Q: Will we
still get paper bulletins and newsletters?
A: We have no
plans to eliminate paper communication---we are just adding digital.
Q: How can we
find the sermons on line?
A: The audio
recordings are usually on the web-site http://www.discoverstmark.org/
by mid-week under the tab “Listen & Read” We don’t currently have written versions because they would
need to have citations and could also be down-loaded and plagerized. A few times a year, we have printed
sermons on the blog http://www.discoverstmark.blogspot.com/
Q: Is the newsletter on the web-site?
A: It is
under the section Listen & Read, choose Bulletins and Newsletters. Then scroll down to the date you want.
Q: Why are the
photos so old on the website?
A: Several
reasons: people need to send Cathy
Schindler newer photos. Also, we
need parental approval to post children’s photos on the internet. The blog can manage more current photos
than the newsletter or web-site..
Q: What is the
difference between the newsletter, blog and web-site?
A: The
newsletter has primarily announcements and has space restrictions. The web-site is the brains of our
communication with everything a person would need to know about the
church: calendars, bulletins,
descriptions of programs, directions. The blog is more like a magazine with photo albums and
inspirational pieces.
Q: I subscribe
to the blog and just looks like an e-mail---isn’t it more than that?
A: If you click
on the title, you will go to the actual blog. A blog is “a web log”---it has every post we have done the
past few years. If there was one
you liked, you can refer back to it.
As the historian of the church, it is a new way of writing history. Also, you can leave comments below each
post. So, it encourages a dialogue among members.
Q: How do we
know who to send photos, inspirational pieces, interesting videos or links we
find that we would like to share?
A: If you have
an announcement or photos of an event send them to J. Morgan (for the blog) and C. Schindler in addition to Carol Pfeil or put them in the Communications mailbox .
We each operate independently and for the best coverage, we all should
be sent information: cschindler@discoverstmark.org for the web site and cpfeil@discoverstmark.org for the
bulletin or newsletter. Look in the directory for J. Morgan's e-mail.
Q: Will we ever
have videos or streaming of Sunday Worship?
A: We need
individuals to volunteer to do it.
Other than the newsletter and bulletin, we are all volunteers, many with
other jobs and responsibilities.
Maybe some day we will have someone whose job involves a digital
ministry who can oversee all of this.
Q: Are there
any young people on your committee?
A: LOL—you are
looking at us. Our web site design
team for our new web site has some younger individuals, but we welcome
involvement from younger people.
Just have them contact John Northrip.
Q: Who has time
for all of this Facebook, Instagram, Blog, Twitter, Pinterest?
A: Few people
visit all of these places every day.
Generally, Pinterest appeals to women who want craft, decorating,
fashion, recipe ideas. Twitter and
Instagram appeal to younger people.
Twitter has been very beneficial when publicizing events which involve a
local charity or business like Lydia’s House, The Corner Pub, Sprout and About
and City Museum. When they tweet
the information, it reaches a wide audience.
Q: What kinds
of changes will be made to the new web-site?
A: Hopefully,
it will be a cleaner design and easy to navigate. It should reflect our community and congregation.
Q: What is the
difference between Technology and Communications Committees?
A: While we
both work with new technology, we are more like Yin and Yang or software and
hardware. In addition to the Sound
systems, projectors, Technology’s job is keeping the church safe, secure with
the server and wifi.
Communications oversees publicity and reaching out to the congregation,
community and the world using the technology.
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