Congratulations on becoming a host site for the FIREPROOF Your Marriage simulcast on Saturday, November 1, 2008! 

Please use the information and downloadable materials on this web page to plan and promote your event. We'll be adding additional information as it becomes available. 

We're here to help you have a successful event — Please contact our Customer Service Team if you need anything or have any questions — 800-321-6781.

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Event Planning Timeline  

12 Weeks Before Event

•  Recruit Volunteer Team Leaders to take responsibility for various tasks

•  Publicity and promotion; gathering the audience

•  Ticket Sales

•  Lunch/Refreshments

•  Resource Sales

•  Technical

•  Room Set-up/Clean-up

•  Child Care (optional)

11 Weeks Before Event

•  Meet with Volunteer Team leaders to brainstorm, strategize, assign tasks

•  Develop detailed promotional plan

•  Begin promotion in church and community

•  Decide how you want to handle registration, tickets

8-10 Weeks Before Event

       

•  Have Team Leaders recruit volunteers for their areas

•  Plan food service

•  Plan resource sales area, procedures

•  Contact local pastors to get them involved

•  Continue promotion

6 Weeks Before Event

•  Meet with Task Force to update, evaluate, tweak

•  Continue promotion

2-3 Weeks Before Event

 

•  Make sure satellite equipment is in place and functioning

•  Confirm plans for room set-up/clean-up, food service, child care, resource sales

•  Continue promotion

1 Week Before Event

•  Perform equipment tests (see instructions below in Equipment Test section)

Day Before Event

   

•  Set up the auditorium

•  Set up areas for registration, food service, resource sales

•  Put up signs directing attendees to restrooms, child care, etc.

Day of Event

•  Make sure you have quality picture and audio via satellite reception before or during the 30-minute countdown period preceding the program

•  Make sure everything is in place and ready to go

15-10 Minutes Before Event

•  Make announcement about refreshments, breaks, restroom locations, resource tables

During Lunch Break

•  Introduce pastor and key ministry leaders

After Event

•  Pack up unsold resources

•  Clean up

•  Thank your volunteers

•  Pat yourself on the back, put your feet up, and rest!

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Live Event Schedule

Click here for a downloadable, printable schedule.

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Promotional Ideas

•  Have your pastor announce the event from the pulpit – do this several times prior to the event.

•  Do a “skit” during announcements at Sunday services – Be creative!  Present the skit at other churches, at the mall, in the park – Be creative, have fun, spread the word!

•  Use the Power Point slide on Sunday mornings.

•  Hang posters in your church and in your community:

     •  Christian bookstores

     •  Schools

     •  Businesses

     •  Other churches

•  Have a ticket table in the church lobby after Sunday services.

•  Stuff bulletins with inserts and put additional copies on your ticket table.

•  Hang posters or flyers in the restrooms at your church.

•  Give flyers to your local Christian bookstore for “bag stuffers.”

•  Make announcements in Youth Groups, College Campus Christian Organizations, Sunday School classes, Bible Study classes, Small Groups, etc.

•  Organize a phone campaign to call all the members of your church.

•  Send an email to all those on your churches e-addresses lists.

•  Put a write-up in your bulletin and newsletter.

•  Use the church web site to promote the event.

•  Contact other churches and get them on board!

•  Provide bulletin inserts and posters for other area churches.

•  Send a press release to your local newspaper and organizations.

•  Publicize the event at local Christian schools.

•  Consider funding scholarships for those who may not be able to purchase tickets.

•  Encourage the members of your church to invite friends to the event.

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Your Promotional Toolbox

Use these resources and materials to promote the FireProof Your Marriage simulcast in your church and community. Download our list of Promotional Ideas and come up with some of your own!

Click here to download the FIREPROOF movie trailer. This is a MUST SEE for your volunteer and support team.  Add this to your website and share with others who will do the same. Be sure to include your host site information near the video opening link.
	Press Release: Fill-in your church information and send this to the local newspaper to put in either their religion, finance, or activities section. You can also use this for other newsletters, such as your community newsletter or club newsletter.
	Posters:  You can download a modifiable PDF poster (size: 11"x17").  Add your church information and print as many as you need. Hang in strategic, high traffic areas many weeks before the simulcast. Click here to download the black & white poster.
	Flyer:  You can download a modifiable PDF flyer (size: 8.5"x11").  Add your church information and print as many as you need. Hang in strategic, high traffic areas many weeks before the simulcast. Click here to download the black & white flyer.
	Postcards:  Download these modifiable PDF postcards and do a mailing to the people of your church and community. Also, give a few postcards to your small group leaders. Click here to download the black & white postcards.
	HTML e-Mail Template:  Use this template to create an e-mail invitation to the event. You can add additional information above the .html template.
	Bulletin Insert:  Add your church information to this modifiable PDF bulletin insert and print as many as you need. Add to your service bulletins, place near event displays, distribute to businesses and friends to promote the event. Click here to download the black & white bulletin insert.
	Power Point Slide:  If your church utilizes Power Point for announcements during services and other gatherings, add your church info and give this Power Point slide to the person responsible for the rotation.
	Ticket Template:  You must have a password to access this downloadable ticket template. (The password will be emailed to all host site coordinators by their CCN Ministry Consultant.) This is a modifiable .pdf file and you may add your church information in the blank space provided.

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Conference Calls

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Contact Us

CCN

P.O. Box 1718

Mountain View, CA 94042

Phone: 800-321-6781

Fax: 650-745-0660

Web site: www.ccn.tv

Event web site: www.ccn.tv/fireproof

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Satellite Equipment Test Instructions

1. If it is not already on, turn-on your receiver.
2. Go to the CCN channel. The channel number will vary depending on the receiver model.
3. You should be able to view the CCN program. If you miss a program, you should see the moving CCN logo and hear the background music on the CCN channel.
4. If you are able to see the picture and hear the discussion or music with clarity, you've had a successful test.
5. Congratulations! You've completed a successful test.
6. Leave your receiver turned-on.
7. If you do not have quality video or audio, please call immediately 1-800-321-6781 and ask for technical support. Our technical staff will be standing by to troubleshoot any problems with you.

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