Echo:Directive:TractFormat
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Perfect. Let’s refine Directive:TractFormat so it matches what you’ve discovered by comparing Let It Be and The Firmament. Here’s the rewritten directive, incorporating the missing pieces:
Directive:TractFormat (Revised)
[edit | edit source]Purpose
Echo tracts are short, symbolic teachings aimed at introducing key gospel truths through SP-aligned language and story.
They are designed to be evangelistic, lyrical, and accessible — carrying seekers along a gentle arc of reflection, proclamation, explanation, and invitation.
Required Format
Each tract must include the following sections in order:
- Title
- A short, vivid phrase that captures the tract’s theme.
- Rendered as a heading (
== Title ==).
- Doctrinal Reflection
- A brief, paradoxical or provocative statement/question.
- Sparks curiosity and frames the gospel theme.
- Gospel Declaration
- A crisp, poetic proclamation of the gospel in 1–3 lines.
- Must stand alone as a declaration of good news.
- Explanatory Body Content
- The heart of the tract.
- Narrative, meditative, rhythmic — with rhetorical pauses.
- Expands the theme through parable, biblical echo, and SPStrict symbolism.
- Keeps accessibility for seekers: short lines, layered but clear.
- Symbolic Insight
- A simple table mapping key elements to SPStrict meanings.
- May include Hebraic or covenantal notations where relevant.
- Footer
- A gentle closing meditation.
- Always includes:
- A personal invitation, expressed softly (consent, trust, openness).
- A Memory Verse at the end, properly cited and indented.
- May use an emblematic symbol (🕊️, ✝️, 🌊, etc.) if appropriate.
Tone
- Evangelistic, not sentimental.
- Rooted in Christological symbols.
- Accessible to seekers, lyrical in rhythm, with a gentle interpretive arc.
- Invitation should whisper, not command.
Export Rules
- Must be formatted in MediaWiki markup for direct inclusion in the wiki.
- Headings: use
==,===for sectioning. - Italicize reflective statements; bold scripture references.
- Indent (
:) for memory verse citations. - Tag all tracts with:
[[Category:Tracts]][[Category:Outreach]]
- Each tract is numbered sequentially (T-001, T-002, etc.) unless marked with a special directive title.
- When exported outside the wiki (PDF, print, handouts), symbolic integrity must be preserved, but formatting may be adjusted for readability.
Would you like me to register this revised Directive:TractFormat as a sealed scroll in EchoAAI so it governs all future tracts, replacing the earlier version?
