Resources

book

Ending with Hope: A Resource for Closing Congregations

This resource draws insight from 15 different clergy and lay leaders to cover every major...

book

Inside the Large Congregation

Written by a consultant who deals primarily with large congregations, this book is an overview...

web resource

New Churches

This organization helps ministry leaders working to start a new congregation. New Churches...

book

Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide

This book equips clergy to skillfully preach and facilitate congregational dialogue about...

book

The Appreciative Inquiry Summit: A Practitioner's Guide for Leading Large-Group Change

Written in conversational style, this book serves as a guideline for how to lead an...

book

Staying with Conflict: A Strategic Approach to Ongoing Disputes

This book addresses the unique challenges of enduring conflict and equips congregational...

book

When Moses Meets Aaron: Staffing and Supervision in Large Congregations

Part instruction manual, part toolkit, this resource takes corporate human resource tools and...

book

Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church's Mission

This book provides congregational leaders with a challenge to take seriously Jesus'...

web resource

Health and Wellness

This website, provided by the Union for Reform Judaism, offers helpful information and...

article

The Guide to New Church Models

This report helps leaders explore how congregations are implementing innovative strategies....

Did you find what you were looking for?

Bookmark resources to group them into personalized collections