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		<title>Church Bulletin Resources: templates, training, tips, videos, articles, books</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time, it&#8217;s useful to evaluate your church bulletin because I firmly believe that church bulletins are arguably the most important piece of Christian literature printed today outside the Bible. I say this often because: No matter how secular our society, people still come to church looking for answers and healing for hurts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why, though we have incredible communication tools; do we also have declining church attendance?</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/01/why-though-we-have-incredible-communication-tools-do-we-also-have-declining-church-attendance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[note: this is an excerpt from our upcoming book: Church Bulletins, the most important Christian communication today&#8211;why it&#8217;s true and how to create them to grow your church In spite of visitors coming to us every week and  though we live in a time when we have the most extraordinary communication tools ever available to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIDEO: Typography in Church Bulletins, how small changes can make your bulletin easier to follow during the church service</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/01/video-typography-in-church-bulletins-how-small-changes-can-make-your-bulletin-easier-to-follow-during-the-church-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2012/01/video-typography-in-church-bulletins-how-small-changes-can-make-your-bulletin-easier-to-follow-during-the-church-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Typography is one of the most important tools we have to make our church bulletins help people follow and understand what&#8217;s going on during a church service. Some very small changes that are quick and easy to do can make a tremendous difference in how well people will follow what is going on in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Educational tax deductions for church communications training and resources&#8211;don&#8217;t forget about them for yourself!</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/12/educational-tax-deductions-for-church-communications-training-and-resources-dont-forget-about-them-for-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This suggestion comes with the important advice that any final decision on whether or not you can claim the resources suggested here as a tax deduction needs to be made with your tax consultant, but it seems like they should apply. Here is an excerpt from: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc513.html (go to this link for the whole listing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas church bulletin example</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After sending out the Hark the Herald Angels gospel presentation, I just got this example of how one of the ECC Members used it and wanted to share it. It is a wonderful example of how to put together a very clear and complete presentation of how to come to know Jesus personally at Christmas. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The best way to get people to come to Christmas church events&#8211;and THREE new Christmas bulletin inserts that help!</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/11/the-best-way-to-get-people-to-come-to-church-events-and-a-new-christmas-bulletin-insert-that-helps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would you say is the answer to the challenge of getting unchurched visitors to come to your Christmas events? Is it to buy a national outreach campaign of postcards? Is it to spend lots of money on advertisements in the local newspaper? Is it to create colorful website banners for the holidays? Though all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Basics, essential, foundational design, typesetting, and writing skills for church communicators</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/10/back-to-basics-essential-design-typesetting-writing-skills-for-church-communicators/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/10/back-to-basics-essential-design-typesetting-writing-skills-for-church-communicators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basic Church Communications Training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The content in this book is essential training if you want your communications on paper and the web to look professional and for all the tools of design, typography, and layout to work together to enhance your message. Links to both download and buy the book are at the end of this article. History of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: What is a PDF? the three kinds of PDFs on this website and how to use them</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/video-what-is-a-pdf-three-kinds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/video-what-is-a-pdf-three-kinds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 03:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a number of questions recently asking about why people can&#8217;t edit PDFs that are on this site. Since there are a number of different types of PDFs on this site and all help church communicators in different ways, I decided a video would help explain it.  Below is the video and following the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulletin Inserts: Back-to-School Backpack Ministry, ways to involve your congregation</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/bulletin-inserts-back-to-school-backpack-ministry-ways-to-involve-your-congregation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/bulletin-inserts-back-to-school-backpack-ministry-ways-to-involve-your-congregation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back to School was always a wonderful time of year for me, but for many kids it can be a time of sadness if they don&#8217;t have what they need. This is a simple, but very powerful ministry your church can do. Below is the introduction to the church bulletins: Back-to-School Backpack Ministry —an opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Bulletin Tips and Resources from current Church Bulletin Sample Books</title>
		<link>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/church-bulletin-tips-and-resources-from-current-church-bulletin-sample-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.effectivechurchcom.com/2011/08/church-bulletin-tips-and-resources-from-current-church-bulletin-sample-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yvon Prehn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of gathering samples for our current selection of Church Bulletin Sample Books, we asked contributors for resource and production tips. The best ideas and resources come from all of you. Please add  your tips and resources in the comments section. A brief video that illustrates some of the best resources and websites listed [...]]]></description>
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