will be whether the command chaplain’s pub-licity goals and objectives have been met.RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMATERIALSThe Command Religious Program makes ex-tensive use of audiovisual and printed material.These materials may be either procured orprepared locally. Printed materials are used todisseminate information concerning religiousprograms within the command. A few of themedia which may be utilized to disseminateinformation about the CRP to military person-nel and their families are presented in figure 6-3.The primary target group for each medium isalso indicated. Some of the most widely usedmedia will be discussed in the followingparagraphs.RELIGIOUS TRACTSThe term “religious tracts” may be used toencompass a wide variety of devotional andreligious literature. These tracts are selected bythe chaplain and are made available to the publicthrough the use of literature racks and displaysplaced in chapels and other religious programfacilities. One type of tract which may beselected by the chaplain is one which presentsBible selections. A source for this type of tract isthe American Bible Society which publishes suchmaterial in many different languages. The com-mand chaplain will normally specify the sourcesfrom which religious tracts for the CommandReligious Program should be obtained.WORSHIP BULLETINSWorship bulletins aredevotional and religiousprinted outlines ofservices conductedWelcome Aboard Packets—Incoming personnelPlan-of-the-Day/Week (POD/POW)—Active duty membersIndoctrination Programs—Incoming personnelOmbudsmen & Wives Club Newsletters—SpousesFamilygrams—FamiliesPredeployment Briefings—Active duty members and spousesAnnouncements at Quarters—Active duty membersCommand/Unit Staff Meetings—Line managersGate Signs—Passers-byBulletin Boards—General Navy populationMagazines— Selected audiencesShip Videotapes—Deployed unitsBase Newspapers—Military members, dependents, and civil serviceemployeesCivilian Newspapers—General populationTV and Radio—General populationOpen House and Exhibits—General populationFliers distributed at NEX or Commissary—Military members, dependents,and retired personnelFigure 6-3.—Media available to the Command Religious Program.6-7
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