Effective Church Communications

The Effective Church Communication ministry from Yvon Prehn provides inspiration, training, and resources to help your church create communications that fully fulfill the Great Commission. It focuses on Bible-based and timeless principles and strategies that work no matter what digital or print channel you use to create your communications. The site has links to many free TEMPLATES and other resources, plus links to free TRAINING VIDEOS, and a RESOURCE LIBRARY for church communicators. 

The Effective Church Communication ministry from Yvon Prehn provides inspiration, training, and resources to help your church create communications that fully fulfill the Great Commission. It focuses on Bible-based and timeless principles and strategies that work no matter what digital or print channel you use to create your communications. The site has links to many free TEMPLATES and other resources, plus links to free TRAINING VIDEOS, and a RESOURCE LIBRARY for church communicators.
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ESSENTIAL Christmas Communication advice and free tools to implement it

20 November, 2023 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

FREE CHRISTMAS TEMPLATES, CLICK HERE
All the work is done for you with all the materials here, simply download and use!

Suddenly, Christmas is almost here and there is much to do.

At the link HERE is a large collection of templates on every aspect of Christmas, all are free and you can either print them out as is or you can modify them in MS Publisher. CLICK HERE for a huge group of Christmas templates.

In the midst of all the practical, tangible organizing and work that needs to be done, I want to literally plead with you to do these things during your Christmas outreach, no matter what other activities you have going on.

The activities you have planned I’m sure will give your congregation and visitors a great experience and these suggestions will give your events lasting impact.

I have Three actions listed and then so as to not add more to your incredibly busy schedule, some free tools to help you implement each of them.

#1 Share a CLEAR PRESENTATION of the Gospel, of what it means, and how to become a Christian.

Jesus came to earth to save us from our sins. That is the point of his birth and we need to make it clear to the people who visit us who may not know that is truly the reason for the season.

To help you do that, I have a handout that has helped many over the years available as a free, reproducible download for you here: https://wp.me/pDky9-6En

#2 Tell people what you regularly do, when you are not holding your special Christmas events and INVITE them back.

Visitors in our post-Christian world DO NOT know what churches do on a regular basis. You must tell them and invite them with specific information and times.

The free templates and materials that will help you do this: https://wp.me/pDky9-8l1

#3  Give your congregation the best gift you can to help them grow in their faith in the coming year—schedules and encouragement to READ THROUGH THEIR BIBLES.

The link following will take you to free downloadable schedules you can give out to help your people read through the Bible in the coming year. The www.Bible805.com website also has a free eBook you can download and share for motivation, plus podcasts and videos on why and how to read through your Bible in Chronological order.

For Free through the Bible Schedules: https://wp.me/pazrJD-cZ

Other links of Christmas interest

Nicene Creed for Christmas

FREE flyer of the Nicene Creed for Christmas, click on the image to go to it.

You can download and use this in any way you want from social media to bulletin inserts to posters. It uses one of the Oldest of Christian Creeds to remind us of why Jesus is the reason for the season

 

SEVEN EXTRAORDINARY WAYS GOD PREPARED THE WORLD FOR CHRISTMAS The Real Advent, 7 Extraordinary Preparations God made in real history

There are many positive things about traditional Advent, with candles, hot chocolate, and devotional readings that focus our hearts on the true meaning of Christmas. As beneficial as these aspects of Advent are, Advent became even more meaningful to me when until I did some in-depth historical study about all the extraordinary things God did to prepare the world for His Son, Jesus.

The results of that study are incredibly exciting and not only in preparation for Christmas, but I trust that listening or looking at this content will also give you trust and assurance in how God works through history.

This content goes over the 7 Extraordinary Preparations God made in real history that when you look at them all together are an amazing testimony to the power of God and the reality of the divine origin of Jesus.

This topic is so important, I also created a podcast, two videos, notes, a printout of maps, a free encouraging printable, and more all linked for you at: https://wp.me/pazrJD-jh

 

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Charging for Fall Festival outreach events, what’s wrong with that?

17 October, 2023 By Yvon Prehn 1 Comment

Who in this group gets a meal and who doesn't at your alternative Halloween event? It should be ALL of them.

There may be legitimate reasons for charging for some events, for example, if you are bringing in a professional Christian comedian or speaker—someone has to pay for their time and expenses. However, in most instances, I believe strongly that it communicates an incorrect message if a church charges (or even asks for donations) at a ministry event.

Fall Festival mixed message

I recently looked at an advertisement for a Church Fall Festival. It was going to be an alternative Halloween event, which is always popular with the community. I was told that in years past this church put on the event as free community outreach, but this year things were different. The person showing me the invitation card was concerned and here's why:

The invitation said: "Fun, games, food, candy for all!" and in big letter, "No entry fee"

In much smaller letters it said, "There will be a small charge for a hot dog meal;  candy is free."

and

"There will be a charge for professional photos at the event."

What's wrong with that?

Times are still really hard for lots of folks and it was not only a very confusing message, but I think one unworthy of the gospel. Let's look at the food charge first and then the photography one. The text continues below the video.

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Filed Under: Fall Festival and Halloween, Seasonal communication strategies Tagged With: charging for outreach, church outreach, Communications, Fall Festival and Halloween

Follow the example of the Apostle Paul—make Halloween a great time for Evangelism and FREE materials to help you do that!

14 October, 2023 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Or how to use everything that is bad about Halloween as a tool to share the gospel—

If there is a holiday that causes controversy in the church, it is Halloween. Some churches welcome it as a great time to do community outreach with alternative Halloween events; others shake their fingers and condemn churches that even mention the term.

It’s always easier to curse the darkness than to flood it with light, but taking our cue from the Apostle Paul who used the pagan idols in Athens as his bridge to sharing the gospel, I'd like to challenge you to use this time of year to share the gospel.

Following is a brief video of the material that follows and after it the text of it and at the end of the blog, FREE Downloadable materials for you to use in your Halloween outreach. Please make the most of them and don't miss this opportunity!

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FREE HANDOUTS for Halloween evangelism and the true Christian view of life after death

13 October, 2023 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Ghosts aren't real but Jesus is --Resources for Fall and Halloween church outreach
Halloween can be a great time for evangelism and a small handout like this can make a lasting impact at your celebrations.

UPDATED intro: If you only do ONE thing to reach out to people at Halloween and at your alternative events with the Gospel Message—do THIS—make one of these communications to hand out in Goodie bags or as people leave. To make the most of our time and to share the true message of what happens after death, this is a way to do it.  First is a preview of the materials you can download, and for more motivation, check out the materials that follow it....

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Filed Under: Fall Festival and Halloween, FREE Materials Tagged With: evangelism for Halloween, Fall Festival or Halloween does it matter what we call it, Halloween at church, life after death and Halloween

Fall Festival and Halloween Resources, invitations, registration cards, encouragement flyers, lots more

10 October, 2023 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Resources for Fall and Halloween church outreach
This is a great time of year to reach out to your community and these will help you do it effectively.

Lots of good stuff here!

Some new, some a few years old, but all for you to use as you'd like.

Just click on the link below the title. Please pass on to other churches and friends.

A non-scary way to share your faith at Fall Festivals and Halloween
https://wp.me/pDky9-8h4

How to make the most of Halloween for evangelism and the true Christian view of life after death
https://wp.me/pDky9-9lu

Was Jesus a zombie—NO irreverence intended, but an honestly asked question and an answer
https://wp.me/pDky9-8gP

FREE TEMPLATES for Fall Registration Cards, Invitations, Halloween Evangelism
https://www.effectivechurchcom.com/templates/templates-harvest-festival-and-halloween/

Halloween, a great time for evangelism…..really!!
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Filed Under: Fall Festival and Halloween Tagged With: connection cards, FREE Halloween Church materials, Free Halloween invitations, Free Harvest Festival Materials

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