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Self-Service Pastoral Care Brochures
Josh on June 27th, 2010
This weekend we launched a project we’ve been working on for several months – I’m really proud of it and the team that have put it together. We built some self-service pastoral care racks and filled them with brochures and postcards that help address common issues students face. I’ve been thinking of it as a way for students to get help and go deeper on their own, when they’re ready for a baby step forward. We’re hoping that they really take off – here’s some of the heart/strategy behind it:
- The brochure racks are always there, so students can find help outside of service times.
- They can pick up 1 or several that might interest them.
- A hole is punched in the top of them so they can put them on their HSM hook.
- Brochures focus on helping students learn about Christian doctrine and real-life issues.
- We wrote and included some goofy topics as well for fun. Each category has a clear color, too.
- There are 5 racks around The Refinery, we figured why not really make them available if we’re gonna do it.
- We also include other relevant handouts/information in the racks as well (like summer calendars).
- Volunteers will refill the racks as needed. Seeing what brochures ae being taken give us a pulse of the needs of our students.
- Parents get a good glimpse at what we believe/are teaching their students.
- Students that are afraid to admit a problem or talk to someone face to face about it yet can find help.
- Next steps are clear – small groups, baptism, etc.
The writing of the content took far longer than we expected – but it turned out REALLY strong. Interested to see which ones get taken first …
JG
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Would it be possible to get a copy of each of these mailed to me?