Touchstone Review
We invite your feedback on the relevance and place of Touchstone in the future of the Methodist Connexion and communication. Please take just a few minutes to read and respond to this survey.
Background
In June 2023, the Methodist Publishing Board (MPB) made the decision to discontinue printing and posting copies of Touchstone, moving to an online platform due to increasing production and distribution costs. Recognising that some members of the Connexion do not have access to, or the ability to manage, an online platform, the decision was made to produce an A4 PDF version of each monthly edition of Touchstone that could be printed and distributed to those predominantly aged or technology challenged readers, enabling them to continue to share in the news, views and life of Te Hāhi Weteriana o Aotearoa.
This reduced A4 version (20 pages maximum per month) has been distributed as an attachment to the email messaging from the Connexional Office, offering access to the online link. So far, there has been little reaction from our readers to indicate this move was not valid.
The purpose of this survey is to determine:
- the effectiveness of the transition from print to online only
- the uptake of access to and readership of Touchstone
- the interest in and need to continue producing two versions of each monthly edition.