The Join the Journey Letter Initiative flows from our Council-Led Emmanuel Following Jesus Onward Discernment Process. In the fall of 2021, Council asked the congregation to respond to the question, "What does it mean for you to be a part of the Emmanuel Church Family?"
As Council considered how best to use the wealth of positive responses provided by the church family, the idea emerged to create a letter that we could use to invite others to experience Emmanuel Church. Council asked the Go Local Team to develop the letter. Taking up this charge, the Go Local Team developed the letter using the words we used to describe what it means to be a part of our church family. Council approved the final wording of the letter, along with the plans to organize and implement the Join the Journey Letter Launch Fellowship.
The intent of the letter is to provide our church family with an easy way to invite family, friends, neighbors, and others to join our church family in worship.
How to Use The Letter
We can send the letter as is, just fill in a name and sign it. However, it will be most effective if we take the time to personalize it. Here's some personalization ideas:
hand write the letter on the stationary provided today or on the stationary of your choice.
consider the letter as a template. Fill free to change the wording to reflect your experience within our church family and your own style and voice.
if you prefer to send a typed letter, you can download the letter in Microsoft Word format. Save the document on your computer to edit it and make it your own.
How to find the Letter on our Church Website
On the website you can:
view the full text of the letter for reference.
download the letter in a non-editable PDF. (just fill in the blanks.)
download the letter as an editable Word document.
There are three ways to get the letter from the website:
looking on the right side of the page, find Verse of the Day.
looking on the right side of the page, scroll down until you see: Recommended Links
click the words: "JOIN US ON THE JOURNEY" - WELCOME LETTER
this will take you to the website where you can access the three forms of the letter.
Follow Up Your Letter
After you send your letter, at an appropriate time follow up with a phone call. We suggest not asking, "Did you get my letter?" Rather ask, "Did you find anything interesting in the letter I sent to you recently?" If you prefer, mention the letter when you have an in-person contact with the recipient.
Help Us Measure Our Invitation Activity
before you leave today, please write on the paper provided how many letters you are likely to send.
occasionally, via a survey in the bulletin, we will ask people to share anonymously how many letters they have sent.
Thank you for inviting others to join the journey following
"Join The Journey" Letter Launch
Details for the "Join the Journey" Letter launch
A Summary
Background and Intent of the Letter
The Join the Journey Letter Initiative flows from our Council-Led Emmanuel Following Jesus Onward Discernment Process. In the fall of 2021, Council asked the congregation to respond to the question, "What does it mean for you to be a part of the Emmanuel Church Family?"
As Council considered how best to use the wealth of positive responses provided by the church family, the idea emerged to create a letter that we could use to invite others to experience Emmanuel Church. Council asked the Go Local Team to develop the letter. Taking up this charge, the Go Local Team developed the letter using the words we used to describe what it means to be a part of our church family. Council approved the final wording of the letter, along with the plans to organize and implement the Join the Journey Letter Launch Fellowship.
The intent of the letter is to provide our church family with an easy way to invite family, friends, neighbors, and others to join our church family in worship.
How to Use The Letter
We can send the letter as is, just fill in a name and sign it. However, it will be most effective if we take the time to personalize it. Here's some personalization ideas:
How to find the Letter on our Church Website
On the website you can:
There are three ways to get the letter from the website:
Here is the way you can access the letter from our Faithlife Group Activity site:
Follow Up Your Letter
After you send your letter, at an appropriate time follow up with a phone call. We suggest not asking, "Did you get my letter?" Rather ask, "Did you find anything interesting in the letter I sent to you recently?" If you prefer, mention the letter when you have an in-person contact with the recipient.
Help Us Measure Our Invitation Activity
Thank you for inviting others to join the journey following
Jesus at Emmanuel!