Spread the Word

The more, the merrier! Here are some ways to spread the word about The Network to others in your church and beyond.

And if you love to keep score, you can track your progress using the "My Church" page (upper left). As you nudge and cajole, you'll see more and more of your friends and fellow church members listed!

Share Something

Share the Network love by email, Facebook, and more! At the bottom of every article, blog post, resource, and discussion topic there's a little "Share" button. It's even at the bottom of this page.

Just click that to share the link with your family and friends. This kind of personal endorsement is great and so easy to do with our "Share" button.

Bulletin Announcement

This is the #1 thing you can do to help spread the word throughout your church. Ask your church office or bulletin editor to run a short reminder a few times during the church year.

Sample:

CONNECT WITH OTHER MINISTRY LEADERS - Have you ever wondered how other churches do a particular ministry? Well, there's a website where you can find out. You can ask questions, share experiences, get resources, read blogs, and more. It's called The Network and it covers dozens of ministry areas and roles. Check it out at www.crcna.org/Network

Church Email List

The second-most-effective way to tell others in your church is through your church email list. In fact, if your church relies on email communication, it may even be more effective than the bulletin. Why? Because when reading email, people are just one click away from checking out the site.

Here are a few ways to tell your church about The Network using email. They're in order from easiest to hardest and you can choose based on how geeked you are about this whole thing. We'll take whatever we can get!

Easy - Include an announcement (sample above) in your next email.
Easy Plus - In your next email, include the general announcement plus links to some of your favorite articles, blog posts, or discussions.
Now We Owe You One - If you have weekly emails going out, include a regular "This Week on The Network" section that lists some of the most recent posts. In fact, we'll even send you a list to use! Just subscribe to CRC News and use the items we feature there every Wednesday.
You Must Really Love Us - If you think The Network is one of the best things we've ever done, you can do the "trifecta plus one" (quadrafecta?). That's all of the above PLUS a special email just about The Network. It's not for the faint of heart but if you do achieve such a feat, email a copy of it to us so we can acknowledge your awesomeness.

Church Newsletter

For short announcements, the bulletin or email list is usually better than a printed church newsletter. But a print newsletter can offer an opportunity to do something much longer. Two suggestions:

Reprint an article or blog post you found on The Network. Just be sure to credit the author and indicate that you found it on www.crcna.org/Network. The only articles you can't reprint are those that we've already borrowed from another source (if it is, it will say so at the top or bottom of the article).
Write something yourself about how much you love The Network. Nothing beats a personal testimony!

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