The committee and the task forces need to communicate to members of the congregation what they are trying to accomplish in their programs. Publicity is important in recruiting volunteers and in keeping people informed about what is happening. Ideally social justice leaders would put a story in every newsletter about some aspect of the social justice program. Articles can cover projects being carried out by the task groups, activities in the community that members are involved with, denominational social justice programs, and current events. Letter writing is an easy way of getting people involved in a task that is an effective way to influence legislators.
Congregations handle announcements during the worship service in a wide variety of ways.
Announcements are more effective when they are targeted on a few issues instead of a large number of them. One possibility is to pick one or two major projects during a month and focus the announcements on them. It helps to supplement the verbal presentation with an insert in the order of service. When you publicize an event like a forum you have a good opportunity to publicize your overall program as well. Your social justice program and the congregation are also helped by publicity in the community.