The Hope Project is seeking to bring an awareness of Christ back to the public square. Our strategic suggestion is THREE annual media efforts. Public perspectives affect the tone of EVERY conversation the Christian community engages in this nation. The value of engaging with those perspectives cannot be underestimated.
(i) Hope Project Easter – putting Christ back into Easter (started 2014)
(ii) Hope Project Christmas – putting Christ back into Christmas (started without funds 2019)
(iii) Hope Project Family – highlighting what Kiwi churches are doing for families (date of first effort yet to be determined).
Hope Project Easter 2021 – what will be different
The delivery: This will be the second year that the delivery has been volunteer-based in the largest 70 cities and towns. We will also open the door for churches in smaller towns to offer to deliver voluntarily (however we will NOT open this door for rural or semi-rural areas, as the administration for this is too complicated).
2021 THEME: The wider 2021 theme will be the history behind our cultural views on the freedom of speech and religion — which are rooted in our cultural ideas about human rights — which are based entirely on the Christian suggestion that human life is valuable. (Without ‘God’ there is no basis for saying human life is special — as compared to any other life. This is clearly reflected in the way people’s rights are so significantly trampled upon in such societies in all eras of history, and globally. Our materials will however focus on the positive affirmation of our own culture, which is arguably the most free in all of human history).
CORONAVIRUS NOTE
Delivery plans will adjust in keeping with all Government guidelines associated with CoronaVirus, which will likely still be affecting things at Easter 2021.
The Shining Lights final decision on the scale of each Easter’s effort is made in November annually. This annually takes into account the level of risk involved. The current financial downturn will be a factor. However, we have people with faith for these things on our team also, and have never undertaken a risk we could not somehow underwrite.
THE REQUEST: Could you please help with the delivery?
> If yes, contact your pastor, or tell us you volunteer here. (Pastors’ groups nationally are uniting to prayer-walk all streets while delivering to letterboxes)
> We will produce updated specials webpages for the Auckland here, wider Wellington Central here, and Blenheim here.
THE KEY THING TO DO TO FIND VOLUNTEERS
As expected, stories from churches in 2020 confirmed that, if a sign up form was handed along the rows of a church during the promotion for volunteers, about 3 to 6 times as many people would volunteers as compared with simply asking people to sign up in the foyer afterwards.
Please pass sign up forms along rows.
Your job will be made many times easier if you do.
Safety Briefing for delivery
Our safety briefing form for use with groups is here, however…
EASY APPROACH FOR GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS:
- Show the 3mins safety video here – or read the small print on the reverse of the above form.
- Tell us who saw this video either
- by taking a photo of the group -and emailing it to admin@shininglights.co.nz with theme of your group / church and city and contact person.
- OR by emailing us the names, church and city/town of every individual
Note: Watching this video is a REQUIREMENT for all delivery volunteers.
Thank you!
Promotional resources
Please get what you need from the right-hand column of this webpage.
By early 2021 it will include the 2021 promo video, powerpoint, volunteer sign up form to print – and more.
Please donate, volunteer and subscribe
2021 Church marketing material will be added below by January 2021.
FOR CHURCH PROMOTION
- 2020 Hope for all booklet – Titled ‘Everyone matters’ here
Promotional materials for churches – 2020
- Volunteer delivery promo video – 90secs on youtube here or download here
- Promo powerpoint slides here
- Volunteer delivery sign up form (to print) here
- Safety briefing form here, or 3min briefing video with email to reply here
- Flyer to print with bulletin – A5 w ‘bleed’ for print or two-up for photocopier print
- Poster for church notice board – A4 w ‘bleed’ for print or for copier print
- ‘General’ Hope Project Easter promo vids (as on Shine TV) – 30secs and 1min
Small group/youth group discussion guides on Hope Project booklet topics
- The origins of our national values re healthcare for all (2020 booklet) here
- The origins of our national values re charity (2019 booklet) here
- The origins of our national values re ‘equality of genders (2019 booklet) here
- The origins of our national values re slavery (2018 booklet) here
- The origins of our national values re education for all (2018 booklet) here
For non-church audiences
PUBLIC MEDIA LINKS
- Easter TV ad – 30sec spoken word with Jade here
- Easter TV ad – 15sec spoken word with Jade here
- Easter 2020 booklet TV ad – 15sec with Dave here
- ‘Conversational’ website about hope: HopeProject.co.nz
- Discipleship website and app: 10DayChallenge.co.nz / Search ‘Why Jesus?’ at the app store.