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The Word Made Fresh: Communicating Church and Faith Today

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The Word Made Fresh provides exercises for both individuals and groups that guide those involved in church communications toward a better process and more productive results. And it's all done within a faith-based, spiritual framework, defining church communications as a ministry and encouraging both a prayerful and practical approach. This book is a great tool for church groups, laity, theology students and staff, as well as any individual seeking to improve his/her communication skills. Two people have tried to borrow mine already after looking through a few pages and seeing the many practical tips and resources inside.

Meredith Gould's ground-breaking new book, The Word Made Fresh: Communicating Church and Faith Today, is an answered prayer! Dr. Gould's passion, humor and wisdom unite in this highly enjoyable guide to creating powerful church communications rooted in scripture and Christian values. The power of the written word to evangelize, unify and uplift the church community is revealed in a neatly crafted, user-friendly manual devoted to spiritual discernment and the establishment of best practices in this essential area of ministry. A delightful read for pastors, bishops and all those involved in communication ministries, this practical and inspiring book is packed with Gould's considerable knowledge and expertise, and is presented with rare clarity and insight. Designed for use by groups and individuals, The Word Made Fresh includes exercises for discerning spiritual gifts and thought points for further inquiry. Gould explains the relevance and uses of learning styles, demographics and cultural issues, empowering church ministries to reach every soul in every pew while remaining faithful to the Person of Jesus Christ.

Meredit Gould provides writers, thinkers, creators, videographers, photographers, and many others in the church communications business plenty of deep and lofty thoughts as well as a great spread of practical, how-to and do-this-next advice. It is as useful in writing a book as a training manual or parish newsletter, while also maintaining one's Christian ethic.

Christopher D. Ringwald, author of A Day Apart: How Jews, Christians, and Muslims Find Faith, Freedom, and Joy on the Sabbath and The Soul of Recovery: Uncovering the Spiritual Dimension in the Treatment of Addictions

This Book is Required Reading If You Care About Your Parish's Communications. Meredith does a fantastic job of dissecting all the communication challenges facing Parishes today. She shows in easy to understand concepts how to overcome these hurdles. I gave my copy to my Pastor and have put on our Parish Council agenda to buy copies for the members. I am sure you will want to do the same after you read this book. I am sure it is pretty much going to be dog-eared within just a couple of months, it will get that much use.