will be whether the command chaplain’s pub-
licity goals and objectives have been met.
RELIGIOUS PROGRAM
MATERIALS
The Command Religious Program makes ex-
tensive use of audiovisual and printed material.
These materials may be either procured or
prepared locally. Printed materials are used to
disseminate information concerning religious
programs within the command. A few of the
media which may be utilized to disseminate
information about the CRP to military person-
nel and their families are presented in figure 6-3.
The primary target group for each medium is
also indicated. Some of the most widely used
media will be discussed in the following
paragraphs.
RELIGIOUS TRACTS
The term “religious tracts” may be used to
encompass a wide variety of devotional and
religious literature. These tracts are selected by
the chaplain and are made available to the public
through the use of literature racks and displays
placed in chapels and other religious program
facilities. One type of tract which may be
selected by the chaplain is one which presents
Bible selections. A source for this type of tract is
the American Bible Society which publishes such
material in many different languages. The com-
mand chaplain will normally specify the sources
from which religious tracts for the Command
Religious Program should be obtained.
WORSHIP BULLETINS
Worship bulletins are
devotional and religious
printed outlines of
services conducted
Welcome Aboard Packets—Incoming personnel
Plan-of-the-Day/Week (POD/POW)—Active duty members
Indoctrination Programs—Incoming personnel
Ombudsmen & Wives Club Newsletters—Spouses
Familygrams—Families
Predeployment Briefings—Active duty members and spouses
Announcements at Quarters—Active duty members
Command/Unit Staff Meetings—Line managers
Gate Signs—Passers-by
Bulletin Boards—General Navy population
Magazines— Selected audiences
Ship Videotapes—Deployed units
Base Newspapers—Military members, dependents, and civil service
employees
Civilian Newspapers—General population
TV and Radio—General population
Open House and Exhibits—General population
Fliers distributed at NEX or Commissary—Military members, dependents,
and retired personnel
Figure 6-3.—Media available to the Command Religious Program.
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