Cartoons in church life can do far more than raise a smile. They can draw people to the notice that matters in the bulletin, or open a sermon. They can also brighten the weekly email, thank a volunteer team, get a small group talking or mark a season of the church year. This guide…
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How to Use Cartoons in Church Bulletins and Newsletters
The best way to use cartoons in church bulletins is simple: one cartoon per issue, placed next to the item it supports, big enough to read and chosen to match the message. Do that and people start reading your bulletin all the way to the back page. This guide covers where a cartoon works…
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“Hell’s Kitchen” Caption Contest Commentary with Lawrence Wood
Last month’s contest featured a drawing by Isabella Bannerman, who worked on Pee-wee’s Playhouse and is, along with five other women (including New Yorker cartoonist Mary Lawton), one of the panel artists for the syndicated daily comic strip “Six Chix.” Isabella’s drawing is set in a restaurant in hell, where a demon waiter is holding…
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Using Cartoons in Clergy Training and Church Leadership Courses
Cartoons in church leadership training can make a session more memorable, more honest and a lot more human. Church leaders face situations everyone recognizes, from the meeting that runs an hour over to the budget nobody wants to discuss. A cartoon can name those moments with a smile and open the door to real…
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Cartoons Through the Church Year: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and Thanksgiving
Cartoons through the church year can help a church speak to each season in its own voice. In Advent, a cartoon can acknowledge the December rush. At Christmas and Easter, it can make an invitation feel warm rather than formal. And in Lent or at Thanksgiving, a gentle cartoon can open up reflection and…
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