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Capturing Faith - How to Research & Write a Local Church History (Paperback) Loot Price: R400
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Capturing Faith - How to Research & Write a Local Church History (Paperback): Donald L. Hughes

Capturing Faith - How to Research & Write a Local Church History (Paperback)

Donald L. Hughes

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Christian writing has many has many positive aspects. You can inform, persuade and inspire. That is Christian writing at its finest. This book allows you to learn how to do all three by writing the history of your local church or another church in your area.

There are nearly 500,000 churches in the U.S. according to the Gallup organization, and virtually all could benefit from having their history documented.

This book provides step-by-step details for researching, writing and marketing a local church history. It is ideal for church volunteers or professional writers.

"Capturing Faith: How to Research & Write a Local Church History" is ideal for new Christian writers because they can write their first book for love or for money. The author provides details about how Christian writers can get a contract from a local church to write a history, and the steps needed to publish it.

Having the history of your local church in print is great as a fundraiser for local churches, and it is wonderful to have to have as a resource to share in your community. The author covers these topics and many more:

Why a printed history is important to your local church

How to get a contract from a church to write the book if you are a professional writer

How to work with a committee if you are writing the book as volunteers

How to get the support of your pastor and other church leaders

How to do historical research

How to conduct oral histories

The steps in the writing process

How to market your book to raise funds for church projects

How to distribute the book in your community to gain visibility for for church

How individuals can have an ongoing church history writing ministry Other resources included are:

Oral history release form

Details about how a book is structured

Links to resources that will help you write a better church history.

A book that belongs on your book shelf and in every church library

General

Imprint: Theatron Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2010
First published: August 2010
Authors: Donald L. Hughes
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 978-0-9747163-6-7
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who)
LSN: 0-9747163-6-7
Barcode: 9780974716367

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