2 posts tagged “message”

Often, one of the big complaints of evangelicals is that they often speak into a political situation and come off all moralistic because they fail to "earn the right to be heard."  That means that they have not built relationships or demonstrated any background or expertise on an issue. 

I agree that we should earn the right to be heard but, when it comes to speaking to policymakers, everyone gets to be heard.  If you are a constituent, most lawmakers will grant you an appointment or at least their staff will speak with you. 

So to me, the issue is not being heard, instead it is being listened to.  What makes the difference between being treated politely but insignificantly and becoming valuable to your representative?  I think it is two things: earning the right to be listened to through building a relationship with your lawmaker and earning the right to be listened to by understanding that which you are speaking about. 

Signing a petition, sending a fax, or calling your legislator are old methods of constituent contact that are easily managed by legislative staff.  If the issues that are important to you are, well, important to you, then we should employ methods that are effective. 

Follow this link to view a creative, concise and compelling messages on evangalism and children's ministry.  Perhpas the church could use this model and duplicate this kind of effort in other areas of ministry.