Welcome to the Chair’s first Newsletter of 2012… 13 ISSUE FEBRUARY 2012 ACFA NEWSLETTER With a fantastic committee—and helpers—your committee has got off to a brilliant start this year. Already your committee has put many new and exciting improvements into place whilst other plans are also now underway and being instigated. These include: • the ACFA Prayerline; • a revised Logo; • a PR guidance leaflet; • many PR successes; • a new website being prepared. Our 2012 Vision Document: For the last 18 months we have been working on a Vision document for ACFA with the updated 2012 version soon to be available on the Web site. New logo and leaflet: Again it was thought that a fresher and more modern logo woud be beneficial to the organisation. A link to a leaflet that explains the reasons behind the design of our logo can be found on the ACFA Web site. Membership: We encourage you to invite your Christian work colleagues to join us at ACFA as the greater our number the greater influence your association will have. Membership application forms are available from the Web site. Derek Williams Chair of ACFA - 2012. this issue welcome & the media… P. 1 prayer-line… P. 2 PR guide & website… P. 2 your committee… P. 3 conference for 2012 We are seeking God’s guidance for the theme of this year’s conference and your prayers for this would be very gratefully appreciated. Any words of wisdom to Mark Hassall at: mark@moneyology. co.uk etc… media successes January 2012 Revelation TV 1 appearance BBC local radio 1 appearance Premier Radio several appearances by different members Transworld 2 appearances Financial Adviser 2 articles Families First 1 article (now a regular feature) The Vatican Corrsspondence and support Internet sites Several articles republished a c f a
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Welcome to the Chair’s first Newsletter of 2012…
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F E B R U A R Y2 0 1 2
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With a fantastic committee—and helpers—your committee has got off to a brilliant start this year.
Already your committee has put many new and exciting improvements into place whilst other plans are also now underway and being instigated.
These include:
• the ACFA Prayerline;• a revised Logo;• a PR guidance leaflet;• many PR successes;• a new website being prepared.
Our 2012 Vision Document:For the last 18 months we have been working on a Vision document for ACFA with the updated 2012 version soon to be available on the Web site.
New logo and leaflet:Again it was thought that a fresher and more modern logo woud be beneficial to the organisation.
A link to a leaflet that explains the reasons behind the design of our logo can be found on the ACFA Web site.
Membership:We encourage you to invite your Christian work colleagues to join us at ACFA as the greater our number the greater influence your association will have. Membership application forms are available from the Web site.
Derek WilliamsChair of ACFA - 2012.
this issuewelcome & the media… P.1
prayer- l ine… P.2PR guide & websi te… P.2
your commit tee… P.3
conference for 2012
We are seeking God’s guidance for the theme of this year’s conference and your prayers for this would be very gratefully appreciated.
Premier Radioseveral appearancesby different membersTransworld
2 appearancesFinancial Adviser
2 articlesFamilies First
1 article(now a regular
feature)The VaticanCorrsspondence and
supportInternet sites
Several articles republished
ac f a
updated websiteArwyn Bailey has been working hard on mapping out a new site. We hope for the new site to be operational around the end of May or the beginning of June.
Already the committee is using the business social network called LinkedIn as a means of the committee communicating with one another. Members will soon be able to communicate via LinkedIn. You wll be notified how to access this facility shortly.
ACFA also has a newly designed page on facebook that can be found by typing ACFA into the search bar of facebook. You can now follow ACFA and our tweets on twitter at @ACFA_UK
Each Monday, members are able to dial in to offer support to your association through prayer.
You will also be able to pray for your fellow members, submit your own topics for prayer and receive prayer for yourself and your own situation.
We would also like to hear of any answers to prayer requests.This service is entirely confidential.
Opening times:The prayer-line is now open, to members of ACFA, on Monday morning’s from 09:15 am through to 10:00 am.
Facilitation:Steve Rolls is the facilitator of the prayer-line and he enjoys this task throughly.
Test run successful:As a Committee we have been piloting this facility over the past couple of weeks and we have found that the prayer-line works very well indeed.
You can can ring in for just a couple of minutes or so; or for the full forty five. It is up to you, but we ask that you consider joining us as often as you are able to, as your prayers count.
Ring the prayer-line:Please dial:
• 0844 848 4840• enter the room
number: 813313#
We look forward to you joining us in prayer.
Q: What are you passionate about?A brand new “ACFA Contributor’s PR Guide” has been produced, and it is available for download on the ACFA web site.
This leaflet has been designed to ensure that from now on we will have a uniform style and approach to our articles and Press Releases. It is essential that all articles or press releases sent out in the name of ACFA are signed off by one of the designated members of the PR committee.Are you concerned—or passionate—about
something in the financial sector? ACFA has some regular contributors, but we would welcome some more. If you would like to think about
writing, on any topic, for ACFA, then please let us know by contacting Aidan Vaughan by email at: [email protected]
Andrew Boyd, our professional journalist, will be offering some training to those who are interested in dealing with the media. Please let us know if attending a media training day is of interest to you by contacting Aidan.
PR guidance leaflet…
prayer-line…
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Your 2012 committee, helpers and workers are…
•Derek Williams - Chair…Responsible for chairing the committee and overseeing the direction of ACFA
•Roger Marx - Treasurer…The running and maintenance of the accounts of ACFA.
•Aidan Vaughan - PR Christian Communities…Building up the presence of ACFA in the christian media.
•Arwyn Bailey - PR Professional Media and IT…Building the presence of ACFA in the mainstream media and implementing IT on the behalf of ACFA.
•Kathy Booth - Membership Secretary…Overseeing the increase in the membership of ACFA.
•Jeremy Newbegin - Biblical Principals…Overseeing the principals that are devolved from scripture that govern and direct the work of ACFA.
•Mark Hassall - Conference Organiser…Overseeing the annual national conference of ACFA.
•Mark Lloydbottom - Honorary Member…Offering an impartial and independent level of wisdom, reason and balance to the work and purpose of ACFA.
Paid workers:
•Cathy Cleveland - Administrator…Overseeing the day to day administration of the organisation.
•Andrew Boyd - PR Assistant and Adviser…Overseeing and advising upon PR issues that relate to the work and the media based voice of ACFA.
Unpaid worker:
•Steve Rolls - Prayer-Line host…Offering prayer and running the regular weekly prayer-line for ACFA.
Each Committee member has been given a working brief for the current year which ties in with the 2012 Vision Document.
Please pray for them, for wisdom, protection, time and continued energy to fulfil
committeemember
profileIn each newsletter I intend to profile a different member of the committee. This month I have asked Arwyn Bailey to give us his profile.
Profile spotlight:I entered the financial services industry via a subsidiary of a retail bank. This was nigh on 20 years ago!
I started my own company in January 1996. I have seen many changes in this industry, and now I generally specialise in advising on retirement planning, equity release and long term care.
I have written a book called: Ouch! that hurts, regarding the credit crunch. I am currently in the final stages of my novel.
Occasionally I preach at my church. I also lead the 10 - 14ish year old’s:Supernovas.
