To help you provide accurate content about Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, its chapter system and chapter Care programs, prewritten paragraphs of various chapter-related topics and descriptions of common chapter terms have been prepared that you can copy and paste into your chapter newsletters.

Feel free to use those paragraphs that will help you communicate information you'd like to send to your chapter members. In many cases, you may want to combine paragraphs to help convey your message. In other cases, you may only need to use part of a prewritten paragraph. [Information in brackets should be replaced with appropriate information.]

TIP: Feel free to use wording from Chapter News or CHIP regarding policies/guidelines members should know if they are participating on chapter service teams.

If there are other chapter-related topics where a prewritten paragraph would be helpful, please E-mail us.

Articles Below are sample paragraphs you may want to use in your newsletter regarding various chapter-related topics. Chapter Member Newsletters Care Abounds In Communities® Use Care Abounds in Communities® to help others Funding provided through Care Abounds in Communities® Show you care for your community Tool for getting a community service team started ABC 1-2-3 Funds available to help others through volunteer service Care in Congregations® How to help your congregation Chapter Changes New Chapter Name ... Same Opportunities to Help Others Chapter Web Site Your chapter Web site Congregational Coordinator/Chapter Leader Recruiting Message IMAGINE what a difference you can make! Who Wants to Help Determine Funding for Those in Need? Elections Your Vote Counts! Please vote for next year's chapter leadership board Chapter Leader Template (ballot) Financial Representative Recruitment Message General Article Referral Article Exciting Career for Women Article GivingPlus® Your gift to a Lutheran organization can accomplish even more through the GivingPlus® program Introducing your Chapter Leadership Board Your chapter leadership board Join Hands Day Join Hands Day 2008 Opportunity to Help Others A unique opportunity to help others A wonderful opportunity to 'make a difference' How can you make a difference? Want to help, but don't have much time? Programs members can utilize to help others You can make a difference as a chapter leader (mission and vision) Thrivent Builds Homes Thrivent Builds Homes Announcement Thrivent Builds Homes Groundbreaking Event Thrivent Builds Homes Groundbreaking Event (Postcard) Thrivent Builds Homes Wall-raising Event Thrivent Builds Homes Wall-raising Event (Postcard) Thrivent Builds Homes Roof Raising Event Thrivent Builds Homes Roof Raising Event (Postcard) Thrivent Builds Homes Fund-raising Event (Postcard) Thrivent Builds Homes Dedication Event (Postcard) Thrivent Builds Homes Volunteer Leadership Recruitment Thrivent Builds Homes Volunteer Recruitment Thrivent Builds Homes Fund-raising Event Thrivent Builds Homes Dedication Event Mobile Thrivent Builds Mobile Event (Postcard) Thrivent Builds Mobile Event Worldwide Thrivent Builds Worldwide General Thrivent Builds Worldwide Gulf Coast Community Trips Thrivent Builds Worldwide - Lead A Trip Thrivent Builds Worldwide - Lead A Trip of A Lifetime Thrivent Builds Worldwide Post-Trip Presentation Thrivent Financial for Lutherans What is Thrivent Financial for Lutherans? Update Information Online (church membership, e-mail, etc.) At your fingertips:  Update your church and e-mail information on thrivent.com Congregational Coordinator Newsletters Care Abounds in Communities® Tools for getting a community service team started Who are eligible recipients for the Care Abounds in Communities® program? Care in Congregations® Planning a Care in Congregations® activity How to count volunteer hours Receipts, Funds Raised and Expenses Report Publicizing and promoting activities Involve members in deciding how to use Care in Congregations® funding What is the difference between a fund-raiser and a hands-on service activity? Meet more needs by making the most of available resources Congregational Coordinator Role Are you wondering how a congregational coordinator's role differs from that of a chapter leader? Recognizing and thanking volunteers How to involve your busy financial representatives Help Do you have questions or need help? Locally Supported Activities Locally supported activities Social, Recognition and Awareness-Building Events How can you as congregational coordinators get funding for social, recognition and awareness-building events?

Chapter Terms Following is a list of key chapter terms and their definitions in alphabetical order. These may be helpful as you describe elements of the chapter system and the chapter Care programs in your newsletter. In addition, please see the Glossary in CHIP, the online chapter resource guide in the For Chapter Leaders section in the Members/Chapters area of thrivent.com, for official definitions of other chapter-related terms. Care Abounds in Communities® Care in Congregations® Care in Regions® Chapter Chapter leadership board Chapter service teams Community service team Congregational service teams Fund-raiser activity Hands-on service activity Lutheran Community Services (LCS) Team Manager of Lutheran community services (MLCS)