Communication

As a community in God’s mission, we in the Wycliffe Global Alliance share ideas, resources, services and networks with each other. This page includes communication reference tools, available media products and training modules for use by anyone. Comments or questions? Please email the Wycliffe Global Alliance Communication team: info@wycliffe.net.

Communication Reference Tools

1. Style Guide

This Style Guide is compiled by the Alliance Communication team. We generally follow editorial style detailed in The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style. However, we also have developed styles related to our specific work in the Alliance. This Style Guide is a living document, with new and revised styles added periodically. To suggest revisions or additions, please contact Jim Killam.

• View the Wycliffe Global Alliance Style Guide. (Available in English only)

2. Brand Materials

Alliance logos, fonts, colors and brand guidelines

• Wycliffe Global Alliance brand files (Available in English only)
• Standard Set of Branded Materials (Available in English only)

Media Products

1. Written Stories

All articles and photos in the Articles section of this website may be used by Alliance organisations in their publications under a Creative Commons (CC) License. Most of these stories are available in Chinese, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. When you use these articles and/or photos, please give proper credit to Wycliffe.net and indicate if changes have been made.

2. Photos

For the complete Alliance photo library, please visit Skip. Images are free to be used by Alliance organisations to illustrate the work of Bible translation under the Creative Commons license of CC:BY 4.0 or CC:BYNCND 4.0. Proper credit must be given to the photographer(s). For more about Skip, please click here.

3. Videos

Videos produced by the Alliance Communication team are free to use and can be accessed from Wycliffe Global Alliance Vimeo.

Training Modules

Creativity / Inspiration

Rediscovering Wonder

The best writers, photographers, videographers and graphic artists see the world ... differently. They carry supreme senses of curiosity and wonder. They notice details and connections that others might miss. Here are tips for continually sharpening your sense of wonder. Watch on Vimeo

Reporting / Writing /Editing

Finding Great Stories When You Can’t Be there in Person

In a post-pandemic world when travel budgets tend to be smaller, we offer a variety of ways to report good stories remotely. Instructor: Jim Killam, Wycliffe Global Alliance. This video is a 2024 sequel to the one below.

Remote reporting is never our first choice for gathering and reporting stories, but at times it is our only choice. Journalists Jim Killam and Lincoln Brunner discuss ways to pursue this craft.

How to Identity Great Stories

A biblical basis for reporting God's stories; how story works; and how to recognize a great story. Instructor: Jim Killam, Wycliffe Global Alliance. Video includes Spanish subtitles.

Stewardship of Story

Why a deep commitment to story reporting is vitally important for ministry organisations. Instructor: Jim Killam, Wycliffe Global Alliance.

Photography

How to Take Better Photos

No matter what your experience level, you can shoot better photos by following a few simple tips.

Videography

Subtitling Videos

Subtitling videos in various languages is becoming easier. Here is a step-by-step guide shared by Phil Prior, the Alliance's Director for Communication.

For Organisational Leaders

Crisis Response Planning (3-part series)

Crisis Response Planning

Crisis response planning for organisations: 1. Introduction; 2. Tragedy; 3. Cast Study - Pandemic. Instructor: Jim Killam, Wycliffe Global Alliance.

Other Help

• • Guidelines for Shooting Smartphone Video of Yourself
  • Redeeming Journalism: Well Reported Stories Can Revitalise Global Ministry and Engage the Church Like Never Before.  Heather Pubols and Jim Killam, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, Summer 2020.
  • Impact Stories and the Power of One: How to identify and structure impact stories. Jim Killam, gotellit.net, 2018.
  • Go Tell It (Blog): Occasional articles featuring journalism and communications training.
  • Clear Writing
  • Interviewing
  • Photography
  • Videography with a mobile device
  • Guidelines for organisations and individuals communicating on matters of conflict