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This YouTube video uses whiteboard animation to explain asset-based community development in the congregational context. The video offers "Charlie" to explain the church as a neighbor and the valuable impact that comes from seeing others from a strengths perspective- what resources they bring to the table, versus what resources are lacking at the table. To congregational leaders, this resource offers a clear, easy-to-understand explanation of congregational asset mapping that can be used to launch discussions.


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Congregational Asset Mapping Guide
The Congregational Asset Mapping Guide offers a complete toolkit to help congregations understand how their...
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Suicide Prevention Competencies for Faith Leaders: Supporting Life Before, During, and After a...
This booklet helps congregational leaders identify the competencies that help them prevent suicide and care for...
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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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Suicide Prevention Competencies for Faith Leaders: Supporting Life Before, During, and After a...
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This booklet helps congregational leaders identify the competencies that help them prevent...
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The Power of Asset Mapping: How Your Congregation Can Act on Its Gifts
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This classic book, written by Luther K. Snow, who served as the Director of the...
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Sacred Rest
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This book helps congregations understand how to get quality rest and why it’s...
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ABCD in 3 Minutes
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This YouTube video uses whiteboard animation to explain asset-based community development...
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Congregational Asset Mapping Guide
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The Congregational Asset Mapping Guide offers a complete toolkit to help congregations...
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Spiritual First Aid
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This web resource helps congregations equip everyday people to offer peer-to-peer spiritual...
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Saving the Farm: Heartland Clergy Train to Prevent Agriculture Workers' Suicides
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This article helps rural congregational leaders explore the role congregations can have in...
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10 Ways the Church is Responding to Mental Health Needs
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This online article provides congregational leaders with insight into ten meaningful ways...
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Mental Health Awareness and the Church
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This article helps congregations understand the importance of mental health awareness...
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Soul Shop
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This organization offers suicide prevention training specifically for faith-based leaders....
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Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries
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This organization offers congregations faith-based resources and training to support mental...
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
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SAMHSA is a federal agency that has a faith-based and community initiative that actively...
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Spirituality, Neuroplasticity and Personal Growth
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This video by Christian psychiatrist and author Curt Thompson, M.D., provides a lecture...
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A New State of Mind - Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness
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This hour-long documentary details the stories of everyday people while breaking through...
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5 Core Principles of Peer Support
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This short video featuring Dr. Nick Barnes provides a brief overview to set up and run peer...
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S4 Mid-Season Break: A Look Back and A Look Ahead
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In this short episode, Ben and Matt recap the guests and topics thus far and preview the...
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S1 E8: What Went Right in 2020
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Ben and Matt are joined by southwest director Wendy McCormick, northwest director...
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S2 E6: Fear and Anger: Christian Nationalism among Young Adults
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PhD candidate Michael Rotolo joins Ben and Matt to unpack the research around Christian...
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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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Mental Health First Aid
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This training helps congregations respond effectively to people experiencing a mental...
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Finding Our Way Home Retreat for Religious Professionals of Color
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This event offers Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious professionals of color an...
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The Sanctuary Course (SANCTUARY Mental Health Ministries)
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This free online, small group study course through Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries is an...
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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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Porras, Sixto
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This resource person is a speaker, author, and National Director in the Focus on the Family...
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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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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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