a link to their website and other passion guff is at the nsw synod site: http://nsw.uca.org.au/
Mel
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Dear Christian leader,
I have just returned from the
If you too have had the privilege
of attending a pre-release screening, then I trust this film has also in
some measure drawn you closer to the Lord.
It is now time to introduce
you to the
This website is the initiative
of the Bible Societies of Queensland and
And you have a place on the
team too!
The bottom
line for the busy leader
Please spend five minutes to
visit www.thepassion.org.au
and sign up as a member of the Network. It will take just a few moments
to ensure you’re in the loop!
We’ll be keeping you posted on all the developments Australia-wide, related
to the release of this film, and the activity of Australian churches in
undertaking effective outreach alongside the film’s screening.
Note that you will NOT receive
future correspondence from us unless you are signed-up on the website, so
please visit www.thepassion.org.au
now and register! In return for your small effort, you will immediately
have the opportunity to add your church or ministry to our Community Directory
– a growing resource for Christians and non-Christians alike, to help them
find you and understand what you do. That’s yours, just for signing up.
A unique
outreach tool for Australia
From the official release date
of the movie – Ash Wednesday, February 25th – this website will
change its appearance somewhat, and become an online outreach tool, receiving
non-Christians who have seen the movie. As such, you have between now and
the 25th to become acquainted with the features of the site –
both those provided to help you as a Christian leader promote this evangelistic
opportunity, and those provided to help non-Christians deal with the questions
raised after seeing the movie.
On Wednesday 25th,
people across this nation will begin streaming out of movie theatres, powerfully
impacted by this graphic presentation of the sufferings of our Lord. Please
think carefully about what you would like your congregation, agency, ministry
or family to do, to engage the lost in meaningful conversation about Jesus!
And www.thepassion.org.au
is purpose-built to help you do just that!
Everything
you need, and more…
www.thepassion.org.au is, even as I write, being
loaded up with a range or resources, articles, links and other features
to provide non-Christian seekers with a number of different ways to make
contact with you and your church or ministry. Did you get that? It’s about you
and your church or ministry making real and substantial contact with non-Christian
movie-goers who have found the site and want to ask questions. So check
out the FAQs, the discussion forums and online calendar, where you can list
upcoming outreach events your church or ministry is planning.
Please tell
your friends and associates
Our primary means of promoting
this website is… wait for it… you!
We would appreciate it if you would circulate this email (unchanged) among
your key Christian contacts in
A work in
progress
The Australian Passion Network
is an ever-growing “virtual team” of committed Christians all over
However, like most online projects,
www.thepassion.org.au
remains a much-loved work in progress, and you will no doubt find pages
and areas of the site that can be improved. This site has been created solely
to help you get your Kingdom-work done, so why not lend a hand? If you have
written, seen or read something that you believe should be on the site,
there’s probably a way for you to put it there all by yourself! Indeed,
many sections of the website are accessible to you as a contributor, not just a visitor. That’s how www.thepassion.org.au
works!
Thank you
On behalf of the Australian
Passion Network and the team behind www.thepassion.org.au,
thank you for taking the time to read this, for passing this on to your
key Christian contacts in Australia, and for remaining passionate about the Passion!
In Christ,
Alister Cameron
Director
The Australian Passion Network
M 04 04 04 55 55
PS. Don’t
forget to register and submit your church or ministry’s details in our online
Community Directory, so others can find you.
PPS. An
Executive Summary is available for you to read online, more fully detailing
the objectives and features of the www.thepassion.org.au
website, and the
A couple of points worth noting:
(a) where a cinema uses Val Morgan advertising, the last advert before the movie commences will feature three Aussie celebs encouraging viewers to visit the website;
(b) anyone buying a ticket at Hoyts will get a special souvenir “programme” again pointing people to the website. So in both cases we’ve got the marketing of the site to non-Christians happening REALLY well and we need this week to get Christian leaders on the site and getting ready for the “avalanche”.
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Stephen Webb Media Officer Communications Unit NSW Synod, Uniting Church in Australia Box A2178, Sydney South, NSW 1235, Australia email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 2 8267 4308; Mobile: 0423 259 945; Fax: 9267 4716; Web: nsw.uca.org.au/cu/ & insights.uca.org.au/ ------------------ The Communications Unit publishes the monthly magazine Insights, conducts public relations for the NSW Synod of the Uniting Church, and provides a variety of communications services. These include writing, editing, web consultation and development, desktop publishing and graphic design, public relations and advertising. For a consultation or free estimate on your project call the Communications Unit at (02) 8267 4307.
