By Kevin Carr, Kingsway Christian Church, Avon, Ind.
God created us with the need for celebrations and memorials that remind us of the great things He does. He knows we have the tendency to scurry on to the next big thing rather than stopping to reflect and enjoy.
We celebrated our 35th Anniversary at Kingsway Christian Church [...]

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Jenn Collins serves as communications director for Oasis Church in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Guy Melton is their senior pastor. Fresh Catch asked both of them to share their thoughts about the value of an effective church communicator.
JENN’s PERSPECTIVE:

FRESH CATCH: What do you feel is the unique calling church communicators have that sets them apart in [...]

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By Joyce Long, Mt. Pleasant Christian Church
Last November several of our pastors attended a conference in southern California featuring “The Externally Focused Church.”
“Oh no! Not another case of seminaritis … where we buy the latest book and schedule lots and lots meetings.” (Not that anyone on our staff would think that.)
Yes, there were books [...]

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Naperville, Ill. has a vision. They have identified themselves as a “driven” church, called “to reach and transform spiritually distracted families in their local community so they come to know and love God.”
Over the past six months, the entire church has taken a journey, exploring this vision and dreaming about [...]

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This month, Fresh Catch is highlighting a valuable resource: The Center for Congregations. The Center is dedicated to helping congregations address their pressing practical challenges. For our interview, we talked with Aaron Spiegel, the Center’s Information Technology Director.

FRESH CATCH: What is the Center for Congregations?
AARON SPIEGEL: Our mission is very broad—to assist congregations (of [...]

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Last year Dover Christian Church Senior Minister John Puckett contacted Fishhook about creating a church logo. He saw this 100-year-old “little country church” poised to have greater impact but felt they needed the right communication tools to help them get there.

Located in a small Indianapolis bedroom community, the 250-member congregation never had a logo—a distinct [...]

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by Kevin Majeski, communications directorMadison Park Church of God, Anderson, Ind.
Turkey and dressing, Black Friday Doorbusters, Christmas lights and ho-ho-ho. It’s inevitable … Ryan Seacrest and Dick Clark aren’t far behind with “10 … 9 … 8 … " The big wrap-up, close-out, last stretch of 2007 is approaching faster than you [...]

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Who takes on communication responsibilities in your church? Volunteer teams? Administrative assistants? The church administrator or executive minister?
In this interview, "Fresh Catch" looks inside Christ the Savior Lutheran Church’s (CTSLC) process of identifying the need for a staff communications director and what they hope he or she will accomplish. The interview was conducted with church [...]

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, Communications Executive Director, Grace Community Church

When I was a boy, I couldn’t wait for church to be over. Looking back, I’m grateful for my parents’ commitment to taking me each week, as it prepared a foundation for a faith in God that would not [...]

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Last week, MinistryCom brought together almost 500 church communicators from around the U.S.  People shared ideas, challenged each other and gained a fresh appreciation for their unique role in ministry. Many stopped by the Fishhook booth to say, "Hook Me Up" with people in my area.
Whether you attended or not, this issue of Fresh [...]

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