Guides and handouts

Communication and local media advice

Do you want to use the press to tell others about your fresh expression of church? Fearful of making news headlines for all the wrong reasons? This simple guide will help you find your way through the media maze: everything from how to write a release to top tips for social media (including Facebook, blogging and Twitter), great photos and video interviews.

Download the Fresh Expressions communication advice guide below.

Fresh Expressions logo

Our logo is available to download from our media images page, for the purposes of linking to our website only.

If you would like to use our logo for this purpose please ensure you read the full guidelines for use at the foot of the page - essentially our logo should not be stretched, distorted, cramped, cropped, re-coloured or altered in any other way.

For other uses, please contact the Resources Manager on resources@freshexpressions.org.uk.

Fresh Expressions handouts

Three useful briefing handouts:

• A spectrum of fresh expressions of church;
• Seven areas for development for Church of England Dioceses/Districts;
• The new toolkit of policies in the Church of England.

All can be downloaded below, along with two working leaflets for learning networks:

• Four dimensions of church;
• The fresh expressions journey.

Other handouts

The Methodist Church has produced a document exploring the vision for fresh expressions in the Methodist Church. You can download this below.