What is the National Church Doing?

National Christian leaders

National Christian leaders have been briefed about the series. Many of them will take the opportunity of the broadcasts to speak out about the person of Jesus.

National press

The national press, both secular and religious, will be fully briefed about the series. A panel of “expert” speakers has been established to be available for media interviews etc. For details of this panel please contact Charis Gibson at c.gibson@eauk.org or 0207 207 2117.

What can a Local Church Do?

Encourage people to watch it!

We suggest that local churches don't hold screenings of The Passion in churches and public buildings. The series is already being broadcast into almost every home in the country! It might be more useful to cancel existing events to allow people to watch the series.

Feature the series in an Easter leaflet distribution

Many churches deliver leaflets inviting people to their Easter events and services. Why not make the connection with the BBC series?

Host a debate or discussion

Churches may want to hold debates, discussion groups or talks after the broadcasts in homes, pubs or coffee bars. In particular, the Easter Sunday episode dealing with the resurrection appearances is likely to be a good subject for discussion. For some it may be appropriate to discuss the evidence for the resurrection, or the historical reliability of the gospel texts. For others the question will be “what does Jesus mean to me?” or “what difference can his resurrection make in my life?”

Refer to the series in Easter sermons

The chances are that many people who come to church around Easter will also have seen some or all of the series. You may want to use the series as a springboard for Christian teaching and preaching.

Advertise a guest event

Many people are open to coming to a church service at Easter. You may want to advertise a guest event as part of your Easter programme – and make sure that anyone who brings their questions to church finds an appropriate welcome!

Contact your local media

You could notify your local radio station about the broadcasts, and offer spokespeople to take part in any discussion about the series. Most BBC Local Radio stations are already planning to feature the series in their programmes for Holy Week.

If you are going to hold an event, the local press may be interesting in covering the story. Make sure you give them at least a fortnight's notice. Most local papers will also sell advertising space. You could offer to write a column for the local paper for Holy Week, or offer an article in which prominent local figures say what Jesus means to them. The BBC will provide pictures to illustrate newspaper and magazine articles.

Encourage feedback to the BBC

The BBC is always glad to receive comments from viewers – both negative and especially positive. We hope that many people will want to offer feedback on this production. The address to write to is : BBC Television Centre, Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ.

Printable Leaflet

The information available on this website can also be found in our leaflet on The Passion. Please feel free to download and print the leaflet if you wish.

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