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Join ACP
The
Associated Church Press is a community of communication professionals dedicated
to giving God's word a creative set of wings as it describes and supports the
life of faith in the Christian community. Founded in 1916, we are the
oldest religious press association in North America, as well as the publishing organization that's most representative of the diversity of Christian faith in
the western hemisphere.
The ACP family consists of Publishing
Members, Individual Members, and Affiliate
Members:
 | Publishing
Members. This is the greatest share of our
membership as well as our historic base. Members of this type can be periodicals
(newspapers, newsletters, journals, magazines), news/feature services,
or websites. Members may be ecumenical or interfaith so
long as Christian readers make up a significant part of their audience.
Members may also be international, so long as readership is
English-speaking.
If
your periodical, news service, or website organization is looking for ways
to improve itself editorially, financially, or graphically
if your staff can benefit from professional training in
print-communication skills, from networking with other religious-press
professionals, and from fellowship within a rich diversity of the Christian
faith, then Publication Membership is the right fit for you. Key
benefits: listing in our online Publication
Member directory, one free use of Publishing Member mailing list per
year, eligibility for the annual ACP Awards' "Best of the Christian Press," member
and group discounts for our convention and
other events/services,
access to our members-only online professional
development, our
regular e-newsletter ACPwire, press cards and membership certificate,
freelancers directory in hard copy, postal counseling
for U.S. members. Also: a mentoring program and the "Forms Forum"
where members share templates, spreadsheets, checklists, etc. rather than
reinvent the wheel.
If you would like a prospective
Publication Membership packet:
(1) Please
review our organization's
Statement
of Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice to
be sure our philosophy is a good fit with yours.
(2) Notify ACP's office at
ContactACP@aol.com
by using the contact information at the top of this page. For much
faster service, click here for a Publication
Member Application Form and Dues Schedule.
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| Individual
Members. Our Individual Members include freelancers
(individual
writers, marketers, publishers, web designers, and editors), students and
teachers of religious journalism, retirees from the field of
religious communication, and Honorary Life Members. If
you
as an individual want to have a relationship with Publishing Members of the
ACP, to promote your individual work or to sustain your personal interest in
this field, then Individual Membership is the ACP category of membership
that fits you best. Key benefits: listing in online freelance
directory, access to our members-only online professional development
section, our
regular e-newsletter ACPwire, member discounts for our convention
and other events/services, press card and membership certificate.
If you would like a prospective
Individual Membership packet:
(1) Please
review our organization's
Statement
of Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice to
be sure our philosophy is a good fit with yours.
(2) Notify ACP's office
at ContactACP@aol.com
by using the contact information at the top of this page. For even
faster service, visit the online Individual Member Application
Form and Dues Schedule.
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| Affiliate
Members. Affiliate
Members are
the ACP's "Preferred Partners"those whose business and/or
service purposes design firms,
publishing and marketing consultants,
religious book publishers, Christian charities are good
match with our Publishing Members. If
your organization is looking for a symbiotic relationship with publishers of
religious periodicals, websites, and news/information services if you
can help them and they can help you then Affiliate Membership is the ACP
category of membership that fits you best. Key benefits: listing in Preferred
Partners online directory, one free use of Publishing Member mailing
list per year, access
to our members-only online professional development,
our
regular e-newsletter ACPwire, member
discounts for our convention and other
events/services,
membership certificate, exclusive opportunities to teach your expertise at
ACP conventions as a way to promote your business or publicize your message.
If you would like a prospective
Affiliate Membership packet, notify ACP's office at
ContactACP@aol.com
by using the contact information at the top of this page. For even
service, click here for an Affiliate Member Application
Form.
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We invite you
to join us in the exciting and changing
world of Christian communications!
The purpose of ACP is "...to
promote acquaintance and fellowship, to foster helpfulness among its members,
and its individual members, and to stimulate high standards of religious
communication." Read what others say about ACP:
What Others
Say About ACP
"Since I work on a small editorial staff,
membership in ACP has been especially beneficial. It allows me to connect with
others in church publishing, to learn from each other's challenges, and share
wisdom and give support. It's a fabulous network that has helped me both
professionally and personally." Kate Sprutta Elliott, Editor, Seeds
for the Parish
"Increased postal rates have us all on the
ropes. I don't know where we would be without the intervention and
leadership of the ACP. Its advocacy - as well as personal advice on how to
qualify for discounts - has easily been worth the annual cost of
membership." Michelle Merten, Marketing Manager, U.S. Catholic
"Our participation in the Associated Church
Press provides the staff of the United Methodist Reporter with an
excellent opportunity to fulfill one of Jesus' most fervent prayers, that his
disciples 'may all be one' (John 17:20). Through ACP we readily encourage
and learn for one another as we pursue the ministry of communications in our
respective theological contexts.. Thus we build up the body of Christ among
ourselves and in the churches we serve." Cynthia B. Astle, Editor
and Director of E-media, UMR Communications, Inc.
"The critiques and workshops annually
provided by journalism professors from around the nation stimulate our staff
with creative ideas and new ways to improve our weekly publication."
Bob Terry, Editor, The Alabama Baptist
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