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Proposal For Community Seminars, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

Early document leading up to the community seminars directed toward cities and businesses. Includes rationale and needs assessment, why heartbeat is uniquely positioned to respond, a very general description of plan, and how ideas on how to fund and market it.

Invitation Letter To Linda Thompson To Join Heartbeat Board, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter from Landon Saunders to Linda Thompson inviting her to join the Heartbeat Board of Directors. Invitation was part of Heartbeat's desire to expand the existing board to include more women and ethnically diverse members.

Landon Brady Saunders Biography (Secular), Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

One-page biography of Landon Saunders for secular events, circa 1991.

Letter Announcing New Heartbeat Board Members, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter from Landon Saunders to Don Williams announcing the current Board of Directors' decision to add new and more diverse people, including women, to the Heartbeat Board. Lists the criteria for consideration suggested by the current Board. Contains a reply form for additional nominees, a list of current board members and their addresses, and a list of names and home states of new nominees approved by the Board on July 13, 1991.

Drafts And Suggestions For Letter Inviting Nominees To Join Heartbeat Board, Landon Brady Saunders, Tim Minnix

Landon Saunders Documents

Initial draft of the letter inviting nominees to join the Heartbeat Board. This is one draft of several that the folder contains. Draft contains handwritten notes and suggested edits.

Separate pages list editing suggestions from various board members to Landon Saunders and notes about the board expansion overall.

The Depression Plan, Landon Brady Saunders, Heartbeat

Landon Saunders Documents

Heartbeat brochure available to respondents upon request.

Five Ideas: A Declaration Of Personal Interdependence, Landon Brady Saunders, Heartbeat

Landon Saunders Documents

Heartbeat brochure available to respondents upon request.

Encouragement From The Helped, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Speech given by Landon Saunders. Labeled Part II. Part I is entitled "Encouragement for the Helper" and is also digitized as part of this repository.

Encouragement For The Helper, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Speech by Landon Saunders, part I. Part II is under title "Encouragement from the Helped", also digitized in this repository. Speech contains a transcript of audience questions and answers.

What Lbs Wants To Do, Landon Brady Saunders

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Date is circa 1990.

Saunders outlines his strengths as a communicator and how he wishes to employ it for Heartbeat. Discusses what makes communication effective and what kind of communication is necessary for ministry. Quotes several poems by Emily Dickinson. Concludes with what this reflection means for Heartbeat.

Creech Letter In Response To Academy Of Ideas, Dan Creech

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter from Dan Creech thanking Heartbeat for a good experience at Academy of Ideas.

Heartbeat's Evaluation Of Academy Of Ideas, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Notes from a meeting with Heartbeat staff involved in Academy of Ideas in which the staff evaluates how the Academy went. Landon Saunders is presumed to be the author of these notes.

Covers staff's impressions of the workshop's usefulness to participants and to Heartbeat; how well it accomplished external and internal goals; the size of the workshop and venue; future topics; different demographics of participants to invite, etc.

Heartbeat Academy Of Ideas Reading List, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

List of names and contact information for attendees of the initial Academy of Ideas workshop along with books and authors forming a recommended reading list.

Bowman Letter In Response To Academy Of Ideas, Patti Bowman

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter from Patti Bowman to Heartbeat thanking them for a good experience at the Academy of Ideas workshop attended earlier. Uses a midwife metaphor introduced by Landon Saunders in his closing remarks of the Academy (see Speaker Notes from Academy of Ideas dated 08/21/1989 digitized on this site).

Academy Of Ideas Arrival Day Schedule, Heartbeat

Landon Saunders Documents

Welcome letter for Academy of Ideas. Outlines the schedule for the afternoon of arrival and sets the scene for the rest of the workshop. Lists speakers, complimentary local arrangements, and room details.

Speaker Notes From Academy Of Ideas, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Excerpts of notes taken from Academy of Ideas, a Heartbeat workshop. Handwritten notes, presumably by Landon Saunders. Part of a larger set contained in the folder covering material and days.

Excerpts include:

08/21/1989 Orientation delivered by Landon Saunders (7 pages)

08/22/1989 Study on Genesis delivered by Dr. Jack Vancil

08/22/1989 Study from New Testament delivered by Gary Ross (3 pages)

08/24/1989 Questions from participants and Saunder's reflections (2 pages)

08/25/1989 Closing reflections from Landon Saunders (6 page excerpt)

Planning Notes For Academy Of Ideas, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Handwritten notes, assumed to be from Landon Saunders, about the overall goals of Academy of Ideas when it was in the pre-planning stages. Lists objectives as well as things to be avoided.

Invitation To Academy Of Ideas, Heartbeat

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter of invitation to the first Academy of Ideas, a program created by Heartbeat to develop a network of people for exploring mutual ideas and experiences. Gives a rough idea behind the workshop, names the people who will conduct it, and provides details on costs and logistics.

Overview Of The Results Of Fifteen Years Of Heartbeat, Frank Barnes

Landon Saunders Documents

Report with cover letter from Mike Barnes, Administrative Director of Heartbeat, to Frank McGehee providing evidence about the effectiveness of Heartbeat after 15 years of operation. Includes a narrative about the goals and responses of people to Heartbeat along with bullet points containing statistics. Statistics included number of responses, number of workshops and workshop attendance, number of people requesting follow-up materials, number of baptisms, number of new churches established, etc.

'Never Give Up!' Seminar Coming, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

Newspaper article from the Arkansas Christian Herald, vol. 6 no. 2 (February 1987) p. 1 announcing Landon Saunders's seminar entitled "Champions of the World Never Give Up!". Gives a brief description of the seminar and a history of Saunders's other books and programs.

Heartbeat/Media Projects, Inc. Business Plan 1983-1988, Unknown

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Five year plan for Heartbeat/Media Projects, Inc. Gives background and philosophy, projected audience demographics, and market strategy. Explains the two arms of the organization as a profit and non-profit line, and lists the major products in each line to be introduced over the next 18 months. Products include the major upcoming film series, home video series, and subscription letters. Explains the organizational relationship between Heartbeat and Media Projects for Relationships, Inc.

Summary Of Planning Meetings For 1983, Gregory L. Ross

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Summary of meetings held January 17-24, 1983 about expended goals and how to re-organize to reach them. Goals involve breaking down the division between Heartbeat's religious constituency and its secular constituency, and expanding and multiplying Heartbeat's impact. Discusses the need to develop a line of products, to shift from fund-raising to marketing, to move toward becoming a for-profit organization, and shifting from a southern base to a northeastern base.

Heart Of The Fighter: Leaders Planning Guide, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Discussion guide for group leaders in The Heart of the Fighter program, a series of faith-based lessons on "basic training for courageous everyday life." Each lesson consists of a letter from Landon Saunders, key biblical concepts, a film to view as a class, and devotional period, and group interaction. This book facilitates the group leader in directing the lessons and conversation.

Comb binding.

The Loneliness Plan, Landon Brady Saunders

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Brochure produced by Heartbeat and offered to any who write for it. Tri-fold.

The National Mission, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

Plan for Heartbeat to put the gospel within the reach of every person in the United States within 10 years. Outlines a model for approaching a city and conducting Heartbeat's style of outreach. Contains a list of 72 projected target cities that Heartbeat will reach out to. A section on "The Boston Plan" uses Boston as a case study for illustrating how the city model would work.

Certificate Of Incorporation Of Heartbeat, Inc., Unknown

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First page of the Certificate of Incorporation for Heartbeat, Inc. Date is circa 1983.

New Organizational Model For Heartbeat, Chuck Lehnbeuter

Landon Saunders Documents

Proposed new model for the organizational structure of Heartbeat based on a functional model (Creating, Marketing, Funding) and a desired model based on talent pools. A diagram shows the different areas of staff talent with staff initials assigned to the various pools. Lines indicate the different areas where staff would interact.

Planning Paper For 1982, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

Overview of Heartbeat's plan of action for the year. States the mission, the three area of concentration for films, and broad parameters that should characterize the content produced.

Heartbeat Presentation Sample Slides, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

Printed slides for a presentation about Heartbeat, circa 1982. Includes nutshell statements about Heartbeat's mission, communication principles, radio outreach for initial contact, plan for on-going relationship with respondents, and response rates. Profiles the success of the Feeling Good About Yourself workshop. Lists financial needs and asks for contributions.

Saunders Thanks Harding For Alumnus Of The Year Award, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Letter from Saunders to Harding University thanking them for naming him Alumnus of the Year.