Advent Conspiracy // Resources

Join the Conspiracy

Looking for some media to cast the AC vision to your church or organization? This is the place. Use the media you find here any way you like, but please include a link back to http://www.adventconspiracy.org in any materials you create.

[AC] 2009 Promo Video

Need a new video to inspire your church or organization? Try our latest video for 2009. There are two zip files. One version is a larger format, 1280X720 pixels, H.264 at 98mb. The smaller, web friendly version is 400X225 pixels, H.264 at 4mb. Download speeds vary, so please be patient.

Large format (85mb):
AC_Promo_2009_large.zip

Small format (4mb):
AC_Promo_2009_small.zip

Files are .mov

[AC] Banners

Stitch For Good is banner printing house that focuses its efforts on non-profit organizations. They are featuring some great banners to help your church promote [AC] and Living Water. Check them out by clicking here.

Podcast with Micah White from Adbusters

Join Rick McKinley as he interviews Micah White, contributing editor of Adbusters magazine, as he shares his thoughts on advertising, consumerism and how it impacts our culture. Click here to get the Podcast now.

AC Local Press Release Template

Our team has put together a brief release that can be tailored to your church, your faith community, your group, your business, or even your family.
Here’s how you send a release, it’s easy!

1. Download the release:

Advent_Conspiracy_Local_Press_Release_Template.doc.zip

2. Call your local media outlets (television, newspaper and radio) and ask for the best email address to send an press release.
(Or, even better, go online and snag the submission information.)

3. Insert your contact information and details about how you are participating in the Advent Conspiracy.

4. Attach the release and send in a friendly email. It’s that simple.

And, we always love to know what our co-conspirators are up to, so make sure to send us a copy, too! You can email by clicking

AC Curriculum For Children’s Ministry

This curriculum offers a structured step-by-step process on how you can teach Advent Conspiracy in your children’s ministry. Includes programs that incorporate key ideas, group activities, scripture support, prayers and group discussions. For ages 2-elementary.

AC_Childrens_Ministry_Curriculum.zip

Brochure Assets

Want to use some of the artwork from the brochure for your bulletin or website? Just download this file. It features the green AC brochure background, the hand-drawn girl and boy characters (lovingly referred to as Penny and Pete), the “stuffed tree”, the two arrows, and a hand-drawn circle.

Brochure_Assets.zip

Bulletin Insert

Our friends at Grace church in Portland, OR submitted a great bulletin insert that offers the core information about AC. It’s a great way to introduce this concept to congregations. If you have something that would help spread the AC message we’d love to see it. Just submit it to

AC_Bulletin_PDF.zip

[AC] Podcast on iTunes now.

Looking for some good pointers on how to cast some vision on AC to your church or small group? Then click on over to iTunes. Our Podcasts offer a little history behind AC and some solid pointers on how to take this from just an idea to a reality. Also offered are some discussions between the founders of Advent Conspiracy on how the idea is challenging, changing and moving their churches. Keep checking site for new podcasts as they develop. Click here to visit iTunes now.

Frequently Asked Questions About [AC]

Who is behind [AC]?
Advent Conspiracy was started in 2006 by five pastors who decided to make Christmas a revolutionary event by encouraging their faith communities to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More and Love All . The response was overwhelming and the Conspiracy was born. The vision for our project is a collaboration between Rick McKinley of Imago Dei Community in Portland, OR; Greg Holder from Windsor Crossing in St. Louis, MO; and Chris Seay of Ecclesia in Houston, TX.

[AC] is a resource for churches to engage in authentic Worship and Giving at Christmas more fully- a simple idea for you to take and run with. Be as creative and bless those in need by giving relationally as God gave His Son to us at Christmas.

No money comes to or through [AC]. You decide where and how you would like to Give More to those in need.

Can we get a copy of the promo video?
The video is available for download from our resource section. If for some reason it’s not working or you don’t have the ability to download videos, we would love to mail you a DVD, contact us at

I’m having trouble viewing the videos I download.
Every video requires the latest version of QuickTime. To download, just click here. Also, you may experience problems when downloading during peak periods of the day when others our hitting our servers to download content. Try grabbing content either early in the morning or sometime after 4pm.

Where do I send my donation?
No money comes to or through Advent Conspiracy. You decide who you are giving to and when. One option is to donate to provide clean water in developing countries. You can donate to Living Water International. All [AC] donations will be applied directly to providing clean water with no funds diverted for administrative costs.

How can I get the videos from last year?
Check out The Work Of The People for many great videos to help communicate the Advent Conspiracy and worship during advent. They are available for purchase and download through this site.

What is your source for the stats for spending in America and for how much it would cost to solve the water crisis?

In general the estimates stated are rounded numbers based on our studies. Both the cost for clean water and national Christmas spending cannot be predicted from year to year due to the number of variables involved in each. The numbers we have given are safe estimates based on the following sources.

Spending Stats:

The National Retail Federation, “NRF Sees Subdued Holiday Gains in 2006” September 19, 2006. [LINK]

Water stats:
Main findings and recommendations
Causes for variations in the estimates
The global assessments reviewed range from 9 billion to 30 billion USD per year. The variation between the estimates is largely due to:
(i) problems in defining Target 10: particularly the terms “safe” water and “basic” sanitation need to be clearly specified, with consistent criteria;
(ii) the lack of reliable data reflecting the real situation with respect to WSS: this leads to considerable vagueness and shortcomings in the assessments;
(iii) the different methods and assumptions used, throughout the calculations, to assess the target population for service provision by 2015, the level of service to be implemented and the unit cost of each water supply and sanitation technology. Consequently, it is difficult to compare the estimated costs.

World Council Water Forum
D. Zimmer & D. Renault, “Water Crisis Facts and Figures” World Water Council, 2003. [LINK]

Do you have a bulletin insert available?
This year, we encourage you to develop a bulletin insert that is unique for your church or faith community. Use the logo provided on our Resources page and any other information on our site freely. And, we always love to see what creative teams develop, so make sure to share it with us here at [AC]. Just email us your designs to

Do you have Sunday school curriculum available?
We don’t have Sunday School Curriculum available this year. We do have a sample newsletter for families in our resource section that you may find helpful and if you do write some curriculum please let us know if you’d like to share it! As we all create resources for our [AC] projects it would be great if we could share them for next year!

We are an organization that is interested in partnering with Advent Conspiracy:
Because [AC] is a catalyst to help the church engage Christmas more fully and would like to be as simplistic and decentralized as possible, we have a unique view of partnership. Instead of formally partnering with specific organizations, we view each church and each individual who jumps into the Advent Conspiracy as valuable partners. We love hearing what has been successful for our co-conspirators in communities across the globe, so make sure to share your story on the Enter The Story section and let us know what you’re up to!