INTRODUCTION
An editorial style guide is a tool for an organization to share its voice with its audience. It provides a set of comprehensive language guidelines in one central document. Because communication occurs within all departments of the organization both internally and externally, an editorial style guide must be shared organization-wide. It's meant for all team members to ensure consistent communication across all published content. Please use this as a reference when you’re writing for West End Community Church.
GRAMMAR & SPELLING GUIDE
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WRITING GUIDE
With every piece of content we publish, we aim to be:
-Kind
-Respectful
-Clear
-Inclusive
-A-political
-Hopeful
-Useful
Our Voice
-Plainspoken
-Genuine
-Friendly
Proper Spelling of General Terms
-canceled
-worshipers
-worshiped
-evangelical, lowercase when it refers to a system of beliefs in the Protestant framework, and also when using it as an adjective in reference to the act of evangelizing, as in evangelical outreach
-Christian
-Christianity
Proper Spelling of Key West End Community Terms
Deacons
Elders
Senior Pastor
Worship Center
Discipleship Center
Narthex (Worship Center lobby)
Long hallway
Sunday Morning Class
Hope for Nashville Partners
Presbyterian Church in America or PCA
General Assembly
Administrative Commission
UpRise Nashville
Proper Usage of Key Theological Terms
Always capitalize Bible, Scripture, Old Testament, New Testament, individual books of the Bible
Always capitalize all the names for God including the names of members of the Trinity. Yahweh, Heavenly Father, Lord, The Father, The Son, Jesus Christ, The Son of God, The Holy Spirit
Always lowercase divine pronouns
Always put Scripture verses in quotation marks.
Scripture citation format: Matthew 3:16 (NIV), Luke 21:1-13 (NIV), 1 Peter 2:1 (NIV)
Always capitalize the books of the New Testament: Gospels or the Gospel of Mark
Always lowercase gospel in general references to the Christian message
Always capitalize Church, when referring to the body of Christ
Always lowercase church when referring to the building or service
Always capitalize Scripture
Always capitalize Kingdom as in the Kingdom of God
Always capitalize Communion or Lord’s Supper
Always capitalize Reformed when referring to the Reformed tradition of Christianity
Source: Calvin University Editorial Style Guide
General Usage
Time: 9 a.m. or 9-10:30 a.m.; spell out noon and midnight
Date: Sunday, November 22, 2021
Phone: (615) 621-5000
Numerals: Spell out one through nine. If starting a sentence with a numeral, spell it out.
Address: 235 White Bridge Road Nashville, Tenn. 37209
Website URL: always lowercase, no protocol identifier: westendcc.org
NIV translation for all Scripture
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