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- blissful-melody
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☾ ☼ christian newsletter "The Good News" planning ☼ ☽
hello there! welcome to the planning forum for our new christian newsletter (with a name to come <3)
if you are not participating in this newsletter, and are not interested in helping plan it, please avoid commenting in this forum as it can get distracting to us as we start to plan. thank you!
now then - welcome to the newsletter planning forum, i am so so happy to have you on the team! speaking of, here's our list of participants!
i think that's all i have friends! feel free to also start chatting/introducing yourselves and things as well as planning; it would be really nice to know some more things about each other! <3
if you are not participating in this newsletter, and are not interested in helping plan it, please avoid commenting in this forum as it can get distracting to us as we start to plan. thank you!
now then - welcome to the newsletter planning forum, i am so so happy to have you on the team! speaking of, here's our list of participants!
team + roles:
@blissful-melody ☁ piper ☁ she/her ☁ pst ☁ editor + floater
@doglover524 ☁ ella ☁ she/her ☁ est ☁ recipies
@ari_belle ☁ aria belle/aria/ari ☁ she/her ☁ mst ☁ (role to come)
@stevehv_em ☁ harvey ☁ she/her ☁ cst ☁ featured verse/passage
@snuggles0426 ☁ sienna ☁ she/her ☁ cst ☁ chrisitan news + word search/crossword
@lilyjen ☁ lily ☁ she/her ☁ pst ☁ (role to come)
@pepper-and-a-pencil ☁ pepper ☁ she/her ☁ pst ☁ devos
@love-ana ☁ ana ☁ she/her ☁ hst ☁ (role to come)
@lapis_accipiter ☁ anna ☁ she/her ☁ est ☁ q&a
@poet_forever ☁ luci ☁ she/her ☁ est ☁ (role to come)
@thekindkitty ☁ sydney ☁ she/her ☁ est ☁ christian art
@tobotocomics ☁ toboto ☁ he/him☁ mst ☁ comics
please let me know if i messed anything up and i will make sure to fix it! <3
basic to-do list:
❀ choose newsletter name (feel free to suggest some!)
❀ assign roles (see below)
❀ choose posting schedule (do we want to do monthly? bi weekly? bi monthly? what are ya'lls thoughts?)
❀ start discussing first issue (i'm hoping to post in either june or july)
❀ that's it for now! <3 let me know if ya'll think i should add anything!
choosing roles
alright ya'll so i know most of you put down something you'd be interested in doing for the newsletter when you filled out the interest form, which gave me some great ideas! below is the list of things that we could possibly do in the newsletter (we def don't have to do them all but they're all options). go ahead and take a look at it and then fill out this form to let me know what you'd be interested in doing and then i'll go ahead and assign people roles based on what you want to do! <3 let me know if you have questions (ones that have been striked through are already taken, so if you can please pick something else!)
topics:
❀ devotionals
❀ bible verse/passage of the (month/week/whatever the schedule is lol)
❀ christian song cover shoutout
❀ crosswords/wordsearches
❀ christian artwork
❀ christian comic
❀ christian short stories
❀ christian q&a
❀ faith advice column
❀ articles about christian news/topics
❀ christian book/movie/tv show reviews
❀ christian scratcher interviews
❀ recipies (for fun <3)
❀ anything else you can think of!
form:
what would you like to do? ☁ what skills do you have that will help you do that? ☁ do you have any examples of what you'd like to do? (if not it's totally fine! <3 ☁ anything else you want to say?
i think that's all i have friends! feel free to also start chatting/introducing yourselves and things as well as planning; it would be really nice to know some more things about each other! <3
Last edited by blissful-melody (Aug. 28, 2024 23:53:14)
- SteveHv_Em
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10 posts
☾ ☼ christian newsletter "The Good News" planning ☼ ☽
Hi there! I can do any of these! : ❀ devotionals ❀ bible verse/passage of the month/week/whatever the schedule ❀ christian q&a ❀ faith advice column ❀ articles about christian news/topics ❀ christian book/movie/tv show reviews ❀ recipies (for fun <3). ~ Hmmmmm. I'm a hard worker and have different platforms that I can work on. ~ Depending on what I am asked to do, I could make examples but I currently don't have that much. ~ Nothing much lol. How are you?
-@SteveHv_Em
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-@SteveHv_Em
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- snuggles0426
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100+ posts
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Hi, everyone! I'm Sienna (she/her), a Christian writer who loves typology and guide dogs. I'm also on the newspaper staff at my high school as a writer and graphic designer. Some random things about me are that I think breakfast is the best kind of food, Newsies is my favorite musical, and I adore Spiderman <3 I'm super excited to work with you all! 
I would be happy to do any of them, but the ones that stood out to me were articles about christian news/topics and christian scratcher interviews- I also think it would be super cool to do a crossword/word search based on a Bible story of the month/week/however we do it lol ☁ I love journalism and have won a few awards for my writing, so I can write news stories and features (basically interviews turned into stories), and opinions pretty well, along with other miscellaneous writing styles. I'm also great with editing, so I can help out there if you need it <3 I love editing so much honestly ☁ I kind of explained this a little already, but basically I just want the opportunity to practice my journalism skills, so anything along those lines sounds really fun to me. ☁ I'm not the greatest at art or aesthetics. I can do graphic design pretty well (color palettes, fonts, whitespace, layout, etc), but Canva is not my strength. I'm willing to help out there, but it's definitely not my preference.

I would be happy to do any of them, but the ones that stood out to me were articles about christian news/topics and christian scratcher interviews- I also think it would be super cool to do a crossword/word search based on a Bible story of the month/week/however we do it lol ☁ I love journalism and have won a few awards for my writing, so I can write news stories and features (basically interviews turned into stories), and opinions pretty well, along with other miscellaneous writing styles. I'm also great with editing, so I can help out there if you need it <3 I love editing so much honestly ☁ I kind of explained this a little already, but basically I just want the opportunity to practice my journalism skills, so anything along those lines sounds really fun to me. ☁ I'm not the greatest at art or aesthetics. I can do graphic design pretty well (color palettes, fonts, whitespace, layout, etc), but Canva is not my strength. I'm willing to help out there, but it's definitely not my preference.

- doglover524
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7 posts
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Hi!! I'm Ella! I do Musical Theater. I'm getting ready to do my play The Little Mermaid on May 1 and 2. I love dogs!! I have two, 1 beagle and 1 chihuahua. I'm homeschooled so I'm pretty flexible with everything! <3
I would be most interested in these ~ bible verse/passage of the (month/week/whatever the schedule is lol), christian q&a, faith advice column, recipies (for fun <3). ~ I'm not really sure about skills, I work hard and have an assortment of abilities. ~ Not really, sorry <3 ~ Very exited to see this come to life!
-Ella
I would be most interested in these ~ bible verse/passage of the (month/week/whatever the schedule is lol), christian q&a, faith advice column, recipies (for fun <3). ~ I'm not really sure about skills, I work hard and have an assortment of abilities. ~ Not really, sorry <3 ~ Very exited to see this come to life!
-Ella
- Lapis_Accipiter
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7 posts
☾ ☼ christian newsletter "The Good News" planning ☼ ☽
Hello! I am Anna. I would like to do: bible verse/passage of the month/week/whatever, maybe christian artwork, maybe christian short stories, I would love to do christian q&a and faith advice column, maybe christian articles. ☁ I know a decent amount about theology (I am taking a theology, which is “the study of God”, class at school) & Christianity overall (& I also know a little bit of philosophy which will help with lots of hard questions), I am also pretty good at writing and drawing. ☁ do you have any examples of what you'd like to do?: maybe stories, comics, art work, or articles on saints ☁ I don't really have anything else to say. Thank you for your time and may God bless you! <3
- Lapis_Accipiter
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7 posts
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Newsletter name ideas: “Let there be light” (quoting Genesis), Moving Mountains (from Bible), The Restless Flame. That's all I got for now
- pepper-and-a-pencil
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500+ posts
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hey there! i'm pepper and i'm so excited to be a part of this newspaper <3
i'm not opposed to doing any of them, but my strengths most likely lay in devotionals, bible verse/passage of the -date we decide-, christian cover shoutouts, short stories, and q&a <3 ☁ devos - i like spending time studying scripture, and enjoy researching to get a better understanding of what the passages are about. cover shoutout - it would be fun to search and listen to some covers and give some well deserved recognition to talented singers or musicians <3 short stories - i love writing and this should be no different. incorporating a christian view in a story seems really fun to me and i'd love to give it a go! q&a - i love answering questions hehe, i'd love to do anything i can to inform people about our religion and answer any questions they may have! ☁ not really unfortunately :') my swc writing thread and contest entries for two of the swc sessions are provided below to give you an idea of my writing, but nothing in there is really christian based, and i have nothing to show you in everything else i'm interested in :') ☁ i'm really excited for this, and am willing to help out in any way possible to make this work <33
writing excerpts
❀ swc march '24 writing thread
ok so half of the writing here is posted and written 20 minutes before the deadline and the majority of it is nothing close to my best haha
❀ swc july '23 writing contest entry
❀ swc march '24 writing contest entry
ok that's it! let me know if you need me to clarify anything or have any questions – i'm happy to help ;D
i'm not opposed to doing any of them, but my strengths most likely lay in devotionals, bible verse/passage of the -date we decide-, christian cover shoutouts, short stories, and q&a <3 ☁ devos - i like spending time studying scripture, and enjoy researching to get a better understanding of what the passages are about. cover shoutout - it would be fun to search and listen to some covers and give some well deserved recognition to talented singers or musicians <3 short stories - i love writing and this should be no different. incorporating a christian view in a story seems really fun to me and i'd love to give it a go! q&a - i love answering questions hehe, i'd love to do anything i can to inform people about our religion and answer any questions they may have! ☁ not really unfortunately :') my swc writing thread and contest entries for two of the swc sessions are provided below to give you an idea of my writing, but nothing in there is really christian based, and i have nothing to show you in everything else i'm interested in :') ☁ i'm really excited for this, and am willing to help out in any way possible to make this work <33
writing excerpts
❀ swc march '24 writing thread
ok so half of the writing here is posted and written 20 minutes before the deadline and the majority of it is nothing close to my best haha
❀ swc july '23 writing contest entry
❀ swc march '24 writing contest entry
ok that's it! let me know if you need me to clarify anything or have any questions – i'm happy to help ;D
- poet_forever
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devotionals, recipes, or articles ☁ I have been writing and baking from a very young age ☁ clean eating is something I'm really interested in and it's something I'd love to share with other Christians! taking care of the bodies God gave us is really important so I can contribute yummy, healthy recipes. I see that a lot of people want to do devotionals, so maybe you could split it up into different types of devotionals (ex: morning, midday, night, etc.) I'm also a cradle Christian and know a lot about the faith and can contribute news, facts, and advice. ☁ this is such a cool idea! I can't wait to see this come to life.
- TobotoComics
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4 posts
☾ ☼ christian newsletter "The Good News" planning ☼ ☽
Howdy I am, Toboto or Toby, I am a boy, I live in mountain standard time.
I would be interested in doing the christian comics and I have a question about the interviews.
:Would I be interviewing anyone you ask me to?
Also I followed the forum so updates should show up in my messages right?
I would be interested in doing the christian comics and I have a question about the interviews.
:Would I be interviewing anyone you ask me to?
Also I followed the forum so updates should show up in my messages right?

Last edited by TobotoComics (May 13, 2024 00:23:53)
- blissful-melody
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31 posts
☾ ☼ christian newsletter "The Good News" planning ☼ ☽
hi guys! i just wanted to check in! i had intended to wait until everyone responded to assign roles, but since i only have a couple of people's responses i just want to see who's still interested?
currently my list of assignments based on people who have responded looks like this
@stevehv_em: featured verse/passage
@snuggles0426: christian news (and word search + crossword if you're up for two roles!)
@doglover524: recipies
@lapis_accipiter: q&a
@pepper-and-a-pencil: devos
i will also be assisting with everything people are doing and filling in any gaps, i'll probably switch around and add a section of my own that might change every couple of months depending on what people enjoy.
also on the topic of the name!
some of the suggestions so far have been (edit: i'll be updating it as people vote):
Let There be Light - I
Moving Mountains -
The Restless Flame -
The Good News - III
Living Waters - II
do any of these names stand out to ya'll? O\or do you have any more suggestions?
currently my list of assignments based on people who have responded looks like this
@stevehv_em: featured verse/passage
@snuggles0426: christian news (and word search + crossword if you're up for two roles!)
@doglover524: recipies
@lapis_accipiter: q&a
@pepper-and-a-pencil: devos
i will also be assisting with everything people are doing and filling in any gaps, i'll probably switch around and add a section of my own that might change every couple of months depending on what people enjoy.
also on the topic of the name!
some of the suggestions so far have been (edit: i'll be updating it as people vote):
Let There be Light - I
Moving Mountains -
The Restless Flame -
The Good News - III
Living Waters - II
do any of these names stand out to ya'll? O\or do you have any more suggestions?
Last edited by blissful-melody (Aug. 23, 2024 19:35:12)
- SteveHv_Em
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10 posts
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I think “The Good News” sounds awesome!
- blissful-melody
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31 posts
☾ ☼ christian newsletter "The Good News" planning ☼ ☽
Howdy I am, Toboto or Toby, I am a boy, I live in mountain standard time.
I would be interested in doing the christian comics and I have a question about the interviews.
:Would I be interviewing anyone you ask me to?
Also I followed the forum so updates should show up in my messages right?
hi! so for interviews, you could interview any christian scratcher that you'd like, though i can definitely share ideas if you need some! <3 which of those would you prefer to do, comics or interviews?
- blissful-melody
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31 posts
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I think “The Good News” sounds awesome!
awesome! i liked that one as well, we'll wait to see what other people think as well <3
- pepper-and-a-pencil
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500+ posts
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i’m definitely still interesting, thanks for checking in <3 i like Living Waters and Let There Be Light!
and i’m ok with doing devos!
and i’m ok with doing devos!
- blissful-melody
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31 posts
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i’m definitely still interesting, thanks for checking in <3 i like Living Waters and Let There Be Light!
and i’m ok with doing devos!
awesome! thanks for confirming pepper <3 i’ll go ahead and wait for some other people to vote and then we can confirm our name/the rest of our roles and start working!
- doglover524
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7 posts
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Definitely still interested! I like The Good News!
- pepper-and-a-pencil
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500+ posts
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are we going to collaborate on canva for the design part of it? once we get started with the designing portion, someone can make one and we can just make some layout ideas and whatnot <3
- blissful-melody
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31 posts
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are we going to collaborate on canva for the design part of it? once we get started with the designing portion, someone can make one and we can just make some layout ideas and whatnot <3
yes! my plan is to make a canva for each of the issues and people can work on their own pages while seeing everyone else’s to make sure it looks cohesive. once we have more roles nailed down i’ll create one and share it here <3
- pepper-and-a-pencil
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500+ posts
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sounds good, thanks piper!
- TobotoComics
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Howdy I am, Toboto or Toby, I am a boy, I live in mountain standard time.
I would be interested in doing the christian comics and I have a question about the interviews.
:Would I be interviewing anyone you ask me to?
Also I followed the forum so updates should show up in my messages right?
hi! so for interviews, you could interview any christian scratcher that you'd like, though i can definitely share ideas if you need some! <3 which of those would you prefer to do, comics or interviews?
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