At last night's meeting, we ran out of time to comment on our own work. Over the next few weeks, CCW members and friends will post their current work-in-progress to this blog and we'll comment on the summary and offer suggestions for how the poster can reach his or her audience. Comments should be encouraging yet helpful, remembering Ephesians 4:32: "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ forgave you."
First up is Stephen Hiemstra!
Summary of work:
A Christian Guide to
Spirituality is a devotional
study in 50 reflections focused on the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer, and
the Apostle’s Creed. Each reflection is treated with a scriptural reference,
biblically focused reflection, prayer, and questions for discussion. The target
audience is the committed Christian wanting to dig deeper during Lent or Easter
season. The book is complete and the total length is about 34,000
words.
About his audience:
Since I volunteered
to be an elder in 2002, I have been teaching adult Bible studies. The past two
years I have taught a bilingual class which is mostly in Spanish. Most of my
students are believers wanting to understand their faith better. Oftentimes, my
classes have been young adults and professionals who have never attended a Bible
study and only came because I invited them. Some came to church for the first
time as adults.
Social media is probably a good fit for you, since you indicated that your classes have young adults and young professionals. Maybe try to find blogs that reach that audience and offer to guest blog for them. Maybe start tweeting bits of the guide.
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