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.

Postcards: For Missing Members & how to get people to come back to church

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Miss you CardPostcards are a great way to contact people to let them know they are missed at church and you want them to return.

They work so much better than a letter because they are easier to read—you don't have to open an envelope and even if you don't read the whole thing, chances are you will at least get the message that the church cares about you. If you'd like to see a brief video that discusses this and gives you a preview of the other cards, CLICK HERE.

Click on the image to the right to download the free PDF of this card. It is ready to be printed and you can personalize it on the back.

Editable templates, other versions of the cards in PDF and hi and low resolution images

In addition to the design above, the postcard designs below are available for Effective Church Communication Members. At the end of this article is a ZIP file that contains:

  1. Editable MS Publisher files so you can change them any way you want
  2. Ready-to-print PDFs of all the designs if you want to use them as is
  3. Both hi res (300 dpi) and low res (96 dpi) so you can use the images themselves in any way you want: printed publications including your newsletter, online, on email newsletters or your website.

Here are the additional images available:

Miss you Card #10

Miss you Card #6Miss you Card #3Miss you Card #5Miss you Card #7

Miss you Card #2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss you Card #8

Miss you Card #9

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Below is the link to the ZIP file that contains the PDF file, Editable MS Publisher Templates and the hi and low-res images of all these postcards.

 

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CLICK here to download the ZIP File.

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REMEMBER Bulletin Inserts: for Sept 11 or other times of difficulty

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This bulletin insert is appropriate not only for Sept. 11 but for any time you want to remember God's faithfulness. The Zip file for members has specific ones for Sept. 11 as well as PDFs & other editable versions.

There are many times in life that we need to remember God's faithfulness and these publications will help. Effective Church Communications has created an acronym for REMEMBER width each letter the start of a phrase that will remind your people of how we need to REMEMBER God in all the hard times.

The PDF to the left is a free PDF for everyone for those times. Just click on the image to download it. You can use it as a bulletin insert (it prints 2 to an 8.5 x 11 page) or flyer, or any other way you want. You can personalize it on the back and add any additional encouragements or information. For ECC Members there is also an editable MS Publisher file of it in the ZIP File below.

Additional designs specifically for Sept. 11

For the U.S., Sept. 11, 2011 is the 10-year anniversary of the tragedy and this year, it falls on a Sunday. For the Sept. 11, versions we have printed the REMEMBER acronym over a picture of the fallen twin towers. This image is one from the U.S. government archives and is in the public domain.

For Effective Church Communication Members we also have a downloadable ZIP file, available at the end of this article that has ready-to-print PDFs and editable MS Publisher files of the bulletin inserts that reproduced on this page.

For those members who are not in the U.S.  and for other times that are difficult, there are also files that contain more inserts for the acronym that are not specific to Sept. 11.

If you are not a member and would like information on joining, CLICK HERE.

Additional options in the ZIP file for Effective Church Communication Members

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Below is the ZIP File that contains all the inserts in PDF and editable MS Publisher Formats

CLICK HERE to download the ZIP File.

 

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