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Struggling With What to Do With Your Church Building? Here is How to Find Help

This article provides resources and strategies for congregations that are beginning to evaluate the future of their building and property. Author Elizabeth Lynn of the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving encourages congregations to start slow and gather inspiration from other congregations. To begin this process, the article offers three actions congregations can take to get started and a robust guide to organizations that support congregations through this process.

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Processing the tragedy of school shootings

This short article offers practical and compassionate steps to support youth in the wake of mass violence.

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Responding to Gun Violence Concerns at Churches

This short article provides perspective and ideas for congregational security options.

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On Living in a Dying Church

This article draws from the author's own experience, finding parallels between hospice...

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The Order of Service for the Closing of a Church

This download contains a Roman Catholic liturgy template for the closing of a church.

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We Look for the Resurrection of the Dead

This article looks at the story of one church's closure and describes how signs of death and...

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Liturgy for the Closing of a Church

This downloadable liturgy from the United Church of Canada is designed to be the final...

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Conflict in Congregations Special Report

This report by the Center for Congregations provides an overview of inevitable congregational...

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Getting the Help You Deserve

This article shares how congregations can use resources starting with self-awareness and...

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Research Strategies for Congregations: Tools for Understanding the People in Your Church and...

This article explores a variety of research-based strategies to help congregations gain a...

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Finding the Right Church Plant Model

This article introduces and describes five church-planting models.

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Preaching Climate Justice

This article explains why climate change is a Gospel issue and offers suggestions for framing...

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Responding in Times of Crisis

Karen Goley

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Congregations Re-Imagined

Tim Shapiro

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Comedy and the Congregation

Matt Burke

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