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S8 E16: Five Cups of Coffee a Week

Dr. Josh Packard joins John and Matt to discuss Sacred Listening; a tool that can help your congregation develop deeper relationships and community. Dr. Packard's background in Sociology and his personal faith combine in this set of practical tools and stories. Resources Future of Faith (website) Dr. Packard's website Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You're Doing It by Howard Becker (book) Learning to Speak God from Scratch by Jonathan Merritt (book) Humble Inquiry:...

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Working with Consultants
This guide walks leaders through basic considerations to make before engaging an outside consultant and offers...
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Bradley Angle Healing Roots & Kinship Program
This organization provides culturally specific support for Black and African American survivors of domestic...
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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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How to Fight Racism
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Award-winning author Jemar Tisby provides tools for Christians to discuss and take action...
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Our Day to End Poverty: 24 Ways You Can Make a Difference
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Written by a long-time justice advocate, this family-friendly guide connects everyday tasks to...
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Smart Compassion: How to Stop "Doing Outreach" and Start Making Change
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This guide offers congregations a relationship-rich model for community ministry that can...
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What the Black Church Taught Me About Generosity
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In “ What the Black Church Taught Me About Generosity,” Dr. Tyrone McKinley...
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Mental Health & The Church
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This web resource offers congregations a framework and resources to support mental...
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Candler in Conversation: What do I say to my white congregation?
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In this video panel white pastors discuss how to preach and lead white congregations in a...
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Working with Consultants
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This guide walks leaders through basic considerations to make before engaging an outside...
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Failing at Assimilation and Finding Abundance
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This article shares the personal experience of an Asian American woman as a volunteer in an...
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20 Google Search Tips to Google Like a Pro
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This article provides powerful tips to solve and troubleshoot technical problems by using...
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Bradley Angle Healing Roots & Kinship Program
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This organization provides culturally specific support for Black and African American...
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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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Celebrate Recovery
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This organization offers congregations support groups and events for people struggling with...
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S8 E16: Five Cups of Coffee a Week
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Dr. Josh Packard joins John and Matt to discuss Sacred Listening; a tool that can help...
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S8 E15: The Place(s) Where It Happened
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Pastor Dave Fox and Pastor Eric Lehman from The Bridge Community Church in Decatur,...
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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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Houses Of Worship, the Vaxxed And Unvaxxed Divide
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This 3-minute news story shares how pastors in Nashville, TN, are managing vaccinations and...
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Everything Happens for a Reason - and Other Lies I've Loved
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Seminary professor, Kate Bowler, describes her experience with a life-threatening disease...
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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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Mental Health First Aid
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This training helps congregations respond effectively to people experiencing a mental...
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Certificate in Community Storytelling
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This certification program offers congregational leaders a specialization in personal and...
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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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iwave
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This software can help congregations find and connect with donors. A product of Kindsight,...
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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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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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