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Lay Spiritual Care Training

This two-course training, offered through UU Institute, provides non-ordained congregational leaders with spiritual care education. The team at UUA Credentialing and Professional Development, Ministries and Faith Development, believes that spiritual care is a shared ministry between ministry and lay leaders. Created for lay-led congregations, this training emphasizes the importance of "companioning" in the congregational setting and the role of lay leadership in fostering a sustainable and...

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4 Ways to Strengthen Financial Stewardship and Increase Giving in 2025
This online article helps congregations strengthen generosity by teaching financial stewardship as a spiritual...
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Stories Can Transform Your Church's Stewardship
This online article explores how storytelling can reshape congregational attitudes toward giving by reframing...
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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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Seamless Pastoral Transition: 3 Imperatives-6 Pitfalls
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This book helps congregations navigate pastoral succession by outlining a structured...
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Lay Pastoral Care: A Narrative Approach
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This book will help congregational and lay leaders learn how to create care teams or care...
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A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church - Year W: A Multi-Gospel Single-Year Lectionary
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A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church helps a congregation reimagine what the...
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The Surprising Reason Churches Grow During Economic Uncertainty (If They're Ready)
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This video from Carey Nieuwhof shares five principles that congregational leaders can use...
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A Practical Church Guide to Navigating a Recession
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This guide from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship helps congregational leaders prepare for...
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MinistryPay.com
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This survey-based data bank provides employee salary information for more than 100 job titles...
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Articles

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4 Ways to Strengthen Financial Stewardship and Increase Giving in 2025
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This online article helps congregations strengthen generosity by teaching financial...
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Stories Can Transform Your Church's Stewardship
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This online article explores how storytelling can reshape congregational attitudes toward...
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Preparing Your Church for Financial Challenges
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This article from the Church Leader Insider Substack helps congregational leaders think...
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Steier Group
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This organization helps congregations plan and manage capital campaigns. With offices...
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Church Growth Services
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This consultant group assists congregations with fundraising and capital campaigns, with...
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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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Solving Your Church's Money Issues
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This video from Church Boom helps congregational leaders understand the paradox of...
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"Is the Black Church Dead?" A Roundtable on the Future of Black Churches
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This 2-hour panelist discussion examines the evolution of the Black Church, its positive...
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What Does Lay-Led Ministry Actually Look Like? (Your Questions Answered)
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This episode of the Pivot Podcast provides congregational leaders with information about...
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Podcasts

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S8 E11: Your Facility Tells Who You Are
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Nathan Parr, Facility Stewardship Specialist at Smart Church Solutions, joins JC and...
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S8 E10: Vitality: From Swamps to Reservoirs to Canals
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Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe Jr., joins Kara and John to discuss how relational and resource...
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S8 E9: Signs of Burnout
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Patrick Riecke joins Miriam and Matt to discuss burnout. Patrick shares from his...
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Events

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Lay Spiritual Care Training
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This two-course training, offered through UU Institute, provides non-ordained...
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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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Work Life Site Certification
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This certification program, sponsored by The Chalmers Center, offers congregations a year's...
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Software

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Pulpit AI
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This software helps congregational leaders streamline writing and communications by...
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OpenReel
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This software helps congregations create and share branded videos. OpenReel aims to...
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StreamYard
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This software helps congregations live stream and record worship services and other...
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People

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Dr. Jessica Young Brown
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Dr. Jessica Brown helps congregations pursue wellness through coaching, individual therapy,...
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Steve Cuss
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Steve Cuss supports congregational leaders as they learn how to manage anxiety. He believes...
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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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Periodicals

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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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RELEVANT Magazine
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Since 2002, RELEVANT Media Group has published RELEVANT magazine, intended to speak to...
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The Racial Equity Torch
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The Racial Equity Torch magazine contains stories of multicultural ministries in ethnically...
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