THE MAGAZINES - HELP NEEDED
The Central Area of the Mission Area has had its own magazine (The Messenger ) and the Northern Area also had one (The Link) There has been no corresponding magazine for the Southern Area of the Mission Area. The Messenger has ceased publication. There is to be one more issue of the Link and it is hoped it will be published on this page by early December.
It is hoped that in due course there might be one magazine covering the whole of the Mission Area.
Some edited extracts from the Mission Area Conference minutes of September 2019 on this subject are as follows
Some edited extracts from the Mission Area Conference minutes of September 2019 on this subject are as follows
Such a new magazine would be a different style of publication, a magazine for the whole of the mission area, produced monthly. Its primary purpose would be information for the churches, but also to be relevant to the wider ‘non-church’ community. It was agreed that a small number of people were needed in a communications group to explore this further.
A final copy of the LINK covering Dec 2019, Jan, Feb 2020 would be produced – giving time to establish the communications group. It is hoped that such a small group of interested volunteers would become active in time to bring some ideas to the next meeting of the Mission Area Conference in November.
But if no one comes forward to join in this work we recognised sadly it will not happen, which would deplete our ability to keep all the congregations in-touch with activities across all the churches. The Sunday newsletter - available in church each week - although valued by many of the congregations - has its limitations, not least space, as the Sunday readings take-up one side of the A4 sheet. A mission area wide magazine as a printed publication has value.
A final copy of the LINK covering Dec 2019, Jan, Feb 2020 would be produced – giving time to establish the communications group. It is hoped that such a small group of interested volunteers would become active in time to bring some ideas to the next meeting of the Mission Area Conference in November.
But if no one comes forward to join in this work we recognised sadly it will not happen, which would deplete our ability to keep all the congregations in-touch with activities across all the churches. The Sunday newsletter - available in church each week - although valued by many of the congregations - has its limitations, not least space, as the Sunday readings take-up one side of the A4 sheet. A mission area wide magazine as a printed publication has value.