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Should I Consider a Monthly Newsletter for My Puppet Team?

If you have a puppet ministry within your local church or have a traveling team, it is a great idea to publish a monthly newsletter. Here are 5 reasons to consider it.

1. Monthly newsletters keep your team/ministry partners informed. For church teams, it allows those who pray for you to see the results of their prayers and encourages them to continue praying. They are a reminder that you are an active team and as people see what’s being accomplished it can help increase their support.

 

2. They are a great promotional tool. If you use puppets in a Children’s Church setting, it is easy for the adults in the main service to forget about your team. A monthly newsletter is great reminder for them, especially those who have children in your ministry. Also, as people read your newsletter, they may be reminded of a church or organization looking for a puppet team. It’s possible to get new bookings off of consistent newsletters.

 

3. They cause you to review your ministry and team once a month. To put together a newsletter, you need to look at what’s happened over the past month to find some highlights to include. Working on a newsletter is a great time to reflect on what your team is accomplishing, what is working well, and what can work better.

 

4. They help provide a historical record of what your team does. When you have a great program at a particular location, you tend to think that you’ll remember it for a long time. Sometimes that happens, but most of the time it doesn’t. I’ve forgotten most of the programs we’ve done in churches across New York and other states, but I have several year’s worth of newsletters that I can review. During times of discouragement, it is a great help to review past meetings as a reminder that you really are making a difference.

 

5. They cause you to look ahead to the coming months. It’s easy to get focused on just the next meeting, especially if you minister weekly. Meetings set a month or two in advance are forgotten until the last minute and then you have to scramble to prepare for them. A consistent newsletter keeps you looking ahead and helps you better prepare for upcoming meetings.

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