The Hilton Methodist Church wants to bring into circulation a regular newsletter entitled “Compass” and Lord willing; I hope this can take place soon.
In practice I will be approaching folk for contributions in the form of articles and photographs and from time to time you could be asked to record your “take” on an activity, function or person within our Church. Here is a simple format to assist by covering most bases while leaving room to add your own reflections and anecdotes.
The approach is called the 5W1H method and goes something like this
• Who – are we talking about (e.g. The Woman’s Auxiliary, youth, over 40s, society steward, Hilton Methodist)
• What – An Event, function or role (e.g. A Passover Meal, the season of Lent, the catering portfolio, the worship group, Alpha Course, the evening service, Births, Deaths and a special occasions
• When – did this happen or is it planned to happen, is it part of an ongoing mission, a birthday, anniversary or special commemorative event.
• Where – you could be reporting from anywhere, on the spot, overseas, university and so forth.
• Why – the purpose behind the whole “happening”, a calling, a scriptural context, a vision and/or a blessing.
• How- this took place, is planned to take place, a call for prayer, for volunteers, an invitation, a miracle!! This is really important because this part is often the invitation for readers to engage, participate or interact with what has happened or is about to happen.
I hope and pray that in addition to this you would be inspired and confident to add your own flavour of Humour, Testimony and Personal Experience to the contribution. Confident that the 5W1H approach could see your article mushrooming out of all proportion, I remind you that we only need a few paragraphs and so seal this note with a KISS (i.e. Keep it Short and Simple)
Yours in Christ
Andre
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