuance So when we're adding functionality on top of Drupal we can always say well I want to add this functionality directly into the content model that I created with Drupal so the tight integration for example with Migrations can maybe you have continuous migrations running on your site or maybe you have Really unique publishing workflows that you want to handle and so that all this means that Drupal does more than just allow you to manage content heavy sites and this distinguishes it from lots of other platforms you might be using like like WordPress or other basic CMS's and I think five to ten years ago For most of the time I've been using Drupal. I've been talking about Drupal to People in IT, you know technical decision-makers and they're really they tend to be sold if you sell it right on this concept of Drupal as a platform because they value this kind of CMS plus this type of integration that we can do with Drupal But these days I don't know how many of you think you talk a lot to technical decision-makers When you're selling a project maybe more of you are talking to marketing decision-makers Maybe some of you aren't selling Drupal, which is Which is nice so so I think these these features of Drupal as a platform it's still really compelling but These days we often it's not often not enough and a lot of us these days are are dealing with More competition in the content management space and we're starting to see Drupal referred to as a DXP or a digital experience platform And we know that Folks that bigger organizations really like to use this word. It's a nice talking point. It's something bigger that we can try and sell But what does it all mean? What does it imply? What does? digital experience platform really really mean and what does it mean for Drupal So I think that just the fact that it uses the word Platform experience it's implied it's implying that we are creating more than websites and Website itself has become kind of this word that we shy away from using like somehow if I'm if I'm redesigning the Drupal.org home page Which is a project? Near and dear to my heart I think I would not want to be using the word website because that's not so inspiring to people people think beyond their websites They're thinking of you know, how do I? Create something that checks all the checkboxes. I want marketing automation. I want personalization multi-channel experience content distribution I want to have a CRM that's integrated and I want to be able to do Auditing and reporting of my content to see how successful it is I want the analytics to be built in and these are things that marketers tend to think of And they a marketers tend to have this laundry list of here's all the things I want and they might not even think of Website as you know, the most important part of their digital presence. They're just thinking of how do I talk to? Customers, how do I build my funnels? Website is just one of these these tools that they want to they want to have built out And so I think that when we talk about Drupal as a DXP The challenge is that there's not just one way to Build all these things. There's not just one CRM that you integrate with Drupal or one type of analytics tool The the real benefit of Drupal is that you can integrate it with so many different types of tools And when we pitch Drupal, I think often we say oh, it's up to you You know, you can you can integrate with whatever you want Drupal's an open platform and of course, that's true But it also leads to this uncertainty. Well, what am I you know, what am I gonna get? It's harder to market something that's so flexible and and not as defined And so from a marketing perspective, I think Drupal starts to lose ground when the DXP conversation comes in It's harder like I said, it's harder to pitch it's harder to create demos or documentation because we have so many different options and The options really that are appropriate differ from project to project So I think what could be valuable for for us Whether we're building Drupal Projects whether we are selling Drupal Whatever our role is. I think thinking beyond this DXP term, which is kind of limiting actually I really like to use the the term content strategy a lot and to think about Drupal as a content strategy platform And I think that this emphasizes a bit more Drupal's Unique selling points in terms of having a great content model that's so flexible and so robust out of the box So if we talk about Drupal as a content strategy platform, I think it's it's easier for everybody to Talk about it's the features that Make it great for content strategy and for us all to be telling the same story So to me Drupal's strongest unique selling point it's the fact that it provides so much flexibility in terms of content authoring content modeling and Building functionality and integrations on top of that content So here's what that means to me content strategy platform like What is it here that we're actually talking about? so I think that With Drupal it's pretty easy to build something that addresses all of these needs You know a platform that's organized around user needs Messaging that could be adapted Content that can be integrated content that's portable and content that has Compliance built in Because with Drupal we can handle things so granularly so we can make sure that our content is accessible and that it complies with our brand So there's lots of things that as an organization we can do And I'm gonna talk through a few of these So first I think content strategy a content strategy platform the primary audience is Who it's the content editors? So if we really want content Content to be the priority What we're building is not a Website that's gonna stay the same always because our content strategy is gonna change all the time But Drupal can handle that because it's got this flexible content model. It has site-building tools and so And so it's gonna be it's gonna be a great platform for this and for content editors That means that we need to be providing them an interface that they like Tools for creating content that actually complies and then also an awareness of how that content is gonna be used on the platform and When we say platform, you know, it could be content that's used in many different places and for teams of communicators. I think We want them to have this certain type of independence that they get When we build them something with Drupal So content editors have all kinds of needs. I know there's probably been sessions at this conference about content editor experience. Maybe some of you have gone to the JIN Session maybe it's later today. I'm not sure exactly when it is But there's lots of discussion around and lots of priority being put on making Drupal more user-friendly for content editors and I think that It's different for each project what user-friendly means because some projects have really complex content models and some have very basic But we can kind of divide content editor needs into different categories And at the at a baseline, you know as a content editor, you don't want to be overwhelmed You don't want to encounter an interface. That's just confusing and doesn't speak your language so there's a base baseline for just what the UI feels like and Of course, the new claro theme goes a long way to the new claro theme the claro theme That's now the default in Drupal Gives us a good baseline for this Publishing workflows depending on the project lots of different requirements. So we might have here around translation or Change tracking or other approval workflows Content compliance always has to be part of the picture That's gonna look different depending on what the content actually is and then flexibility So as an added layer on the cake, of course now we have lots of ways in Drupal of you know Using paragraphs using layout builder to add a certain degree of flexibility That we might need for certain types of content And in general the goal is to have the less separation between content experts and users so Getting content experts actually involved in conversations about what should this website do? That's gonna be really valuable So what makes Drupal a great content strategy platform in particular like you talked about a lot of needs But I think it's just this ability to Adapt the UI to your go to to the content strategy that you have I think when people are Planning out projects they often let the technology lead so you often think like okay We have a new project we really want to use layout builder for that project We're gonna go all in and give tons of flexibility because that's what Drupal's good at or Okay, we have We have a desire to use decoupled Drupal. So we're gonna let that lead and we're gonna Follow that and Use all the shiny new tools Sometimes I think people get excited about things like Personalization or marketing automation and then they lead they let that lead the project like oh, how are we gonna make sure that? this content is really You know customized for every audience Instead I think it's important to start with the content strategy and in particular Content governance so for those of you who have never thought about governance before governance is like when you take all those content Structures that you built in out in Drupal and you decide who's actually responsible for these things and how often do they have to get updated and Why are we building a website in the first place? And if we have a thousand websites, you know Why do we have a thousand and who gets to decide when we create a new one? So if you start with that And let that kind of guide the what the content editing experiences and what the workflows are It's gonna lead to better results and that of course is What Drupal's great at doing? So Drupal has a great deal of flexibility in all these areas and then in terms of standardization This is kind of the counterpoint to flexibility. We can provide so much flexibility to content editors that they Don't really know Where to start they might end up with so many options that they don't know how to make the website comply with your brand They aren't sure how? accessibility Requirements should be met and so we also need to make sure that when we're building out a platform in Drupal that we as the platform providers are taking responsibility for compliance and If you have many sites, of course providing standardization across those sites is also going to be helpful and Drupal also does a great job of this, right? Providing things like Themes and content components and modules that we can reuse from site to site. I'm excited about the new recipes Initiatives the recipes and distributions because I think it's going to make some of this reuse of things like content components Easier Okay, so this I paint this picture of yeah Drupal is great for your content strategy platform And just do content strategy and it'll all be great But this is the fun part of the presentation where I talk about what's hard and what you can actually do next So the hard part so I think One one hard part is that Flexible when we talk about flexibility We might be thinking about Drupal from the perspective of being a Drupal developer when you can go in and change everything and you can You know you can add new content types and install new modules But the first from the perspective of non developers Drupal doesn't always feel flexible and so figuring out the governance for who can make changes and Making sure people are empowered. This is actually harder than it seems Customizing the content editing UI and moderation workflows this actually takes time a lot of projects don't budget for this And so then we don't end up with the results we expect and It's easy and Drupal to add lots of things like I want to add a million Moderation states I'm going to install all these modules and I'm going to add you know 35 paragraph types Then you know we are using that flexibility, but we lose a lot on the consistency side And with page building tools it can be very tempting to just provide an infinite number of options and Then content editor is actually well. They might be empowered. They also get really overwhelmed Standardization I mentioned earlier on that Drupal strength as a As a platform is that it provides a standard way to do a lot of things like multilingual like taxonomy But at the same time, of course, we all know in Drupal that there's many ways to do things We have this choice on projects now between paragraphs and layout builder And you might have two sites that you're running for the same organization that use different techniques and Standardizing retroactively when you realize this would be helpful for content editors. This is really hard And then when new challenges come up on a project like personalization We often say oh, yeah, of course Drupal can do this We're gonna personalize all of this for different types of audiences all this content. We're creating This can end up with this can lead to a lot of duplicate content That could be very hard to manage And then finally the last challenge is legacy content So who here is working on a a website that's like more than ten years old like you have content for more than ten years ago So if you have a significant amount of content for more than ten years ago It's likely that you have content that hasn't been updated where you haven't had a chance to go in and refresh that You haven't had a chance to make it make sure it's accessible or make sure that it actually Fits into your new content strategy or your new content governance model So it can be great to think about content strategy for all your new stuff, but going back and applying that to older content Tends to be a challenge So what are a few things you can go back and just start doing? On Monday Because yeah, lots of hot pie in the sky ideas First of all getting content experts involved. This is often an easy thing to do if you have a new project to revamp part of your website to build out a Micro site or you know any opportunity to kind of start start some new thing thinking and get some new ideas going Involving content experts involving people who know the content well either as content editors or as subject matter experts This is going to help prioritize the needs of content and the needs of those actual users Yeah, often they're the ones who understand it the best Documentation I know documentation is often. Oh, we have yeah, we have a we have documentation We have a manual somewhere that explains how to use this this website But I find that documentation is often written from more of a technical point of view we often tell people Oh, yeah, if you want to create this type of content Here's the steps to do it and here's all the fields to fill in and here's how they work and we do a great job of that But what I see very rarely is documentation that actually explains Well, here's five content types Here's why you would pick which one and if you have all these components that you provide as part of like a page building experience Like paragraph types block types. Here's examples of why you would use each one and here's how to make sure that you have the right balance of text and images And here's how they should actually Go about helping you communicate what you want to communicate so using real examples with real content That apply to the organization you're building for This is something rare, but incredibly valuable I'm prioritizing content governance So It's great to go in and say here's what we want the website to look like Here's the information architecture that supports that that's all great, but If you don't make a plan for how is this content all going to be kept up to date Who's responsible how often should they be going in and looking at it and what defines success for each type of content? then You're almost guaranteed that you'll have to come back in a few years to refresh because the site will not Will not keep its content strategy over time So if you're investing in content strategy at all you should be also spending a bit of time on content governance and Investing in cleaning up legacy content you don't have to wait for a big huge migration to do this and in fact now in the Drupal community we have You know a transition from Drupal 9 to 10. That's very smooth. We don't have to migrate our content anymore From one one version to another And this is fantastic news, but it also means that there's nothing necessarily to prompt us to say Oh, well, we should really go in and look at all of our legacy content and clean it up So taking the time, you know iteratively to go back and saying oh, yeah, we do have a lot of content that's We've never we haven't looked at in in years Taking the time to address the The outdated content that you surely have This is going to be a valuable use of time and not something that you have to wait for a big project to do something You can start figuring out So those are lots of next steps that we can do on our projects, but what are some next steps for Drupal? So this is what I'm going to close with I Think that there's lots that the Drupal community is doing to make Drupal an even better Platform for content strategy. This is a priority that I've seen, you know in the last few years that But that's relatively new in Drupal which is very exciting So I think there's a lot we can do on two fronts First of all the content editor experience in Drupal of course is a lot that we do from project to project to Customize that experience for the content of the project and the users of the platform but in general, I think Drupal can do a better job of providing default that defaults for content editors that actually say Content editors are the primary audience. So maybe that we need to reconsider the labels we're using or the types of Interfaces we're providing by default and This can just be as simple as the language that content editors see sometimes think small things like editing a block The content of a block using the layout builder you see the word configure instead of the word edit and small changes like this could really help content editors feel more like They're the ones that are the primary users Things like creating a toolbar an admin toolbar that's optimized for content editor The content editor experience rather than the site builder experience and then improving Features that content editors really value like preview adding things like autosave Of course, these are things we can improve on our individual projects But making them work better in Drupal as a whole. I think we'll we'll really benefit everyone And then the other idea is How can we draw the line between content and configuration? So I Think going back to the first part of my presentation. I was talking about oh Drupal was you know belt is this great CMS it has this promise that site builders can go in and Do great things in Drupal But I think it's hard for people to see hard for content editors and hard for site builders as well To see what's the difference between content and configuration? I go in and I added a vocabulary I go in and I added a taxonomy term. I added a menu item. I Update a permission and I sort of lose track of did I update the content of this website or did I update the configuration? And showing users the difference between those two things in the admin UI So it's really transparent. When am I updating the platform and when am I updating the content of my website? I Think this that just making this clear could help and help remove Remove some barriers for the what content what site builders can do And there's already barriers being removed for site builders every day, right? We saw in the strategic initiatives presentation on Tuesday all the great work that's being done on automatic updates and project browser and this is of course removing barriers for site builders Every day, but I think we just need to make things a bit more transparent So you can see am I updating the content? Am I updating the the platform? So hopefully these are things we can all work on together and develop some best practices for So a couple Last things a belt evolving web Offers Drupal training. I just wanted to give a quick plug. We have a lot of tracks that we offer We offer this as part of the discovered Drupal program that the Drupal Association runs and we also offer our training program to everyone so We have professional courses you can sign up for lots of different tracks and courses available So if you're interested at all in training up your team or getting training for yourself Feel free to come and chat with me And of course, I'd also love to chat with you about anything related to marketing Drupal Any of the topics I've kind of talked about today. So there's lots of ways to stay in touch And I think we have Time left for questions. So if you have comments or questions, we have a mic here My question is about legacy content as an agency We don't often Manage the content ourselves It's often the client So we would like them to manage their legacy content to reduce lots of problems, but We cannot How do we push them maybe to do do you have recommendations about this? Yeah, it's a great question So one thing we've done because this is often the case on our projects as well where we don't have a mandate to actually Do the content rewriting or editing ourselves? And I find it really useful to just provide some tools for the client like here's a spreadsheet that provides a list of the priority content maybe organized by how Like the most visited pages for example or the pages that are most high priority in the in the information architecture and Here's the status to help them kind of track Is it like like doesn't need updating doesn't need updating in terms of SEO or accessibility or Just getting the content model fitting more with the brand like Do you need to convert HTML to to the the fields or content components? And just having a spreadsheet to kind of track that progress and who's responsible and then giving that to them as a template that they can start to use and Monitor progress because often There's going to be some stakeholder who just wants to see the big number like oh we we updated 300 pages and improve them in this way or we made this much progress with our SEO so it can help with that kind of success tracking So you mean you would export The pages or the contents into spreadsheets You could you could export there you could use Some tool to just export them from Drupal. You could also use a tool like screaming frog to create a report kind of depends on what What why don't you use Drupal? Well, for example, if you're doing it as you're redesigning the site and maybe the site is not in Drupal yet There could be reasons to use another tool Yeah How do you see the convergence of a communication strategy with the content strategy? So I know that oftentimes that's done more on the client side internally but what's your experience of how to support your clients with communication strategy and then translate that into Content strategy. Yeah, that's a great question. So often when we're doing Discovery for a project if we're doing content strategy We'll have workshops that we run around, you know, who are the audiences we're speaking to What should the tone and voice be? What's our assessment of the existing content and Often we're doing that work to directly Improve the content of the website. We're thinking about the web content and the content strategy there But often our findings around tone and voice or around even things like content governance What content should be updated frequently often that leads into insights for the larger communication strategy like here's some Student testimonials on our website and every time we refresh these we should also take advantage and put those up on social media so I think I think you can Provide some findings that could be useful for both and like sharing that Information more broadly with the client's communications team is going to be really valuable All right, if not, thank you Suzanne. Great talk


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Brian with the Capitals, Willem with the Senators, Yanka with the Panthers, Jack with the Ducks, Robert with the Bruins, Mike Tower with the Flyers, Ed with the Vancouver Canucks, Raymond with the Jets, Michael with the Rangers, Johnny with the Kraken, Robert with the Leaves, Raymond with the Islanders, and Michael with my Kings. Last one, Mojo. And yeah, the easy part is now done. You have the Blackhawks. Now the hard part comes, is actually pulling the hits. Yeah, but I guess I'll trade a, Jack, are you giving me, are you mad at me? You're just saying you had a brother that works for the Ducks? Maybe it was meant to be. But yeah, I guess it's not the worst thing, Jack. Come on. We all know we hate the Ducks, but I guess you do have Leo chances. Oh, you're up for the goals. Sorry. Still affiliated with them though, Jack. All right, anybody gonna make a tradeout through our guys or no? I'll send them to Alaska, Mike. Send them to Alaska. No trades though, okay. All right, guys, also, I'll give it a shot. I posted up a five box inner. We'll try it. But if you guys wanna try it in the inner, since we have enough momentum, we'll try it. I posted it right there. And then I'll post up another one box or two if we don't pull anything crazy here. We'll leave this inner to just be one boxers. And then we can start a new fresh inner if we have to for the hitter case break or we can do something else, you know? With those. True, Jack, yeah, let's give them to go back. That's right. Whoa, whoa, whoa, what's going on here? This printer was about to just explode right now. Yeah, I think our printer's starting to mess up. I think we need a new keyboard too, to be honest. Five box inners, guys. One, two, three for the left, four, five, six for the right. Three. One, two, three. Gonna use this one for either the five box inner or something else, we'll see. Now let's open this up. It's a squirrel. All right, one, two, three, four, five. Of course, we're down to six, doesn't work. Three does. That's some printer inside work, inside talk, inside jokes. All right, here we go, guys. So again, guys, I'll repost another one boxers up, but I did post up an inner case if you guys want to try an inner case. I think we got enough people wanting to try to get something like that. All right, first one is Leon dry-sided, two, three, 49. Again, very sharp looking stuff, guys. It's always black diamonds, always a really popular one. Always fun to rip. Oh, nice, out of 25. Milds, Kellerman, I think it is? Milo, sorry. For the Arizona Coyotes, and that looks like a single diamond, which I think Riffer said he did have seen about 10 cases of this stuff. He's seen at least maybe two per inner. Since this is a single diamond, that kinda helps because it was a big time player. Maybe we don't see another one. But yo, it's going to Craig. Then we have a team, sorry, exquisite Tandems, Rossmas, Dallin, and Owen Power. Now I thought I'd seen Milo's or Milo's or something like that, but you can't even see from the front right here. It's kinda hard to see when they turn it around. All right, that's gonna go to the Buffalo Sabres and Craig. Then we have a Jacob Armstrong. March them there for the Calgary Flames, go into Michael P. They have a lot of different diamond relic, like the way they look now. They have like a color one too, like a rainbow. Then we have a JT Miller Diamond Stars 249 for Vancouver. And I don't think this one's gonna have an autograph, guys. I think this one is either gonna have, if it has a diamond relic, it's not gonna have an autograph. And last one here is Ted Lindsey and Gordy Howe. Exquisite Tandems, that looks nice. 119 out of $2.99. Always loved me some exquisite. Red Wings for an Allen Murdoch. All right, well, there's that. So no autographing this one because we did get a diamond, but again, I did post up a five box inner if you guys wanna try it out. 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We are going to discuss about some of the complications that mother may kind of experience. But you know to be frank in like over last 14, 15 years you know once we started learning the correct latching technique, once we started understanding lot of this counselling points I have not seen so many complications so I must confess that but in case if you find a mother who has say nipple sore or if she has flat nipple or if she has any of those other conditions or even breast conditions so you know if she has say mastitis, if she has a kind of some lump in the breast, if she has any abscess you know we have created to tell them this to tell us are meant for healthcare workers okay. So we have not gone in detail exactly what to do like you know what medication to give or you know what kind of IND to do we have not gone into that because these two tools are clearly not meant for medical therapies okay or surgical therapies okay. But we have given the overall overview of you know what advice to give. So for example you know I do see in India that lot of mothers they are given syringes or you know when they are say pregnant or after delivery if a nursing staff or doctor finds that the patient has flat nipple or inverted nipple or a recta nipple they use syringes and believe me I have not used any of those syringes ever many patients have a flat nipple what we do we only focus on the way to hold the breast in a cross cradled hold or any hold we make sure that the fingers of the mothers are parallel to baby's lips so if that is if that is done then you know you don't need to use any syringe the whole areola becomes like a big nipple okay that's what that's what is important you know you just have to contour the breast so that baby can you know latch on really well so please if anybody is using syringes or nipple shield also you know absolutely no nipple shields on on babies or mothers actually mother's areola no need for any nipple shields okay so thank you so much do watch it and let me know what you think okay thank you. Welcome to this spoken tutorial on nipple conditions in lactating mothers in this tutorial we will learn about sore or cracked nipples and flat or inverted nipples the first nipple condition is sore or cracked nipples it is a condition where mother develops cracked and bleeding nipples this causes the nipples to become itchy and dry now let's discuss the various causes of sore or cracked nipples which are nipple feeding fungal or bacterial infection habit of cleaning the nipples after every feed and baby with tongue tie let us begin with the nipple feeding nipple feeding is the first and foremost cause of sore or cracked nipples during nipple feeding nipple gets rubbed on to the heart palate of the baby's mouth baby pinches this nipple between the heart palate and the tongue this pinching makes the breast feeding painful and results into sore or cracked nipple nipple feeding is the result of improper latching therefore correct latching plays an important role to avoid sore or cracked nipples due to nipple feeding note that we have discussed the correct latching technique in another tutorial of the same series remember sore or cracked nipples does hurt during correct latching if the mother continues with the correct latching technique then slowly and gradually it stops hurting next is fungal or bacterial infection if the mother has fungal or bacterial infection she should consult the doctor next some mothers have habit of cleaning the nipples before every feed this causes dryness of nipples thus this routine should be avoided remember mother can clean the nipples once during bath however once a cracked nipple has developed mother should clean it after every feed after cleaning mother should apply her hind milk on the wound as hind will contain substances that aids in healing and fighting infection thus preventing the organisms from baby's mouth to lick into the crack of the nipple next is the baby with tongue tie tongue tie is a condition in which the tip of the baby's tongue is attached to the inner bottom part of the mouth it is a very rare condition nipple feeding is commonly observed in baby with tongue tie in case the baby has tongue tie then mere correct latching is not enough and surgery is required thus in such cases mother should always consult the doctor now let's discuss the treatment for sore or cracked nipples if a mother has sore or cracked nipples then the health workers should examine the mother's breast and the nipple tell the mother to express some breast milk with her hand before breastfeeding it will soften the breast and baby will easily attach apart from these expressing will reduce the risk of infections nipple fissure and mastitis then guide the mother to attach her baby correctly to her breast remember breastfeeding frequency is one of the factors which determines the breast milk supply therefore mother should not stop breastfeeding during breastfeeding she should begin to breastfeed on the site that hurts less if breastfeeding is still painful then she can express the breast milk using her hand and feed it to the baby with a spoon or a cup also apply few drops of hind milk onto the affected area after each feed as discussed earlier remember not to use the following on sore or cracked nipples and even on healthy nipples soaps oils lotions bombs and perfumes they may contain irritants it will worsen the condition if a mother has sore or cracked nipples in severe conditions mother should consult the doctor or the health worker for preventing sore or cracked nipples start breastfeeding immediately after birth always make sure that baby is lashed on deeply while breastfeeding the nipple condition that we will discuss next is flat or inverted nipples flat nipples are not procured it from the level of the areola whereas inverted nipples are usually pointed in the inward direction it is very important for the mother to understand the fact that flat or inverted nipple is not a hindrance to breastfeeding since during correct clashing baby latches on to the areola and not on the nipple note that in case of flat or inverted nipples mother requires help in first week of delivery during this period health worker should guide the mother about correct clashing this will build her confidence remember in case a mother has flat or inverted nipples then the best holes for effective attachment are cross-credible hold football hold and semi-reclining position as explained in an earlier tutorial in any hold it is of utmost importance that mother should hold the breast in the correct manner where baby's lips and mother's fingers will be in the same direction note that incorrect clashing will result into sore nipples remember do not use feeding bottles or nipple shields it will make difficult for a baby to breastfeed from breasts having flat or inverted nipples mother should provide plenty of skin-to-skin contact to the baby it helps stimulate oxytocin reflects in the mother and breast milk easily comes out always remember correct clashing is the key to deal with most of this nipple conditions this brings us to the end of this tutorial welcome to the spoken tutorial on the complications of using nipple shields in this tutorial we will learn about nipple shields disadvantages of using nipple shields suggestions for adequate breastfeeding let us begin a nipple shield is used to help with breastfeeding it is a nipple shaped cover made of plastic silicon latex or other materials while breastfeeding it is positioned over the nipple and areola it is a temporary solution to help the baby latch on to the mother's nipple nipple shields are usually recommended to mothers who have flat nipples they are also recommended to mothers who have inverted nipples they are also used when the baby doesn't latch on or suck the breast properly mothers with cracked nipples also use them to avoid pain however use of nipple shields during breastfeeding has many disadvantages they create a barrier between the infant and the mother's breast they make breastfeeding feel unnatural they reduce the stimulation of the areola this may interfere with prolactin and oxytocin release in the mother prolactin and oxytocin are hormones needed for lactation prolactin helps in breast milk production oxytocin helps in releasing milk out of the mother's breast therefore nipple shields reduce breast milk supply during breastfeeding this increases the overall time taken for breastfeeding the mother and the baby feel tired after feed on long-time use the infant becomes dependent on nipple shields infants may refuse to breastfeed without a nipple shield this dependency combined with reduced breast milk supply is not good over time it decreases breast milk production therefore it causes early weaning early weaning is found among many mothers who use nipple shields nipple shields prevent the nipple from reaching deep inside the baby's mouth this does not let the baby deeply attached to the mother's breast this might also interfere with the baby learning to suckle correctly the baby's suckling pattern is changed when a nipple shield is used nipple shields increase the baby's sucking speed we also increase the baby's time spent resting during breastfeeding the baby might swallow too much air because of the nipple shield nipple shields often fall off the breast thereby interrupting breastfeeding nipple shields give a feeling of inconvenience to the mother and the baby it is difficult for the mother to clean them later after use hence they increase the chances of passing the infection to the baby a nipple shield with an improper hole gives poor flow of milk this can tire the infant and cause poor growth sometimes nipple shields of improper size or fit are used they can cause choking in infants they can also cause or worsen cracked nipples in the mother nipple injury from squeezing of the nipple and ariola is possible nipple shields should not be recommended if the baby is not sucking properly the current research does not yet show safe practices for using nipple shields some experts recommend nipple shields when the baby refuses to breastfeed causes for refusal may include flat or inverted nipples they also include premature birth another cause is the baby not sucking the mother's breast properly other causes are neuromuscular issues or imprinting imprinting is a behavior that happens in the early hours of life ideally the baby naturally attaches to the mother's breast after birth however without early breastfeeding the baby attaches to something else it could be a thumb bottle plastic nipple etc this causes the baby to refuse to breastfeed sometimes a mother may be stressed she may be considering bottle feeding in such cases nipple shields may provide temporary relief to her they may also prevent bottle feeding she must be helped by a lactation expert properly some mothers may wish to use nipple shields for longer periods however they must go for regular follow-ups to check if the shield is helpful here the risk of the baby not feeding directly from the breast is high self-made nipple shields should not be used nipple shields should not be altered for use sometimes a mother may ask about using a nipple shield it is important to first ask her about her breastfeeding technique and problems inquire about her breastfeeding history inquire about her attempts to correct the baby's breast sucking technique then offer suggestions to correct the mother's breastfeeding technique nipple shields should only be initiated by a healthcare provider they should be an expert in breastfeeding skills they should thoroughly assess the benefits and risk of using a nipple shield they should also plan with the mother for regular follow-ups while using it babies can get used to breastfeeding with a nipple shield later they may refuse to breastfeed directly from the breast without a shield they may also not be able to attach deeply to the mother's breast later therefore follow-up is especially important in the first 48 hours mother should be helped to wean from the use of a nipple shield some healthcare providers cannot help the mother appropriately they should refer her to a lactation expert mothers should always be taught the proper techniques of breastfeeding she should know that babies must attach to the lower areola not to the nipple so it is not mandatory to have a protruded nipple for the baby to attach most often the nipple can protrude naturally with the help of deep latching this happens over a few days due to good sucking by the deeply latched infant the use of nipple shields can make this natural process difficult initiating breastfeeding within one hour of birth is important to do so skin-to-skin contact must be performed immediately after birth skin-to-skin contact after birth is explained in another tutorial mother should also learn the correct techniques of breastfeeding cross cradle hold is one of them this hold will help in adequate breastfeeding even if the mother has flat nipples in this hold the mother's fingers on the breast are parallel to the baby's lips this helps the baby latch deeply to the breast cross cradle hold is explained in another tutorial of the same series patients in learning breastfeeding skills must be encouraged repeated attempts must be made to breastfeed without a nipple shield remember exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life is crucial breastfeeding must be effective for the baby's growth correct breastfeeding techniques will ensure that the baby gets enough milk any artificial product can never replace natural breastfeeding an expert must always guide a mother to learn proper breastfeeding skills this brings us to the end of this tutorial welcome to this spoken tutorial on breast conditions in lactating mothers in this tutorial we will learn about breast engorgement and mastitis let us begin with breast engorgement engorgement occurs most commonly between three to five days after delivery it occurs in both breasts simultaneously mother should not confuse breast engorgement with breast fullness thus now we will discuss the difference between breast engorgement and full breasts in engorgement breast become firm swollen and painfully full of milk it gives shiny appearance and shows dilated veins on the surface mother may suffer from fever that lasts for more than 24 hours and latching becomes hard for the baby whereas full breasts are normal full breasts appear big but they do not give shiny appearance full breasts are not painful and fever is absent during breast fullness now let's discuss the causes of breast engorgement in lactating mothers breast engorgement can occur in the following conditions if mother has not fed the baby soon after delivery mother is not feeding the baby frequently baby has poorly latched on mother's breast during breastfeeding and mother has stopped breastfeeding suddenly now let's discuss how engorgement can be treated first ask the mother to wash her hands with the clean water then bring the baby closer to the mother so she can see smell and touch the baby if baby is too fuzzy mother can smell the baby's towel after that mother should drink a glass of water then keep wet warm cloth on the breast for 5 to 10 minutes or mother can also take a warm shower it will help the breast milk to come out after that health worker should tell the mother to relax as excess of stress will affect the let down reflex and milk will not come out now either health worker or any family member should massage on the mother's neck and upper back it will help the breast milk to come out since nerves apply towards upper back and breast is same then mother should start gently massaging her breast in circular motion massaging will make her relax and will improve the let down reflex all these things will help in releasing of oxytocin it is known as oxytocin reflex or let down reflex oxytocin is a hormone which helps the breast milk to come out then mother should manually express some amount of milk to soften the areola it will help the baby to latch on the breast correctly during expressing the breast milk mother should apply pressure around the areola after expressing mother should guide the areola in the baby's mouth as it would be difficult for a baby to self-attach try to breastfeed on both sides between the feeds mother should keep wet cold cloth on breast for 5 to 10 minutes or mother can keep cold cabbage leaves on breasts she can store this cabbage leaves either in refrigerator or in earthen pot it helps in reducing the tenderness and edema in the breast then mother should breastfeed frequently now let's learn how can we prevent breast engorgement first try to understand the hunger signals of a baby such as squirming increasing rooting reflex in rooting reflex baby turns her head towards anything which touches her cheek or mouth sucking on fingers in late stage the baby starts crying breastfeed the baby whenever she shows early hunger signals and not wait for the baby to cry make sure that the baby is latched on properly and feeding well remember empty one breast completely before you switch to the other side next let's learn another breast condition called mastitis it is a condition where part of a breast becomes red swollen and hard mother feels severe pain fever and ill many mothers go through mastitis in first six weeks but it can occur at any time during lactation it is sometimes confused with breast engorgement however engorgement affects whole breast and often both breasts whereas mastitis affects part of the breast and usually only one breast mastitis may develop in an engorge breast or follow condition of blocked ducts now we will discuss how blocked ducts develops into mastitis if untreated blocked duct is a condition where milk is not removed from the part of a breast usually this duct is the part of breast blocked by thickened milk it leads to lump formation this lump is tender and often present with the redness of the skin over the lump blocked duct and breast engorgement causes milk stasis when milk stays in part of a breast in blocked ducts and breast engorgement it is called stasis if this stasis is not removed it could lead to inflammation of breast tissue it is called non-infective mastitis whereas sometimes breast becomes infected with the bacteria and this is called infective mastitis in following conditions bacteria will easily enter through fissure if fissure is present on the breast mastitis remains untreated and delayed treatment note that breast abscess is a progression of untreated mastitis now let's discuss the causes of mastitis the first and foremost cause of mastitis is infrequent feedings if lactating mother is a working woman then frequent breast feeding becomes challenging other reason for infrequent feedings could be illness in mother or a baby second is nipple feeding in nipple feeding baby will not empty the breast completely third is oversupply of milk fourth is rapid weaning where baby eat other foods apart from breast milk fifth is tight clothes if mother use tight clothes especially in night if mother wears a tight bra it brings pressure on the breast and can block the milk ducts sixth is maternal stress if mother is going through any stressful conditions it will affect the let down reflex seventh is nipple fissure it provides a way for bacteria to enter the breast tissue and may lead to mastitis let's look at the treatment for mastitis first try to identify the cause and then start the treatment mother should use warm compresses before breast feeding or should take a warm shower she should start breastfeeding from affected breast first if it is increasing the pain or affecting the let down reflex then start with the unaffected breast remember frequent breastfeeding is necessary if the open wound is not on the nipple or on the ariola then mother can breastfeed on the affected side remember whenever a mother is feeding to a baby from mastitis breast she should monitor the baby for signs of infection as there will be a risk of infection to a baby since breast milk from affected side will have many harmful bacteria massaging the breast may improve the milk supply it should be a gentle massaging from affected area towards the nipple and mother should take enough rest if symptoms are severe then she should refer to the doctor breast abscess will require surgical drainage of abscess and antibiotics apart from these mother should make a special effort to relax her body and breathe deeply and evenly listen to the soothe music and think about your baby to help in starting the let down reflex remember for preventing mastitis correct latching is necessary it will avoid block dug and baby will get enough milk keys to prevent all these breast conditions are proper attachment and positioning of a baby and frequent breastfeeding this brings us to the end of this tutorial thanks for joining


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