Church Communication Seminar

The Communications Puzzle:

When to send it? What to do? How to say it? How much to spend? Who to manage it?

Saturday, September 19, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-Noon

Chancellor Baptist Church, 11324 Gordon Road, Fredericksburg

Led by Scott Vaughan of Scott Vaughan Communications, LLC

    Cost: $30.00 per person/$100 maximum church.  Pay at the door and make checks payable to Scott Vaughan Communications, LLC

Preregister at www.shopsvministry.com or contact the Dover office

    Dover, Fredericksburg Area, Goshen, and Shiloh Baptist Associations will sponsor this event for pastors, administrators, communication leaders, and ministry assistants. 

The event will cover: 

•    The Communication Formula for best attendance, volunteerism and budget-giving results

•    The Tried-and-True:  Newsletters,  Worship Bulletins,  Church Signs

•    The Up-and-Coming:  Web Sites, E-marketing, Social Networking, Text-messaging, Automated Messaging

•    Research and how it affects your communication

•    Creating A Communication System for best possible stewardship

•    Budgeting for Communication

    Scott will lead a very practical examination of the variety of ways a church shares information and what that says about the church.  Looking at the entire system of church communications, he will provide counsel on organizing staff and volunteers, creating an honest communication budget (with real numbers), and will give general projections on what to expect in terms of success. 

    Scott says, “It really helps for the pastor to attend with other church leaders.”  He adds, “I want [the leaders who attend from] every church, regardless of size, to leave saying, ‘Here’s what we need to do and a plan for doing it.’”

    Scott will begin with “Building a Church Communication System 101.”  Among the topics he will cover, Scott will discuss how to create an attractive and inviting web site.  He will address social networking sites and ask, “Can we tame Facebook and Twitter for ministry?” He will also address budget-related issues and much more.

    Participants will complete worksheets related to their churches during the seminar.  Scott wants to have adequate materials.  Please let him know how many will attend from your church.  Visit www.svministry.com to preregister.

    To get to Chancellor Baptist Church, about an hour’s drive from Dover Association, take I-95 North to Fredericksburg.  From I-95, take Exit 130B/Route 3 West.  Go 3.4 miles and turn left onto Gordon Road.  The church is located on the right at 11324 Gordon Road, 1.5 miles south of Route 3.