Effective Church Communications

Effective Church Communications provides Timeless Strategy and Biblical Inspiration to help churches create communications that fully fulfill the Great Commission

Effective Church Communications provides Timeless Strategy and a Biblical Perspective to help churches create communications that fully fulfill the Great Commission. Our tools constantly change; our task doesn’t; Effective Church Communications can help.

From Yvon Prehn, an Extremely IMPORTANT Update for Effective Church Com 7-9-2026

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Yvon Prehn Photo, 2025
A 2025 photo of me outside the wonderful church I attend, Community Presbyterian Church in Ventura, CA

God is always the author of NEW THINGS and I feel He is leading me to put my primary focus on the Bible805 ministry, and not Effective Church Communications, at least for a time. Exciting things are happening--see the videos below AND Bible805 is NOW--

"Bible805 is a fiscally sponsored project of the Christian Ministry Alliance. The Alliance is a U.S. registered 501c3 tax-deductible charity with the Internal Revenue Service and has a Candid Platinum Seal (formerly GuideStar), the highest rating available for nonprofit transparency and accountability. [Tax ID: 46-3408177]" To donate to this ministry, CLICK HERE.

I am putting all my time and energy into the Bible805 ministry now and that means putting new content from the Effective Church Communications ministry on a hold for an undetermined time, though the resources on this site, the many templates and eBooks, blogs, and how-tos will remain free and available to you.

The Effective Church Communications newsletter will cease publication after a few more updates and I strongly encourage you to sign up for the Bible805 Newsletter at a new link: https://bible805.eo.page/y92jc

If anyone or any ministry is interested in using any of the materials on this site for church communications purposes, they are welcome to them, if you'd like more formal rights to all, contact me at yvonprehn@gmail.com.

Importantly, there isn’t the need for How-to’s there used to be

In the past, so much of the Effective Church Communications ministry was focused on “how-to” do things, beginning with me teaching church communicators how to do desktop publishing, how to use MS Publisher, get into the internet and all sorts of related tasks.

I loved every minute of it, but as technology has advanced, many of the how-tos are don’t apply and are no longer necessary—no need to go into details and what all A.I. do—but I feel that my work is done there.

But what is most clear and important is that not only “out of the abundance of the heart, does the mouth speak” but out of the abundance of the heart, we create our communications that influences all our church accomplishes.

That never changes. If Jesus and His Word are the primary focus and food for your soul, no matter what tool you use, your communications will help to fully fulfill the Great Commission which means to help people come to know Jesus as Savior and grow to maturity in Him.

The purpose of the Bible805 ministry is to help you know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible and much of this applies to church communicators. Whether it is part of your job or not, the teaching from Bible805 will change your life if you get into God’s Word using the resources recommended. Bible805 also has numerous ministry helps in podcasts, free teaching materials and much more. Check out the www.Bible805.com ministry website for descriptions of and links to the many resources. People have told me I have the ability to make very complex Bible topics easy to understand and apply and many, many people are downloading the resources and signing up for the teaching, so I pray the Lord is using it in this way.

There are Two Videos that follow that describe what I'm doing now in the Bible805 Ministry and Bible805 Academy site--please take a few minutes to watch them and pray for the ministries.

Tour of Bible805 site

Tour of the Bible805 Academy

And do sign up for the Bible80 newsletter from me; you can always unsubscribe if it doesn’t meet your needs: https://bible805.eo.page/y92jc 

IMPORTANT—I am NOT going to simply port over the names and emails from this list to that list. After a few more updates you will not get any more emails from me if you don’t switch to the Bible805 newsletter. The recent email I sent out to you on reading through the Bible in a year was a copy of the Bible805 newsletter—I most likely won’t do that again.

I’ll remind you of the need to sign up for the newsletter a few more times, but why not sign up now so you can get the Bible805 updates now.

If you’d like, it’s at https://bible805.eo.page/y92jc

Personal update as of 7-9-2026--much a repeat, not much new

As many of you are aware, the Lord suddenly took my husband home to heaven with a massive heart attack, Aug. 11, 2024.

It has been a challenging almost two years. I did get moved back into my little mobile home (we were renovating it totally, as it was 50 years old and falling apart—all torn apart when the Lord took him). It is a nicely redone little home and I host ministry Bible studies and teas, and the Lord uses it.

Yet, try as I might, I'm honestly extremely unhappy here, as I can't drive into the park without going by the clubhouse where, just outside it at the pool, I had to sit by my husband's covered body for 2 hours waiting for the medical examiner. They wouldn't let me touch him or say goodbye with a kiss. I can't ever go there again; it is just too painful and so I'm cut off from all community life.

I’ve had health challenges, some severe including an almost fatal heart failure that was caused by a BAD diagnosis that literally almost killed me, but God intervened and a new cardiologist had me immediately stop taking the medication prescribed (instead of four I was taking for something that apparently wasn’t really happening) I don’t take anything now, there are no blockages (which previous doc thought he saw), and my numbers are perfect (in case you’re interested, BP 127/70, heart rate 68).

Many of my muscles locked from stress, I couldn’t bend or turn—physical therapy mitigated that.

Then….I got skin cancer, which is why you didn't see videos of me for a time. I rarely go outside, am not a sun worshipper, and yet got this THING on the tip of my nose and was pretty messy surgery to dig it out. Now that I haven't done videos for some time, I'm very happy not to anymore.

I had to shut down the business we had; I couldn’t do it without my husband. That was very hard. The business also paid for the ministry costs for Effective Church Communications and Bible805. I’ve never taken any salary from either and the operating costs are significant (web and software subscription fees have gotten very high for everything). Our business paid for that in the past; my small savings cover it now.

I am not changing the calling for the online ministry and I will not take advertising or affiliate marketing as has been my conviction. Please pray as I have enough to carefully support things for a time yet, but the need to generate income is another reason I must focus on Bible805.

I have been accepted by the Christian Ministries Alliance and here is how they describe the current situation:

"Bible805 is a fiscally sponsored project of the Christian Ministry Alliance. The Alliance is a U.S. registered 501c3 tax-deductible charity with the Internal Revenue Service and has a Candid Platinum Seal (formerly GuideStar), the highest rating available for nonprofit transparency and accountability. [Tax ID: 46-3408177]"

If you would feel led to give a gift (NOW tax deductible!) to help me with ministry expenses that would go to the Bible805 ministry, you can do that at: https://apps.christianministryalliance.org/fs3222-bible805

Really, how am I doing? I know some of you are asking.

I am very tired, I've been working, working, working, I know way too much--even the A.I. agent I was using told me to "get some sleep" the other night. But I am excited to get the ministry solid and functional and I feel deeply driven to help people get into God's Word. Our world and the people in it, need it so much. When I see the people signing up for the resources and people from all over the world downloading teaching materials I know I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing.

And so I press ahead, for the King and the Kingdom!
Yvon

and now updated at 7-9-2026

To sign up for the Bible805 newsletter: https://bible805.eo.page/y92jc
**you must do this to continue to receive information from me after some time in the next few weeks and for the most current and useful resources from Bible805

For links to resources, books, the Bible805Academy and many free resources to help you know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible, go to https://www.Bible805.com

To get a copy of Start Here, a plan for curious people to begin reading the Bible, go to: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4W9YW5Z?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

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The Entire Effective Church Communications Library is now FREE–please take advantage of it!

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I decided to make the entire Effective Church Communications Library (www.ECCLibrary.com) FREE , because I truly want people to download, read, and use the materials without having to worry about cost. My life's goal is to fulfill the calling the Lord gave me, and a big part of that is to equip church communicators. There is a huge amount of material from my many years of successful working in church communications  available for you on this site and I encourage you to take advantage of it.

Below is a video overview of it:

Note: in addition to this site being free, I've also made all the materials on my Bible training site free. For videos, editable PowerPoints, notes, questions, all the materials to teach about the trustworthiness of the Bible and through the entire Bible, go to www.Bible805Academy.com.

Last minute gifts or inspiration at any time TOTALLY FREE HUGE collection of verses and inspirational sayings

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FREE Bible Verses and Sayings in both print and social media format at Bible805Images.com
FREE Bible Verses and Sayings in both print and social media format at Bible805Images.com

We all need encouragement and joy and that is where something as simple as a message on the wall or our desk or an encouragement sent through social media can inspire us and give us hope.

Inspirational sayings also make fantastic Christmas gifts. And because the ones I'm sharing below (and many more)  are FREE (which I greatly encourage you to take them as) or PWYW, (pay what you want) you can download and print them up in bulk for meaningful gifts for a church class, small group, or volunteers. I've done that many times with the church groups and individuals in my life.

I created the Bible805 Images shop so that you can do the same. In it I'm giving you Bible-inspired images (verses and sayings) I created that you can download and share directly on social media or print out, put into inexpensive frames, and share at every imaginable size and resolution, from 5×7 to standard 8.5×1/A4 sizes, to large posters, 24×36 or 30×30.

Below is a sample of some of them (there are MANY more), and below that some of the Christmas images.

Please do tell people about Bible805Images.com. It truly is free and will stay that way--this isn't a marketing trick to make you buy some expensive ongoing subscription or service.

These short verses and sayings might be just enough to encourage someone who needs it or to cause someone to about Jesus in a way they haven't before.

FREE eBook and links to resources to help you make the most of Mother’s Day–the BEST outreach and discipleship Sunday of the year…..really

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MOTHER DAY Cover--make the most of it for evangelism and discipleship
Mother's Day is THE BEST Sunday of the year for evangelism and discipleship--read this FREE eBook to understand why and for tips on how to do make the most of it.

Mother's Day gets some of the highest attendance of unchurched visitors of any Sunday and it isn't because of Mothers.

The Mothers are always there. The high attendance comes from the unchurched kids and spouses who come to church that week to make Mom happy. To help you make the most of it I pulled together some of my most popular resources and put them into an ebook that will help you make the most of it.

What’s here in the FREE OUTREACH materials for Mother's Day

  • Reprints of materials from the Effective Church Communications website (www.effectivechurchcom.com) that will:
    • Give you a new vision for the outreach and evangelism opportunities of this day and how to make the most of them.
    • Reminders of how to be kind to those who aren’t Mothers.
    • Ideas for how to use Mother’s day as a discipleship opportunity for your entire church.
  • Also enclosed in this eBook are copies of One Mother’s Prayer, a true story that has been reprinted and used thousands of times all over the world to encourage both physical and spiritual mothers to pray for the children they love. You have permission to make unlimited copies of One Mother’s Prayer (I, Yvon Prehn, wrote it and I’m giving permission to you) to use it or reprint in any way you want. It can used it in prayer groups, as a handout for
    Mother’s Day, for Mom’s groups, for Grandparents, shared in print, social media, or
    websites, however you’d like. No linking or attribution required.
  • Tips for communications you can create before, during, and after Mother’s Day, plus links to FREE templates to enable you to do that.

 

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Mother’s Day Resources — Don’t miss out on the fantastic outreach and evangelism opportunities at this time!

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This is part of a set of images that can be used to celebrate the women in your church on Mother's Day or anytime. CLICK on the image to go to the set.

Mother's Day has the third-highest church attendance of the year, right after Easter and Christmas and the reason for that isn't because of the Mothers that are there—

It's because of the unchurched spouses and children who showed up on that day to make Mom happy!

Because of that, Mother's Day is THE most important evangelism and outreach opportunity you have all year. But sadly, few churches take advantage of this reality.

This video will not only give you ideas on how to make the most of Mother's Day, but previews the FREE resources you can go to implement it at: https://www.effectivechurchcom.com/templates/mothers-day-templates/.

All the publications in the video are at the link above including the sheet for One Mother's Prayer.

For this eBook on Mother's Day Strategy, go to this link: https://www.effectivechurchcom.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/UPDATED-4-2026-MOTHERS-DAY-FREE-EBOOK-.pdf

For the Printables shown below that celebrates godly women and says, "Favor is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised," plus many others appropriate to celebrate moms, go to this link: https://payhip.com/b/ryS73

At the link above you can download files that can be used in everything from social media sizes to large posters. You can also print out 5x7 or 8.5x11 sizes and put them in Dollar Store frames to share with the women of your church.

Here are the varieties of images available: