Church communicators have incredible power--with your words and images, dying children can get food, water, and the words of eternal life. We simply need to pass on these messages to our people and connect them with the groups who are reaching out in Jesus name to meet needs.
The current famine in Somalia is our opportunity to do more than watch the news and dissolve in tears (which seems to happen to me every night). Yes, we can all give--who can't squeeze the grocery bill just a bit more or do without some self-absorbing pastime for a week? But as communicators we can do so much more--we can encourage other people to give.
We can do that with our communications--through PowerPoints, web links, bulletin inserts, brochures, articles. To encourage and inspire us, let's share our ideas, designs, resources. To help in that and to make them freely available to everyone.....
Effective Church Communications would like to serve as a hub to collect and then share
All the materials you email to us, we will, in turn, organize, turn into PDFs and editable files, in MS Word and MS Publisher, and make them available on our website freely for anyone who needs them.
Below the permission line are some ideas if you aren't already doing this. If you already have some materials, just copy this permission line into an email, attach and send.
Please include YOUR PERMISSION to use the materials you send:
COPY AND PASTE into EMAIL this statement along with your attached materials this statement:
Permission is granted for use of these materials by Effective Church Communications without compensation or attribution to me or the church.
Send these materials to: yvon@effectivechurchcom.com
I will organize them and put them on the website. This will be available for everyone. Members, no special access here, but without you we couldn't do this. Your membership support helps pay for hosting fees and related costs.
What to share:
Any kind of communication that encourages or connects people with ways to give or be involved in hunger, famine, or compassionate outreach. This could include:
- Bulletin, newsletter, email, or website announcements, encouragements, pleas for giving
- PowerPoint slides
- Bulletin insert
- Postcards
- Brochures
- Articles that explain needs and could be used in other churches publications
- Pictures, illustrations that you created or own with permission for others to use them, that work to illustrate needs, meeting needs, related ideas.
- Any sort of thing that would encourage compassion and giving.
- Tips for any kind of compassion or needs-meeting ministry.
- The materials can be ones for local programs, denominational, or international Christian programs.
Send when you can, this will be ongoing
The tragedy in Somalia, though heartbreaking is only one of many in our world today and of the many that will come about until the Lord returns. Because of that, I'd like to keep this section on an ongoing basis.
Again, here is where to send the materials and the permission line that goes with it. Thank you, ahead of time, for taking time to share your compassion. As you send your materials, pray for strength, wisdom and protection for aid workers and for God's people to share generously.
Please include YOUR PERMISSION to use the materials you send:
COPY AND PASTE into EMAIL this statement along with your attached materials this statement:
Permission is granted for use of these materials by Effective Church Communications without compensation or attribution to me or the church.
Send these materials to: yvon@effectivechurchcom.com
Please share your thoughts, comments, questions!