The following list presents the preferred style for commonly used terms:
- consortiums (plural form—when referring to more than one group)
- database
- disciplemaking
- download
- EFCA One
- email (singular and plural)
- holistic* (in general, usage preference for EFCA publications and ReachGlobal) or wholistic* (in general, usage preference for ReachNational)
- homepage
- Internet
- keyboard
- laptop
- logon, login, logoff
- long term (unless it’s a two-part adjective right in front of a noun: long-term)
- multimedia
- multiethnic
- multiracial
- “one EFCA” (in quotes upon first reference, no quotes thereafter)
- online
- podcast
- short-term
- upload
- URL
- blog
- website
- the web
- webcam, webcast, webmaster
- wholistic (see “holistic,” above)
- worldwide *either is considered correct; consistent use within each document is important.
Spanish Usage Terms
28 EFCA terms regularly used in documents that are translated into Spanish:
- Hispanic Ministries—Ministerios Hispanos
- EFCA GATEWAY Theological Institute—EFCA GATEWAY Instituto Teológico
- Multiply churches—multiplicar iglesias
- African American Ministries—Ministerios Afro-Americanos
- Church Health—Iglesia Saludables
- Church Planting—Fundación de Iglesias
- Student Ministries—Ministerio de Estudiantes
- Higher Education—Educación Superior
- Evangelical Free Church of America—EFCA—Iglesia Evangélica Libre de América
- National Leadership Conference—Conferencia de Liderazgo Nacional
- Missional Summit—Cumbre Misional
- Board of Directors—Junta de Directores
- ReachNational—should be used as is, but can put in parenthesis (Alcance Nacional)
- ReachGlobal—should be used as is, but can put in parenthesis (Alcance Global — la misión de la EFCA)
- EFCA Today—EFCA Hoy
- Districts—Distritos
- District Superintendents—Superintendentes de Distritos
- 10 Leading Indicators of a Healthy Church—Diez Indicadores Principales de Una Iglesia Saludable
- Church in a Church—Iglesia en la Iglesia
- EFCA Chaplains—Capellanes de la EFCA
- EFCA Foundation—Fundación de la EFCA
- Ministerial Benefit Plan—Plan de Beneficios Ministeriales
- Healthy Pastors—Pastores Saludables
- Pastoral Care Ministries—Ministerios de Cuidado Pastoral
- FCMM Retirement Plan—FCMM Plan de Jubilación
- Placement Services—Servicios de Colocación
- Christian Investors Foundation— Financiero de Inversionistas Cristianos
- Church Insurance Program—Programa de Seguro para la Iglesia
- Challenge Conference—Conferencia para Estudiantes (Desafío)
- compañeros—companions, friends