Disasters


E-mail Assessment

Do We Know How to Communicate in a Crisis?

Tyler Charles
Is your church prepared to communicate a crisis?
posted 7/20/2010

Try also: Crisis, Crisis communication, Crisis team, Media, Media Relations, Response

Do We Know How to Communicate in a Crisis?
Use this assessment to determine how prepared your church is, and to discover what else you can do to be ready to communicate a crisis.
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1
Our church leaders spend time discussing how we would respond to a crisis.

2
Our church leaders are very aware of the potential crises we might face.

3
We formed a crisis response team—in case we ever need them.

4
We are prepared to communicate a crisis through multiple channels.

5
We know who our spokesperson would be if we needed to address a crisis to the media.

6
We are prepared to use technology (ie. Facebook, Twitter, church website, or blog) as part of our crisis communication strategy.

7
In the event of a lawsuit or a criminal investigation, we are aware of what we should and shouldn't communicate.

8
In the event of a significant crisis, protecting the public perception of our church would be our top priority.

9
In the event of a significant crisis, caring for the emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing of our church members would be our top priority.

10
Bad publicity can't necessarily be avoided, but we've done all we can to prepare a communication strategy in the event of a crisis.

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