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Worship and Sermon Graphic: The Beauty of Mothers
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This is the first of many worship graphics and sermon branding products coming to Church Communications Pro. This worship background series was designed by my great friend Becky Martin and is titled “The Beauty of Mothers” specifically for Mother’s Day on May 11th. The sermon slide details are listed below and keep an eye out for more series that will be coming soon!
THE BEAUTY OF MOTHERS | EXCLUSIVE CCP PRICE ONLY $20.00 USD:
This download includes the following:
- Title slide with title
- Title slide without title
- 3 Message point/Scripture slides with title
- 3 Message point/Scripture slides without title
- Song slide
- Style sheet with suggested fonts and colors (note: fonts not included)
Each of the above is provided as a JPEG file in 16:9 Aspect Ratio (1280×760).
For this worship graphic series, the following items also are available:
- 4:3 Aspect Ratio slides
- 5.5”x8.5” image suitable for bulletin/program cover
- 6”x4” image or larger (with bleed) for postcard or invitation cards
- Image for CD labels
- Layered psd file
To purchase any of these additional items, please contact Becky at mail(at)cottagedesign.com.
Design and Copyright by Cottage Design 2008
Our Church Magazine: Quail Family
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Over the last couple of months, I’ve been working on a 16-page, full-color, glossy magazine that was created to be an outreach tool to introduce our church family to our community for Quail Springs Baptist Church.
We’ve called this magazine Quail Family. In the magazine, we wrote feature-style articles on each of our main ministries, focusing on individuals within those areas in order to put a “face to our church.” Instead of doing another direct-mail piece, or advertisement, we wanted to make something that was personal and inviting.
We printed 15,000 copies and this week mailed 5,000 to homes and apartments in a mile-radius of our church. We’ll also be asking our members to put them on their coffee tables, or in their businesses, and to use it as a tool to invite their friends, family, and neighbors to church.
Because of this, I worked hard to exclude time-sensitive information, such as events. I think the only thing that dates the magazine is the cover issue of “Winter 2007.”
If you’d like to download a copy of the magazine in PDF-format, click here (almost 2MB)
Experience Missions Through Multimedia with Commission Stories
Posted by: | CommentsCheck out the International Mission Board’s new multimedia missions website Commission Stories. The site features photos, videos and stories about missionary work throughout the world. It’s rich with inspiration missions work.
How a Pastor Can Prepare for a Radio Interview
Posted by: | CommentsThis week, I got an email from Paul Butler, a freelance producer for Moody Radio’s Prime Time America program, asking to interview me about ministry and blogging for the program. The radio piece will be airing in the next week or so and I’ll give a link once it’s finished. He also interviewed a CCP reader and blogging pastor, Ron Dauphin, who I helped get a blog going.
Anyway, through the interview, I quickly realized, I had never done a radio interview … and that I could learn a lot from Paul’s experience.
So afterward, I emailed him a couple of questions and want to share his answers here. His answers are excellent and will help any pastor or minister prepare for a radio interview.
1. Please tell me about yourself.
I am a homeschooling father of three. I currently teach at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. I teach mostly radio broadcasting and production courses. I graduated from MBI in 1993 with a BA in Communications and received my MA in Communications from Northern Illinois University in 2003. Before teaching I was a senior producer for the Moody Broadcasting Network in Chicago. I currently am a freelance producer for Moody Radio’s Prime Time America and other programs.
I can be found online at www.homeschoolblogger.com/Ebenim and my radio pieces are posted at http://ebenimmedia.vox.com/.
2. How should a pastor prepare for a radio interview? Read More→
When Your Pastor is Interviewed by the Press
Posted by: | CommentsPenelope, while preparing for her upcoming book press, has some excellent tips on how to prepare for a media blitz or interview, gleaned from her time with a media trainer …
Penelope says: “Knowing what answer you’re going to give way before you have to field a question.”
Her trainer said: “Don’t try to prepare for every possible question that could arise. Determine the 6-8 topics that are likely to come up during your interview …” and then:
“Hone a key message for each topic.”
“Identify anecdotes you can tell that illustrate each message.”
“Prepare specific examples or compelling data to prove your point.”
“Think of clever analogies if appropriate.”
See also her post on how to talk with the press.
Moral of the story … like a good Boy Scout … always be prepared.
