@Robdobiscool (what an interesting handle) asked me this privately yesterday and I thought it would be a great question to ask the community.
I’ve got an example form that North Point Community Church uses which you can find here [PDF Download]. I had to sign one of these when I participated in the White Flag series a little while back.
Any other great examples that we could share with the community? Hit us up in the comments.
Dano Hart says
Doesn’t he mean like forms to let people know they are possibly going to be appearing on camera via a live stream or recorded?
PhillipGibb says
Here is something we used at Southpoint Church for Baptism Video Stories. This refers to Stellenberg Community Church – our old name.
http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=14rea26Yun82iEF-AK1vRoAYixzMtu-7jscuxjngMXf6HUQ8cYz94teFCfXNR&hl=en&authkey=CNK6vvwM
One of the things we try do is get consent to share the stories online and to use parts of the stories and baptisms for like on celebration montages (for want of a better word)
tcg says
Depending on the laws in your state, and depending on the scale/scope of what you’re trying to do, sometimes a “disclaimer” is enough. Gateway Church, in Texas, (http://gatewaypeople.com/) uses a disclaimer during the announcement videos, and has a notice up near entryways with something along the lines of “By attending services here… “. I believe it’s also printed in the handouts/bulletins at all main services.
Not sure if that applies to your situation. Some people I’ve dealt with, especially parents of teens in our youth group (Memphis, TN) wouldn’t be happy with a simple disclaimer, and would never sign a release for their child.
I’m currently trying to make sure we have proper photo release forms (especially for minors).
Blane Young says
This is a sweet resource! We recently created a photo release form for our Children’s Ministry because we wanted to put a picture of the kids that won our big fall giveaway on our Facebook page.