Resources

This book provides research on the success of short-term mission trips and concludes that they can be beneficial for everyone involved if the...

This resource identifies the church as a solution to cultural individualism, arguing that congregations which focus outwards can play a larger...

This book provides strategies on the stewardship of the six holy currencies: money, time and place, gracious leadership, relationship, truth,...

This resource argues that the old approach to making maps, a strategic planning technique, is no longer applicable to today. Instead, it...

This book lists six congregational assets, also known as "currencies." By using gracious leadership, relationships, truth, wellness, money,...

This book covers the basics of Family Systems Theory, identifying where congregations get stuck and how to reframe challenges and move...

This book provides pastors, finance administrators, lay leaders, and stewardship committees with a comprehensive guide to managing...

This organization employs principles of transformational development to empower local churches to engage in global mission.

This website, provided by Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has curated do-it-yourself planning resources created across the ELCA...

This resource divides renovation and building projects into a three part process, showing how your new building can convey the congregation's...