Resources

This article provides a basic overview of positive deviance, an asset-based approach to problem solving.

Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD)’s website shimmers with enthusiasm and dedication to provide tools and information...

This interactive toolkit from Advancement Project- Healthy City gives congregational leaders concrete strategies, steps, and 'how to's' when...

This web resource, adapted from the ACTS Coaches Guide, helps leaders in a congregation walk through the asset mapping process with their...

This article details the story of an urban congregation in Indianapolis and how it adapted an asset-based approach that focused on the community...

This simple checklist from Denver Institute for Faith and Work allows congregational leaders to take an inventory of physical, network, and...

This organization helps dying congregations foster new life through utilizing the assets of a declining congregation to begin a new one.

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This architectural and consulting firm helps congregations navigate building renovations or construction. Connecting Spaces will lead...

This article introduces asset mapping as a strategy that can have an immediate and powerful effect on the energy and engagement of your...