The Congregational Resource Guide

Specialized Ministries (440)

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White Privilege: Let's Talk - A Resource for Transformational Dialogue

The United Church of Christ offers a free, downloadable curriculum for White faith communities wishing to "engage in safe, meaningful, substantive, and bold conversations on race” and privilege.

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We Were the Least of These: Reading the Bible with Survivors of Sexual Abuse

This resource offers survivors of sexual abuse a scriptural interpretation that helps them heal and recover while addressing prayer, gender, and contemporary films and books.

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They Are Us: Lutherans and Immigration

This resource offers a Lutheran perspective on immigration, tracing its roots in the Bible and forming a cultural context around the topic before asking provoking reflection questions.

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Teaching Tolerance

This resource hub helps students K-12 to learn about diversity and social justice issues.

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4 VBS Strategies for This Summer

This booklet offers strategies to adjust your summer programming due to COVID-19.

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Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective

BEAM provides emotional health care, resources, and healing for Black communities.

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COVID-19: Racial Equity and Social Justice Resources

This list of racial equity resources sheds light on disparities and provides tailored COVID-19 information for Black, Asian, and Latinx- Americans.

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Self-Care in Times of Social Tension

This pastoral letter provides hope and self-care ideas for when the trauma of racism becomes too much to bear.

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Racialized Trauma Course

This online course explains racialized trauma that stays in the body, especially as it relates to Black people, White people, police, and communities.

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Caring for Wellbeing of Older Adults during COVID-19

This list provides ideas for coordinating care and connection for senior adults during COVID-19.

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Coping with Crisis: Webinars for Youth

These recorded events support youth ministry leaders and parents during COVID-19 with advice from the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry.

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Leadership and Grief: A Conversation for Pastors

This webinar provides models of grief and lament, coping mechanisms, leadership on trauma care, and considerations unique to the African American experience.

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Spiritual First Aid

This resource hub combines faith and psychology to empower you to care for others from a distance.

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Amid Pandemic, The Way We Talk About Death is Changing

This heartfelt article describes how end-of-life care givers adapt their practices during COVID-19 to help people come to terms with loss.

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EmPOWERED to Serve

This online platform by the American Heart Association reduces health disparities and supports local solutions to health justice issues, specifically with minorities and multicultural communities.