Congregational Vitality (597)

During the pandemic, this webpage helps small membership church leaders to adapt and recover from losses.

This blog post summarizes good reopening practices from multiple sources for returning to worship facilities after COVID-19 restrictions.

This article encourages intentional leadership shifts to remain vital during COVID-19.

This article lists doable, creative ideas from small rural congregations for how to do ministry under COVID-19 restrictions.

This thoughtful article provides key leadership actions to prepare for congregational life after COVID-19 social distancing.

This ecumenical document outlines specific reopening phases with recommendations for worship, programming, safety measures, and staff.

This article provides tips for congregational crisis management including finances, relationships, asking for money, and mobilizing lay leaders in response to COVID-19.

This book analyzes sermons to explore how preaching makes womanist thought viable in the Black Church.

This book illuminates how White Christianity contributes to racial hostility, how God works in a complex social fabric, and the importance of blackness and justice.

Learn about the changing demographics of the American Catholic Church and how it might impact the way you do ministry.

This article explores the intersection of Asian-American culture and Christianity, why many maintain conservative faith beliefs, and the dissonant experience of liberal Asian-Americans.

This website convenes conversations about theology and biblical faithfulness in African American churches.