Effective Church Communications

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; we can help.

Mail for KIDS! A special outreach letter for children

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Back To Sunday School Letter
A letter like this is a special and very effective way to reach children in our digital world.

Here is how Sandra Coulson from Ascension Anglican in London, Ontario Canada describes the wonderful sample of a letter to children:

Sunday School letter is a piece I helped the Sunday School teachers create to send to the children of the congregation to remind them of start-up in the fall. It might seem strange to send out snail mail to a generation that is so attached to digital communication, but the advice I received from parents and grandparents (I don’t have children myself) is that printed letters are so unusual as a form of communication for these kids that it really stands out for them. In fact, I’m told that they actually get excited when the postal carrier delivers a letter addressed to them. Who knew?

I just LOVE this! And I can imagine the excitement a child would have who received it.

In fact I liked it so much, I've made a whole set of POSTCARDS designed specifically for Kids that you can send out from your church. CLICK HERE to go to that post.

A full-size PDF of the letter is available for Effective Church Communication Members at the end of this post. [Read more...]

ECC MEMBERS! YOU MUST sign up with our new system

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Our new Membership System requires that you sign up again—it is FREE for previous members, but you must do this to continue your membership!

CLICK HERE and watch the short video on how to secure your membership.

If you have questions PLEASE email me: yvon@effectivechurchcom.com

For a ministry to the arts in your church and incredible graphic design creativity, check out the RISOGRAPH!

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RISOGRAPH Samples
Images like this show why the RISOGRAPH has become a favorite graphic design tool of artists everywhere.

In a recent newsletter, the AIGA  (the American Institute of Graphic Arts) had a wonderful article about how the RISO is becoming the darling of art schools!

I must admit, I was just astounded by some of the work being done with the humble digital duplicator, but it proves what I have often said that the quality of communications has so much less to do with the latest and greatest technology and has everything to do with the imagination and skills of the person working on it. Artists around the world are doing incredible things with the printers and their low-cost and versatility make it perfect for printing in the church.

Below is the link to the article, and then after that, some quotes from it and then some examples of images on sites that specialize in RISOGRAPH (aka the RISO Digital Duplicator). It really is inspiring! [Read more...]

Great information kiosk—wish more churches had one like it!

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Revolving Church Info KioskMany churches do incredible things to communicate and I saw a fantastic one a few days ago I couldn't wait to share with you--this is a church information kiosk at New Life Community Church In Pismo Beach, CA. My husband and I attended the Global Leadership Summit at that site. To the left is what it looks like.

You'll be able to see right away what a great set-up it is because it is a revolving rack with the different topics on each side:

The racks on each side are attached with velcro so they can be moved or positioned as needed.

Not only that, but where it was was great

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The second greatest place to post church communications

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Bathroom holder for Church News
This was in the stall of a church bathroom and is a great way to communicate important announcements at church.

The best place to post church communications is the refrigerator. No matter how glued we are to our phones, the refrigerator is still communication central for every home because it's the place where we post the schedules, reminders, all the stuff that actually gets us to activities and ministries at church.

The second best place is the church bathroom.

Seriously.

Think about it, especially for the ladies. You have people's undivided attention, for a least a minute or so.

In the past I recommended this and got some great responses, both in terms of ingenuity and in how successful they can be. The one I remember most was the Stall Street Journal, a great summary of key church events that was published each week and posted in the bathrooms.

The latest example

This last week my husband and I were at the Global Leadership Conference put on by Willow Creek. We were at the site at the New Life Community Church in Pismo Beach. My first stop after the drive from Ventura and a quick registration was of course the bathroom and there I saw the GREAT bathroom communication reminder posted here. [Read more...]