Description
This web resource helps congregations discover how Asset Based Congregational Development (ABCD) can transform a church’s engagement with its community. In this insightful presentation from The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, you’ ll learn:
- What ABCD is A strengths-based approach that focuses on the gifts, talents, and resources already present within your congregation and neighborhood.
- How it works Practical principles for identifying and mobilizing assets instead of deficits.
- Why it matters How asset-focused ministry fosters flourishing communities, deeper relationships, and sustainable mission.
Clergy leaders, lay ministers, and engaged church members alike can watch this video to become equipped with a simple but powerful framework to re-imagine how your congregation connects with and serves your broader context.
Features
- Video recording of live congregational training
- Variety of training tools, including white board animation
- Introduction to ABCD Concepts
- Strengths-Based Perspective
- Congregational Asset Mapping Overview
Practical Applications
- Align congregational gifts and talents by engaging in mapping your community assets through the process described in this training.
- Shift the mindset of your congregation's strategic planning by collaborating together to discover community strengths rather than focusing solely on problems.
- Offer clarity to your ministry teams by using this video workshop as an introductory resource to spark discussion and training for congregational leadership and volunteers.
