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Congregations Re-Imagined

Imagination and creativity are powerful tools for transforming our congregations. This collection of resources offers a fresh take on congregational life, encouraging you to think outside the box and embrace new possibilities. Resources like Divergent Church and How We Gather bring fresh insights and inspiration to building relationships and cultivating a meaningful faith experience in today’s ever-evolving landscape. Let one or more of these resources be a starting point for you and your congregation to discover a direction that meets this moment and fits your unique opportunities.

Resources

6 Resources
Podcast
S4 E19: Keeping it Beta: Innovation and Congregations
Congregations are a treasure of rich traditions: cultural, communal, historical and theological. But how do you keep tradition from turning into stagnation? This week we...
book
Divergent Church: The Bright Promise of Alternative Faith Communities
This resource explores the unique characteristics of divergent churches, examining the how...
article
Something More
This visually-engaging report highlights 10 innovative faith communities to spark...
organization
RootedGood
This organization's mission is to ensure that influential leaders have the resources and...
book
The New Adapters: Shaping Ideas to Fit Your Congregation
This book focuses on a model of church-revitalization that keeps "good news to the poor"...
article
How We Gather
This 22-page report helps readers understand how younger generations meet in community.

Contributor

Contributor
Tim Shapiro

President

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation LearnsAfter his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and MessageHe has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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