... message and ... service ... should be ... information without ... Bernie, Just stumbled upon this group. I am the Communications Coordinator for a ELCA...
Welcome to the group Christopher, I'm sure we all hope you find something useful in here :-) Gerry Davison Polk Street United Methodist Church 1401 S. Polk St ...
One thing I think is important is to finish the message with a "for more information" statement. This might be "Please stop by the foyer for a brochure,...
Friends in Christ, I would recommend the following book to all those involved in Church Communications: Getting the Word Out: The Alban Guide to Church...
You so-called Communications Directors might know something, but you know very little about communicating. I'm old enough to remember when FIRST TRY you got to...
Dorothy/Anne Crocker
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Dec 11, 2003 11:16 am
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In a message dated 12/11/2003 6:17:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Dorothy and others, I agree a machine should not be answering the phone when someone is in...
Dear Dorothy, ... you know very little about communicating. As a Communications Coordinator, (a job is a job; a vocation is a calling) my calling is to...
That was quite a lot wasn't it. Considering the serious drop in numbers in congregations of all denominations - perhaps clergy should learn again how to deal...
Sue Foley-Currie
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Dec 12, 2003 11:29 am
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I appreciate everyone's comments on the value or dislike of answering systems, but at this point I'd like to ask for a halt in the back and forth points. In...
Hey All. I am new to the list and wondering if there are any Web developers out there and how they are doing with their church websites? Thanks, Jamie ...
While I appreciate your kind offer I the help I really need is more hours in the day! ;o) I'll check out your sites though and see if I can get any ideas......
While I appreciate your kind offer I the help I really need is more hours in the day! ;o) I'll check out your sites though and see if I can get any ideas......
Hello everyone! I just joined the group! I work (part-time/full-time...if you know what I mean!) for a UMC. My job description is not clear. I feel like I am...
Every church has that problem, I think! You need to enlist the help and support of your minister in drafting a straight-forward letter/memo to everyone and...
GenKathy@...
Jan 14, 2004 12:07 pm
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Well. I would say the same thing. You are not responsible for being every parishioners secretary. One thing that helped with communication in our church was...
Do not accept any contribution after the stated dead-line. Explain the lack of information for that section by a simple entry "No information to hand". If...
Ken Bovey
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Jan 14, 2004 3:08 pm
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Set the boundary and hold to it. If you don't have anything to publish, it certainly makes your job easier ;-) I agree about writing a blurb in the next...
Church communications is part of my business. Since I don't want to bite the hand that feeds me, I both remind the client of the deadline, and if it looks like...
A comment about "where my job ends and volunteering begins." It is ILLEGAL for a non-exempt (hourly) employee of a church to "volunteer" doing similar work as...
We're quite a large church and can usually fill our weekly newsletter without much difficulty. Our editor has a deadline of work day on Monday, people often...
unfortunately for you - you will have to let the deadline pass a few times so that they can see what the newsletter will look like (or not print it at all) -...
I happened to run across this article from 'Ministry Matters,' a publication of The Anglican Church of Canada. The article is titled, "A Primer on Church...
I want to say "thank you" to all who responded to my cry for help. Your suggestions were very helpful. I plan to answer each of you as time permits. Also,...
Our Diocese (Rupert's Land - Anglican) has asked me to pull together procedures for dealing with the media - especially when clergy are asked about "hot"...
Sue Foley-Currie
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Mar 4, 2004 10:39 am
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I would recommend Wanda Vassallo's book, "Church Communications Handbook", 1998 Kregal Publications. Chapter 19 is titled "Communicating in a Crisis". She...
Greetings... I have recently undertaken to head up a communications committee in my church. We have two basic issues - the first is that our communication...
Hey Wolfman, We too are about to embark on the same journey... Someone posted a book the other day and I was hoping they would re-post it as I've had to format...
Thought some of you might find this article of interest. Bernie Wagenblast http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-0/10767418834960.xml Church...
