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| Managing Publicity for your zoom event |
Imagine you have already viralled out an event, but decided to change the Zoom link or the speaker said he cannot make it, what do you do AFTER you have just broadcast the event to a few thousand people?
This was the one reason why I stopped broadcasting for events previously, and the same problem is happening too many times! I feel like giving up.
Doing the publicity of these events on a voluntary basis, in the past, I have also been scolded by some people for not updating them! Or, phone calls would keep ringing to ask why they are unable to enter the Zoom meeting. When I use the broadcast list to update everyone, the same people would ask, "Why post a second time? I am not interested in this event!"
So how?
Can it be Better Managed?
Can we all better manage the publicity of our Online sessions, please? I have been sharing this list of things that you can do yet I still so many people using posters. Once sent out, posters cannot be altered without having to send out again.
Here is a better way:
1) Create a blog like this one (sign up blogger.com) to manage all your church online events PAST and PRESENT. Play with it, it's not difficult!
If your church has a website and the webmaster is accessible to help you update any last minute changes fast, please use your church website in order to draw more traffic to it.
I am also going to start using my own company website to show you how it can be done without the blog post appearing anywhere on the company website. Check this link. Go to the main website www.market-eagles.com and see if you can find the blog post. If you are smart, you can still type 'Abraham' or other key words on the Search engine, and you will discover the blogpost.
2) The advantage of using a blog post or church website webpage for different events is that you only need to broadcast one link on the social media.
Advantages:
(a) You can also update any last minute changes to the events. People who have the link to the blog or website will still be able to find the latest information. Unlike updates on posters, you do not need to send out to people again.
(b) If you have uploaded your video recording on YouTube, you can share the video on the same blog post which will still be accessible to anyone using the same blog link.
(c) You can also see how many people have viewed the blog to give you an indication how many people will turn up for the event. Usually it's only 10% to 20% of the people who viewed your blogpost.
(d) If yours is a series of events, and you provide your listeners with the Powerpoint and the video recording, create a google.com/drive and create a folder that you can upload all the resource materials. Share the link on your blogpost. Every week, just upload onto your google.com/drive. Click here to see how it is done. There is a link for your audience to download videos, Powerpoints and lecture notes.
3)The same link can be accessible anytime. You can also publicise some old events (especially after you have uploaded the videos) on the blog post for the latest events.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see how I promote the old events because there are video recordings on Youtube.
4) Unlike the poster, you will be able to put a hyperlink to allow people to click on the Zoom link.
But to play safe, include the Zoom Username and Passcode for them to join using another device.
5) If your event is targeted at an international audience, you can also include a time convertor like this.
You can also insert the link https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter to the image file below, and tell your audience to click on it.
6) Unlike the poster which is an IMAGE file, you can delete (for yourself) all the messages that you sent via Whatsapp to your contacts and the link will still remain with your recipients. If you delete an image file, your contact will not be able to download it anymore.
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Anywhere within Peninsular Malaysia
The official launch of
"SAME GOD, Different Stories"
Hosted by Rhema Radio
Date: 3 Dec 2021 (Fri)
Time: 8.30pm
GREAT FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS!
Books Still in Print, Estimated Date by: 17 November 2021
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Available also from Canaanland
For quantity purchases, please email Stephen.Ng.EJ@gmail.com
Synopsis
From gang rapes to suicide, business failures to life tragedies, author Stephen Ng once again brings to life the true stories of people who found God to be amazingly real and how He brought hope and recovery to their lives…
...and many more testimonies in this new series as proof of a loving, caring, personal God in our modern times!
We hope to produce a series of such books with local testimonies from different countries.
If you are Singaporeans, delivery will cost a lot via Pos Laju EMS. I have two brothers-in-Christ willing to help bring the books back to Singapore. Check this out.
TRUTH MATTERS ALLIANCE
BIBLETEXT EXEGETICAL EXPOSITORY FORUM (BEEF) 2021
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WEIGHING THE WARNINGS
from the Book of Hebrew
Warnings against: - drifting from
‘the things we have heard’ - disbelieving the ‘voice’ of God - degenerating
from the ‘elementary principles of Christ’ - despising ‘the knowledge of the
truth’ - devaluing ‘the grace of God’ - departing from ‘Him who speaks’ • How
does one know that he is genuinely saved? • Is the basis of one’s assurance
based on justification or sanctification? • Can a believer enjoy the
preservation of God even if he does not persevere in the faith?
Sunday 7 November, 8.30pm
Monday 8 November, 8.30pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82552598118?pwd=TjVYelR3UjFqNm9uWi8rMFQ4OTU0Zz09
Passcode: BEEF2021
Admission is free. No registration
required.
In case you miss this, the video
recording will be posted here if available
You
should also mark on your diary:
December 1, 2021 with Rev David Zadok
who will share about the Hebraic Roots
More Details will be Updated Here Once I
receive more information:
https://learnhebrewtogether.blogspot.com/2021/10/hebraic-roots-making-sense-of-hebraic.html
The Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary and Explain International have put together a session to brief churches about the dangers of Salt & Light Fellowship which is basically a rebranding of the Shincheonji group in Korea.
Feel free to watch the video
You can also subscribe to: Explain International - YouTube
- "Thanks for sharing. The group has been targeting youths/students on insta(gram) by inviting them to Bible studies. I got invited thrice by separate people hahah" (Malaysia)
- "I understand that this cult is active in Melb(ourne) as well. Different name, same modus operandi, very effective, efficient as it targets uni(versity) students n young adults." (Australia)
- "They even reach out to those suffering from Covid:" (Kuching, Sarawak)
An Advisory I received (modified slightly to provide clarity):
Cult Warning: Salt and Light Fellowship
Dear Youth, please be informed that there is a group going around attracting young people to their events/sessions. This group absolutely looks, sounds, feels legit. They emphasize on studying the Word, praising songs, Holy Spirit, good works, everything perfect. The tactic is for you (Christians/non-Christians) to join for a while, then after you are convinced that they are legit, they will tell you that their founder (88-year old man) is Jesus.
The cult website is this: https://www.saltnlightfellowship.com/ For those who are unaware, they may think this is a Christian group because of the way they portray themselves. Bear in mind the website does not even carry the names of people.
Salt & Light Fellowship and Salt & Light Ministries are different entities.
Salt & Light Ministries based in Singapore is a digital News platform: SaltandLight.sg.
Yes, I know it's confusing. But to help you, here is a short summary:
❎Salt & Light Fellowship: 👈 Cult!
✅Salt & Light Ministries: 👍👍 Digital News Platform
This is an article from Salt & Light Ministries reporting on Salt & Light Fellowship.
Further message that I received from the assignments editor of Salt & Light Ministries in Singapore:
Thank you for alerting us to this.
We have also put out a Chinese translation of the announcement should you know of anyone who requires it:
https://saltandlight.sg/news/ch-translate-saltlight-statement-no-association-with-malaysias-salt-and-light-fellowship/
God bless,
Huey Ying Tan
Assignments Editor, Salt&Light
The Church Response
At least one church group has responded to this cult in Malaysia. You do not need to re-invent the wheel but benefit from the work in looking at the cult:
Greetings, following the Malaysian Baptist Convention's (MBC) recent statement on the Salt & Light Fellowship and the Korean Shincheonji Cult, Explain International is partnering with the Malaysian Baptist Theological Seminary to host an exclusive forum with panelists from the US, Korea and Malaysia, to educate Christians on the false teachings associated with SCJ.
Details of the forum can be found on the flyers attached below. The YouTube link is pasted below, do consider sharing this to raise awareness on this cult. Thank you and God bless.
Click here for the MBC advisory available in PDF
Dear Parents,
Our children go to Sunday School and they learn everything in English. They are attending homeschooling sessions, where everything is taught in Bahasa Malaysia. If some day, the gospel has to be preached in Bahasa, how can they be effective?
This has, therefore, prompted me to spend one hour a week to get our children to read from this book. If you would like a copy, please send me a Whatsapp message with your details: Name of Child, Address with postcode, and telephone. Also mention whether you prefer the thick cover or soft cover book. Please send everything in one message that I can forward to the generous sponsors.
My number will not be published here but since you are receiving this message from me, it is because we already know each other.
There are two versions: thick cover (215 pages) see above and a soft cover version with 55 pages (see below). The soft copy is a selection of stories from the thick cover version.
Please let me know if your child is interested to participate in the class. We will decide on the day and time. The class will be limited to only 10 children on first-come-first-serve basis. Hope others will also initiate such reading classes for the children.
There will be no tuition fee incurred, but you may provide some freewill offering to help defray the cost of the paid Zoom link.
Thank you.
