Congratulations on hosting Unconventional via satellite!
Please use the materials on this web page for your planning and promotions. 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 x1.
Contents Event Planning Timeline
Promotional Ideas
Your Promotional Toolbox
Contact Us
Satellite Information
Event Planning Timeline
14 Weeks Before Event
- Recruit Volunteer Team Leaders to take responsibility for various tasks
- Publicity
- Ticket Sales
- Publicity
- Ticket Sales
- Lunch/Refreshments
- Technical
- Room Set-up/Clean-up
- Child Care (optional)
12 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Minutes Before Event
- Make announcement about refreshments, breaks, restroom locations
During Lunch Break
- Introduce pastor and key ministry leaders
After Event
- Clean up
- Thank your volunteers
- Pat yourself on the back, put your feet up, and rest!
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Promotional Ideas
- Have your pastor announce the event from the pulpit.
- Use the PowerPoint slide on Sunday mornings.
- Hang posters in your church and in your community:
- Christian bookstores
- Schools
- Businesses (dry cleaners, coffee shops, book stores, hardware stores, beauty salons, etc.)
- Other churches
- Place an ad or article in business associations' newsletters or emails.
- 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 Sunday School, Bible Study classes, other small groups, etc.
- Organize a phone campaign to call the leaders in your church.
- Send an email to the leaders in your church and community.
- Put a write-up in your bulletin and newsletter.
- Use the church website 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 newspapers and business organizations.
- Publicize the event at local Christian schools.
- Encourage the leaders of your church to invite other leaders to the event.
- Consider funding scholarships for those who may not be able to purchase tickets.
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Your Promotional Toolbox
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Poster: 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. Download |
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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. Download |
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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. Download |
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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. Download |
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HTML E-mail Template: Use this template to create an e-mail invitation to the event. You can add additional information above the .htm template. Download |
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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. Download |
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Contact Us
CCN
P.O. Box 1718
Mountain View, Ca 94042
Phone: 800-321-6781 x40
Fax: 650-745-0660
Website: www.ccn.tv
Event website: www.ccn.tv/godrocks
Ministry Consultant Email: Angee Hamrick
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Satellite Information
Self Test and Mandatory Testing
At any time, you may conduct a self-test to see if your CCN satellite equipment is receiving quality audio and video reception. Follow the instructions below.
In the two-week period preceding the event, we'll ask you to participate in a mandatory test. We'll ask you to report your test results to us. We ask you to do this as very soon after the date of the mandatory test, we'll not have time to ship replacement equipment or schedule a service call. We'll let you know the mandatory test schedule by email to your host site coordinator.
Satellite Equipment Test Instructions
- If it is not already on, turn-on your receiver.
- Go to the CCN channel. The channel number will vary depending on the receiver model.
- If a CCN program is not airing, you should see the moving CCN logo and hear the background music.
- If you are able to see the picture and hear the discussion or music with clarity, you've had a successful test. Congratulations! Leave your receiver turned-on.
- If you do not have quality video or audio , immediately call 1-800-321-6781 and ask for technical support. Our technical staff will be standing by to troubleshoot any problems with you.
Time Delay for Pacific and Mountain Time Zones
In order to provide a quality program start and end time for the Pacific and Mountain time zones, CCN will air the program on tape delay to Pacific and Mountain time zones. If you are in these time zones, your program will broadcast to you on the Business Television (BTV) channel. Please familiarize yourself with the BTV channel during your test. The channel number will vary depending on the receiver model but usually the BTV channel can be found within a range of several channels, up or down, from the CCN channel. Ordinarily, Laotian programming is aired on the BTV channel so do not be alarmed if you see this while you are visiting the BTV channel. If you have any questions about the time delay or the Business Television Channel, call 1-800-321-6781 and ask for technical support.
More satellite and mandatory test times to come closer to the event.
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Feedback Forms
We are constantly updating and improving upon our events. Feedback is very important to us.
Please print out and distribute the Participant Feedback Form to your attendees. After the event, ask attendees to fill out the forms and leave them on their chairs or with an event volunteer.
We would also like to hear from each Site Coordinator. Please take the time to fill out the Site Coordinator Feedback Form and let us know about your experience.
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Contact Us
CCN
P.O. Box 1718
Mountain View, CA 94042
Phone: 800-321-6781 x93
Fax: 650-745-0660
Website: www.ccn.tv
Event website: http://www.ccn.tv/grouplife
Ministry Consultant: grouplife@ccn.tv
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Satellite Information Self Test and Mandatory Testing
At any time, you may conduct a self-test to see if your CCN satellite equipment is receiving quality audio and video reception. Follow the instructions below.
In the two-week period preceding the event, we'll ask you to participate in a mandatory test. We'll ask you to report your test results to us. We ask you to do this as very soon after the date of the mandatory test, we'll not have time to ship replacement equipment or schedule a service call. We'll let you know the mandatory test schedule by email to your host site coordinator.
Satellite Equipment Test Instructions
- If it is not already on, turn-on your receiver.
- Go to the CCN channel. The channel number will vary depending on the receiver model.
- If a CCN program is not airing, you should see the moving CCN logo and hear the background music.
- If you are able to see the picture and hear the discussion or music with clarity, you've had a successful test. Congratulations! Leave your receiver turned-on.
- If you do not have quality video or audio , immediately call 1-800-321-6781 and ask for technical support. Our technical staff will be standing by to troubleshoot any problems with you.
More satellite and mandatory test times to come closer to the event.
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