Throughout 2009, we’ve seen many churches and Christ-centered organizations make significant strides toward improved communications.

By investing resources into various tools, these churches have committed themselves to communicating with more clarity and creativity. This issue of Fresh Catch is dedicated to showcasing some of the tools created in 2009 and the impact those tools have made. We trust these examples will inspire and incite you to try your own new approaches in 2010.

Tools used by CHURCHES in 2009:

• New Church Brand and Web site – Faith Church, Indianapolis, Ind.

• Ministry Sub-Brand – Kingsway Kids, Kingsway Christian Church, Avon, Ind.

• Video Storytelling – Plainfield United Methodist Church, Plainfield, Ind.

• Communications Assessment & Recommendations – Vineyard Church, Urbana, Ill.

• Vision Communications Campaign – Wheatland Salem Church, Naperville, Ill.

• First-time Guest “Secret Shopper” – North Central Church of Christ, Indianapolis, Ind.

• Communications Coaching – College Park Church, Indianapolis, Ind.

• Web Tool: “Serving Central” – Grace Community Church, Noblesville, Ind.

• Web Tool: Subscribe-to-Page Changes – Grace Bible Church, Arroyo Grande, Ca.

Tools used by CHRIST-CENTERED ORGANIZATIONS in 2009:

• New Web Site – CMF International: http://cmfi.org

• Marketing Training Tool – United Methodist Church Communications: Marketing Guide

• Children’s Curriculum Branding – KidzMatter: “The Kitchen”

• Event Micro Site – Ecumenical Stewardship Center: http://naccp.net