Local Church Communications:

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Local Church Communications

• A Ministry or administrative support?

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• Local church communications

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Goal

• To provide tips/resources and exchange of ideas
  to support your local church communications.
• To enhance your local church communications
  planning.

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What we hope to accomplish

• Participants will be able to identify the
  difference in communications as a ministry or
  administrative support
• 2. Identify ways to garner the support needed to
  improve your local church communications plan

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What we hope to accomplish
3. Provide updated tips and tools that will
enhance local church communications (even if you
are not high tech!) 4. Learn from shared
experiences to better utilize the communication
skills of members of your congregation
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What we hope to accomplish
Connecting with your Conference Communications
Team and beyond to tell your story
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Animals communicating
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Communications as ministryfrom WACC The
first principle Communication is a spiritual
exercise
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Interactive discussion!Scripture support
Habakkuk 22-3
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Habakkuk 2 2-3The Lord answered me and
saidWrite the vision make it plain on
tablets, so that a runner may read it.For there
is still a vision for the appointed time it
speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it
seems to tarry, wait for it it will surely come,
it will not delay.
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garner the support needed to improve your local
church communications plan
Supporting members Conference communicator Local
business communication professionals
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• Excerpt from We Must Speak Rethinking How We
  Communicate Faith in the 21st Century by Larry
  Hollon, General Secretary, United Methodist
  Communications
• Tips on getting started
• Identify your churchs unique identity and
  contributions in your community and the world
• Learn and test every form of communication
  available today, from traditional one-way
  messaging to digital platforms allowing for
  dynamic, vibrant discussions

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• Larry Hollons tips
• Choose communication methods that best convey
  your churchs message to all persons within your
  reach
• Practice developing and repurposing visual, audio
  and text media to share with your audiences
• Lead others to work as teams to create, implement
  and evaluate communications and marketing
  strategies for your church and ministries.

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United Methodist Communications offer tips and
tools that will enhance local church
communications (even if you are not high tech!)
www.umcom.org
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share experiences to better utilize the
communication skills of members of your
congregationhow do you recruit members with
communication skills and interest to help
you?How do you connect with your Conference
communicator?how do you get Local business
communication professionals involved? (budget or
no budget!)
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Group Connections exercise!
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Connecting with other local churches in your
Conference and beyond to tell your story
www.benhill-umc.org
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Connecting with your conference
communicatorwww.vaumc.org www.ngumc.orgwww.tn
umc.org
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principle from wacc Communication builds and
shapes communityasserts that genuine
communication calls for mutual accountability and
trust.
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Wacc principleCommunication celebrates
cultural diversity communication is especially
vital when cultural memory, language, religion,
gender, age, ethnicity or race are not
denigrated or denied by members of other cultural
groups.
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wacc principleCommunication promotes freedom
and demands accountabilityaffirms that freedom
of expression must be respected.groups must be
assured access to technology and to all media
platforms.
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building connections...Communication for All
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Video reviews Does this apply to your role as
a local church communicator.
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Is this what your local church communications
look like

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vpXiNSeSoBUM
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?viRqBduVt-2Mfeature
  relted

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www.benhill-umc.org
Do you have a current and active website?
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questions to consider for building/enhancing
local church Communicationshow would you
define communications in the local church is
your communications ministry team leader a
decision maker or influencerwhat influences
communications ministry in your local churchhow
do you market your local church (outreach)is
it a part of the communications plan (tech
development)is communications part of church
council in decision making or support
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how can the local church communicator change the
perception of communications from support to
ministrywhat tools are required to enhance
local church communicationswhat are some best
practices for communication within the
congregation and outsidedo you have a crisis
communications plan if so, how was that
developed and who are the key playerspublic and
media relations planhow do the other ministry
groups of your church work with communications
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Evaluation TimeWhat went well?What
did not work well?What was missing?What would
you change?Were the goals and objectives met?
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How did the facilitator do?
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Thank you!Now, go tell your local
church story And make it plain!Amelia
tucker-shaw 101812UMAC, Arlington VA