How to gather submissions in your community.

1. Get the full briefing - Watch our webinar recording explaining the opportunity presented by this submission mobilisation and get talked through all the key steps to gathering submissions here.

2. Give notice: Get a notice put into your church service or meeting agenda about why and when you'll be gathering submissions - notice templates here. They key Sundays during the submission period are Sunday 11 August and Sunday 18 August.

3. Prepare submission materials and stationary:

   • One page submission forms to print (simple 2 questions to answer) + 1 page submissions guide

   • 2-page explainers about the campaign and submission opportunity.

   • Prepare any devices you can to gather online submissions or send direct people to the link bit.ly/submit2endfreecredits to use their own device to make a more detailed submission online (6 questions to answer)

   • Template for gathering children's submissions / pictures (1 question to answer)

4. Prepare the tech required to show the campaign video if you can, and to bring up this slide that shows a QR code and URL to the online submission form. You can also use this short slide show if you want to introduce the campaign.

5. Help people write their submissions - during morning tea or a special slot in the meeting or service, give people time to write their submissions.

6. Gather up and send us the submissions - gather up any paper submissions and scan or take photos of them to alex@commongrace.nz. Feel free to include photos from your event that we can share on social media!

If you are wanting to gather submissions in your community, such as in your Church on a Sunday or in a community meeting, here's some key steps to make that as easy as possible.

For more guidance on how to run a submission writing event in churches read our step by step guide here, or email alex@commongrace.nz for any questions.