Christian Standard staff update
Christian Standard staff update: This update shares a staffing change at CHRISTIAN STANDARD, marking the retirement of longtime news editor Ruth Davis and the arrival of her replacement, Jennifer Holder. It also highlights the ongoing work of managing editor Jim Nieman behind the scenes.
- Ruth Davis retired February 28 after years of service with Standard Publishing and CHRISTIAN STANDARD.
- Jennifer Holder joins the staff with editorial and production experience at Standard Publishing.
- Jim Nieman continues as CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s managing editor, overseeing editing, layout, art, and schedules.
By Mark A. Taylor
Most of us take for granted many of the services and experiences we enjoy every week. We don’t know how our local TV station gathers the news. We can’t explain how cell phones work. We may not understand all the details that go into preparing an hour of worship or Sunday school.
It’s true for CHRISTIAN STANDARD too. You don’t really need to know how material gets to the pages of our magazine and Web site and e newsletter week after week.
Behind the scenes at Christian Standard
But from time to time it seems right to tell you about the staff members who make the magazine happen. One of those times is when one of them leaves.
Ruth Davis retires after years of service
That happened February 28 when our news editor, Ruth Davis, retired after serving 14 years at Standard Publishing, the last nine of those with CHRISTIAN STANDARD. In that time many of you communicated with Ruth and found her always pleasant and thorough. We greatly appreciated her service with us.
Jennifer Holder joins the staff
Now you’ll be communicating with Jennifer Holder who replaces her on our staff. Jennifer is a graduate of Milligan College (1997) where she majored in English and humanities. In 1998 she came to Standard Publishing and has worked here since then as an editor, production manager, and product developer.
Her tasks will include processing all communication to CHRISTIAN STANDARD, making sure everything you send us gets to the right place. She will write all the news, proofread our copy, and contribute in many other ways to our weekly processes. At the same time she will serve as managing editor for all of Standard Publishing’s adult church resources, interfacing between editors and contributors and manufacturers, managing schedules, and watching budgets. We believe her diversity of experiences here equips her uniquely for the expanded role she will fill in this new job.
Jim Nieman continues as managing editor
Meanwhile, Jim Nieman remains as CHRISTIAN STANDARD’s managing editor. Jim reads, edits, and proofreads every word of every issue several times. He creates the magazine’s pages, finds and processes art, communicates with contributors, updates our Web site, and serves as general watchdog over our schedule and accuracy. He’s been on our staff since 1998. In the more than three years I’ve been editor, I’ve come to appreciate and depend on him more and more and more.
Author: Mark A. Taylor
Mark A. Taylor, who served as Christian Standard editor from 2003 to 2017, retired in June 2017 after almost 41 years with Standard Publishing (Christian Standard Media).
