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Opioid Epidemic Practical Toolkit: Helping Faith and Community Leaders Bring Hope and Healing to...

This 24-page toolkit offers faith-based organizations helpful action plans to bring hope and healing to their communities to meet the needs of individuals and families struggling with addiction in the midst of the opioid epidemic. The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives created this practical toolkit for faith-based organizations and leaders as the number of Americans dying from opioid-related overdoses is more than 130 per day. This toolkit is segmented into seven key areas that...

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Faith-Based Resources

This web resource supports congregational leaders in promoting understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ...

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Nonprofit Law for Religious Organizations: Essential Questions & Answers

This guidebook is designed to serve as a reference guide for commonly asked law questions among nonprofit...

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American Latinos Congregating Apart from Catholicism: A Conversation with Gerardo Martí

Rabbi Aaron Spiegel spoke with Gerardo Martí about his recent CRG guest blog post ....

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4 Steps to Free Community Data

In the last few years there's been a surge of congregations interested in their communities....

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Keeping an Anti-Racism Focus

As 2021 unfolds, events in the public arena once again demonstrate the dehumanizing reality of...

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Nonprofit Law for Religious Organizations: Essential Questions & Answers

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This guidebook is designed to serve as a reference guide for commonly asked law questions...

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Rooted: Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit

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This book helps congregations explore connections among spirituality, science, and nature....

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Entrusted: A Guide to Intentional Church Facility Stewardship

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This book helps congregational leaders develop a holistic approach to caring for their...

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Erasing Shame

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This podcast helps congregational leaders understand and explore mental health topics with...

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Creating a Healthier Life: A Step-by-Step Guide to Wellness

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This digital guide can help congregations provide programming and resources that support...

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How Technology Has Transformed Detroit's Black Churches: Adapting Post-Pandemic

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This 20-minute video can give congregational leaders perspectives on how congregations are...

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Opioid Epidemic Practical Toolkit: Helping Faith and Community Leaders Bring Hope and Healing to...

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This 24-page toolkit offers faith-based organizations helpful action plans to bring hope...

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Faith-Based Resources

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This web resource supports congregational leaders in promoting understanding and acceptance...

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Why UI/UX Matter for Your Church Website

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This article emphasizes the value of websites as an outreach tool for congregations. Author...

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Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS)

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This organization works with congregations to organize volunteers who repair and rebuild...

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Church Online Platform

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From YouVersion for Churches, Church Online Platform is a free tool designed to help...

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Hope Made Strong

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This organization helps congregations build sustainable care ministries to prevent burnout...

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S8 E14: Junk Food vs. Whole Food

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Dr. Elise Erikson Barrett, the President of the Center for Congregations, joins Shellie...

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S8 E13: Seeing What's in Front of You

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Will Mancini joins Shellie and Matt to talk about how congregations can best develop...

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S8 E12: Unity And Loyalty Are Not The Same

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Dr. Kilen Gray joins JC and Matt to talk about conflict in congregations. Dr. Gray...

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How To Improve Your Online Church Ministry with Life.Church

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This engaging video helps congregations refine or create their online ministry. Hosted by...

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When Should I Move from a Full-time Pastor to Bivocational or Covocational Pastor?

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This video helps congregational leaders explore when a leader’s role should move from...

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EP 292 | DK Hammonds and the State of the Digital Church

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This podcast episode dives into the rise of digital congregations in African American...

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Project Resource: Fall 2026 Training

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This Fall 2026 webinar series from The College for Bishops focuses on annual giving and...

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Gridiron Men's Conference

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This event offers Christian men an opportunity to gain encouragement from speakers and...

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Legacy Grandparenting Summit

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This annual 2 day Conference helps Christian grandparents grow in their role through guest...

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Tarjimly

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Tarjimly is designed for overcoming language barriers, available anytime, anywhere, via...

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accessiBe

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This software helps congregations ensure that people with disabilities can access their...

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Realm

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This software offers congregations a single tool for managing administration, accounting,...

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Freddy DeAnda

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Este consultor es un pastor, autor, orador y podcaster Latino que provee cursos educativos...

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Bishop Jacqueline McCullough

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BBishop Jacqueline McCullough offers congregations inspiration and insight through her...

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Bailey, Marlon, PhD

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Dr. Marlon M. Bailey offers invaluable expertise to congregational leaders seeking to...

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RELEVANT Magazine

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Since 2002, RELEVANT Media Group has published RELEVANT magazine, intended to speak to...

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Outreach Magazine

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Outreach Magazine is a by-monthly, non-denominational magazine for Christian churches that...

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MinistryTech Magazine

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Formerly Christian Computing Magazine, this free, monthly e-zine is for church staff and...

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