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Stories Can Transform Your Church's Stewardship

This online article explores how storytelling can reshape congregational attitudes toward giving by reframing stewardship as a joyful, year-round narrative practice. Rather than seeing giving as a once-a-year financial appeal, author Erin Dunigan highlights practical examples, theological grounding, and cultural shifts in charitable giving. This article equips leaders to cultivate a stewardship culture that emphasizes meaning, identity, and mission to help congregations communicate why giving...

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How Inflation Affects Church Finances

This article, written by Bachir Kallas for the Catholic Professional, helps congregations understand the...

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Church Facilities: Maintain and Gain

This 40-minute webinar discusses the importance and challenge of facility maintenance for houses of worship....

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Disrupting Homelessness: Alternative Christian Approaches

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This book looks at the structural causes of homelessness, examining the two common Christian...

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Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works

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Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling

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This book examines the three types of humility that affects relationships and how to use...

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Using the Resources of the Web to Research a Congregation

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This article offers tips and tools to help a congregation better understand the needs of...

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Positive Change for Congregations

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This article summarizes the experience of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations in...

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The Learning Congregation

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This essay discusses eight behaviors of congregations that learn well.

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Calling Clergy: A Spiritual and Practical Guide Through the Search Process

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This book provides spiritual and practical processes to search for a new clergy, offering...

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American Religion: Contemporary Trends

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This resource summarizes survey findings to provide a broad overview of trends in American...

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Levels of Conflict - Based on the work of Speed Leas

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This article summarizes Speed Leas' work on the five levels of congregational conflict.

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