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Firm Foundations Marketing

This organization provides data-driven help with congregational marketing, communications, and revitalization. Driven by a belief that congregations need to get their message to the right people, Firm Foundations Marketing promises to help congregations identify and reach their target audiences. To support congregations with these goals, Firm Foundations Marketing offers services that include geographical research, marketing consulting, web design, and church revitalization coaching.

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The Transformative Power Of Small Groups: A 7-Step Guide for Building Vibrant Catholic Communities

Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran recognize that growing and caring for faith-based friendships can result in...

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Small Groups.com: Building a Thriving Community

This website, from Christianity Today, helps congregations facilitate their small groups. Small Groups' mission...

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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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The Transformative Power Of Small Groups: A 7-Step Guide for Building Vibrant Catholic Communities

Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran recognize that growing and caring for faith-based...

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Tempered Resilience: How Leaders Are Formed in the Crucible of Change

This book, written by Tod Bolsinger, offers a guide to resilient leadership, helping...

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Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church for Children and Youth

This resource tackles the difficult topic of abuse and religious communities --- how to...

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6 Reasons Worship Attendees Aren't Group Participants

Lifeway Research believes that ongoing Bible study groups create environments that promote...

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How Churches And After School School Programs Can Partner with Students

This article explains how churches and after-school programs can team up to support...

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4 Practices to Help Small Church Stay Nimble and Open to Change

This online article is authored by Allen Stanton, an ordained elder in The United Methodist...

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Firm Foundations Marketing

This organization provides data-driven help with congregational marketing, communications,...

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Kaleidoscope Institute

This organization provides training, week-long workshops, and consulting on a variety of...

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North Coast Training Network

North Coast Training, offers consulting rooted in over 20 years of practical experience in...

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Small Groups.com: Building a Thriving Community

This website, from Christianity Today, helps congregations facilitate their small groups....

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50 Ways To Multiply Your Church's Leadership Capacity

This web resource supports congregational leaders to find ways to grow and maintain...

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Are Your Church Small Groups Healthy? | Unpacking the 2024 State of Groups

In 2024, Lifeway published this webinar that walks through Lifeway’s most recent...

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Safety in the Synagogue: How to Better Protect our Community

This video from American Jewish University describes practical approaches to enhancing...

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Securing Our Space: Strengthening Community Safety

This video from Secure Community Network describes practical ways in which synagogue...

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Cowboy and Preacher

The movie, published originally on PBS, tells the story of a pastor and environmentalist...

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Worship Tools

This software helps congregations plan worship and share graphics and music during...

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Fellowship One

This member management software has a suite of tools to track attendance, member engagement,...

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Servant Keeper

This Servant PC management software offers a low-cost and straightforward interface to track...

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The Sanctuary Course (SANCTUARY Mental Health Ministries)

This free online, small group study course through Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries is an...

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Festival of Homiletics

This annual conference offers extensive workshop options, speakers, and lectures focused on...

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C3 Conference

The Creative Church Culture Conference offers a network of evangelical resources for...

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Danae Rodriguez, MS, LMHCA

This consulting service helps congregations provide compassionate mental health support to...

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Porras, Sixto

This resource person is a speaker, author, and National Director in the Focus on the Family...

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Bailey, Marlon, PhD

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

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MinistryTech Magazine

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

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RELEVANT Magazine

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

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The Racial Equity Torch

The Racial Equity Torch magazine contains stories of multicultural ministries in ethnically...

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