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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.

Video: What is a TEMPLATE on Effective Church Communications and how can you use them?

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Templates are one of the best resources on this site because they will save you HUGE amounts of time when you need to create many church communications. Though the foundational work is done--many have artwork, text, design and much more done for you, you can change them to suit your tastes and for your church.

There has been some confusion about what makes a file a Template and what makes a file a PDF? What can be edited and what can't be? This video will help answer your questions. Below the video are notes for it and a LINKS & RESOURCES sheet in PDF format that has all the links talked about in the video. Just download the PDF and you can click on the links or if you would prefer to go a website and link directly to the templates shown in the video, CLICK HERE.

Video on: What is a Template?

Notes to go with the video as well as page of links

Just click on either image to download the PDF.

Notes for what is a TEMPLATELInks to Template resources

 

Multiplication vs. Addition Church Growth Charts that illustrate the difference

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Charts comparing multiplication vs. addition in church growth
Charts comparing multiplication vs. addition in church growth

Churches can grow either by adding members or by growing discipleship and multiplying members through discipleship. This chart is from the 5 Steps of Effective Church Communications and Marketing, by Yvon Prehn available or FREE at the ECC Library, at https://ecclibrary.com/b/hvqNJ

Chart showing church growth models of addition vs. multiplication

Veterans Benefits, Outreach, Services provided by churches

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Veterans, both men and women do so much for us and  when their official time of service is over, they have many needs that churches can help to meet.  On this page, I'll share stories from churches on what you've done to reach out to, help and encourage Veterans.

A tribute to Veterans on 11/9/11

This was an email in response to some information we did on Vista Print and it has a great story about a Tribute to Veterans with a great personal tie-in.

Thank you so much for the info regarding Vista Print.  We held our first annual Tribute to Veterans Benefit Concert last November and are all excited about the SECOND annual Tribute to be held this year 11/9/11.  The details you sent will help us greatly get out the word.  We are a very small church but had almost 300 in attendance, about 50 performers and presenters for veteran orgs. and collected over 15 boxes of new clothing and personal hygiene items which were distributed to Soldiers' Angels, a local Stand Down for homeless Veterans and our local VA hospital.  This year is going to be biggger and better with GOD'S help and direction.  HE is the one responsible for last year's success.  There were so many ripples to the initial inspiration, all proving that GOD is in control.

OK, story a little long but so precious I have to share.  In the July 16, 2010 edition of the local paper a story was written about a man (Patrick Seminario) who wrote a song, Freedom's Cry, in honor of our troops.  He credited his school music teacher (Doug Moreland) with his success in his music career.  Well, Doug is our church organist and when I read the story I thought it would be great if we could do a tribute and have Doug get Pat here to sing.  Well, Pat couldn't come but he sent CD of his song and his family came.  He IS coming this year (from Tennessee) and is going to sing.  I've also had offers from local businesses to be part of the event and they are helping me write letters looking for donations.  PRAISE GOD.  Lots of ripples to share but would take up too much time.  Just know we serve a MIGHTY GOD and it has been so inspiring seeing HIM at work.  All we need to do is listen and be willing to step out in faith.

Thanks again,
Joanne
Levittown Community Church

Garage sales to raise funds for charities, hunger, worthy causes

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Garage Sales are the greatest things--we both many money and help people get rid of junk! It totally amazes me how two people (my husband and my self), who I think live rather simply (in a 30-year old mobile home in a senior citizen park) still manage to accumulate so much--books, junk, clothes we don't and misc. junk. I love it when someone hosts a garage sale for a worthy cause. I save up my stuff for church garage sales as I clean and sort and then when one comes up most stuff is ready to go.

On this page, I'll list tips, ideas, notices that you send me about Garage Sales--anything that you've done and found useful. Send your tips and ideas to: yvon@effectivechurchcom.com

Garage Sale with matching funds for donations

Here is the notice from a church in Canada--and I love it that they added the incentive of matching funds. Check and see if there are any that will do that for your donations.

Notice from Mary, Cambridge, ON
Yvon, from our church bulletin this week. A member, Caroline Payne, is having a garage sale all week to raise funds for Africa. Here is her announcement. She also contacted the media and is putting up posters around town. CIDA is the Canadian International Development Association.

(hmm, we should have printed her phone number, like Yvon Phren always tells us to! Some visitor might not know our famous Caroline.)

In Response to "Christian Reformed World Relief Committee EAST AFRICA DROUGHT RESPONSE": We are opening our front doors to the public this week, Mon. Aug 15th to Sat. Aug 20th for a sale of household items and nick-knacks. The sale will be set up in the Entrance/Lobby. All proceeds are going to CRWRC for their East Africa Drought Response. The Canadian government is matching personal donations 1:1 and CIDA will match CRWRC 4:1 towards the food aid portion.  Most sales will be donation based.  The hours will be from 10 AM to 8 PM. If you'd like to help out with good used items, please drop in Mon. or Tues. this week.  You are welcome to come and sit and keep us company anytime during those hours too. Caroline Payne

Mary, Maranatha Christian Reformed Church
Cambridge, ON