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Church Assessment Tool (CAT)

This congregational assessment from provides benchmark data to inform decisions about identity, clergy search, strategic planning or a financial campaign.

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Blessed: Ninety Days to Change Your World
This book offers a 90-day devotional that can help congregations commit to daily prayer. Author Ken Gurly,...
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Rural Church Pastors Face Obstacles with Optimism, Survey Shows
This online research article draws on a national study of pastors serving in rural and small-town contexts ...
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Overview of Church Size Theory
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Written with an Episcopal audience in mind, this presentation details the characteristics of...
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Transforming Church Insight (TCI)
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This assessment tool provides an evaluation of your congregation's sense of community.
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Lost and Found: The Younger Unchurched and the Churches that Reach Them
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Written with a hopeful outlook, this book describes the four young adult unchurched types and...
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Smaller Congregations Share Ideas in Quest to Stay Vibrant
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This article looks at the efforts of Jewish congregations and judicatories to address the...
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Is Evangelism Going out of Style?
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This web resource, provided by The Bama Group, a research company, offers sociological...
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Servant Evangelism
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This website and blog focuses on evangelism based on kindness.
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The Challenges of Pastoring a Smaller Membership Church
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This article identifies ten challenges that small church pastors might face while offering...
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The Rural Ministry Blog
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Bi-vocational pastor Harry Colegrove’s leadership experience in a small town informs...
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Rural Church Network of the United States and Canada
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This web resource, by Rural Church Network, provides space for congregational leaders in...
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