Effective Church Communications
Timeless training from Yvon Prehn to help churches create communications that will enable them to fully fulfill the Great Commission.
We all need inspiration and this week I got a catalog in the mail that greatly inspired me with new designs and color combinations. I decided the best way to tell you about it (it is about visual design after all) was to do a little video, which I did and which is below.
Below the video are links to the websites I reference in the video.
Enjoy!
https://www.flor.com/area-rugs/show-all
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
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!!
https://wp.me/pDky9-6xB
Older card, good article
Editable Halloween MS Publisher materials plus a preview PDF for all
https://wp.me/pDky9-1Z1
Older collection, some of the artwork needs updating, but still some very helpful pieces.
Halloween Communications for before, during, and after your event
https://wp.me/pDky9-4fZ
Halloween Outreach Videos and how to use them to reach unchurched people for Jesus
https://wp.me/pDky9-4e0
Halloween is a fantastic time for outreach and many churches make the most of it with Trunk or Treat, a Fall Festival and similar outreach activities.
In addition to that, it can also be a great time to encourage your people to invite their friends to these events. To do that, I did up a flyer or bulletin insert that encourages your congregation to use this time of year and the events of your church as a great time to share their faith. Below are images of the flyer, a podcast that I did for it, and below that the text of the flyer you can use in whatever way you want.
Click the link that follows to download a ZIP file of the flyers: Halloween-Invite-to-Church PDF Halloween Sharing
Text for the flyer to use however you'd like:
When your church hosts special events this should be the start of a relationship, not simply a one-time visit. But to make that happen you need to get your visitors contact information. Following is a process you can use to get that information, samples of communications that will do it and follow-up cards after the events. There is a generic one and also examples for fall outreach and one for Christmas.
One of the best ways we've found to do that is to have a drawing for a special prize related to your event and ask people to register for it. You can be very upfront that you will be using the information to contact them and that, if at any time they want to be removed from your mailing list, it isn't a problem. You don't want to hide your purpose and most people don't mind when you let them know the details upfront.Continue Reading
