Avoid religious holidays, particularly Lent, Passover, Easter, Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, Hanukkah and the Christmas holidays. There are many stories of great conferences that have been planned for clergy and the religious community, but there were not enough registrations to justify continuing. Some methods that can generate good participation are listed below. From the beginning include clergy and religious leaders in the planning process. It is never as effective for others to totally plan a program for the religious.
Clergy can give leads into their denominational structure and encourage their peers to attend.
They also can give good advice on what will and what will not work. In every community there are clergy who are interested in the needs of victims. The best leads to these come from the victim assistance providers. They have heard from these clergy. Also, many on the staffs of these agencies are active in their own congregations, and can encourage their own minister, priest, rabbi, or imam to help in the project.