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Chapter 3: Assessing Community Needs and Resources

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This web resource helps answer questions about how to better engage your congregation with the local community by providing various resources and toolkits.

Offerings

toolkit; assessment activities; 15 assessment methods; suggested activities; SWOT analysis; community report card; "Photovoice Project"

Best For

clergy and lay leaders

Cost

free

Suggested Uses

  • Help further incorporate your congregation into the local community.
  • Learn about the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that might face your congregation after taking the SWOT analysis.

Updated: May 22, 2023
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Public Ministry, Community, Community Assessment, Community Engagement, External Assessment, Social Services
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About the Contributor

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Tim Shapiro

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 Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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