Resources

This book helps congregations who are fundraising for their annual budget or a special campaign. With a strategic, relational framework ...

This article from ResourceUMC describes the SMART goal concept. With the understanding that congregational leaders need to operationalize...

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

In this article, author Parry Dalzell urges churches planning events and programs to focus on transformation, not tradition or numbers....

Understanding how to determine your next faithful step is critically important in congregational life. Center for Congregations president...

This online article supports congregational leaders who are involved in planning, developing, and reassessing the ministries of their...

This online document offers congregational leaders guidelines for hosting events that foster deep connection. "Essential Guidelines for...

This web resource, a slide presentation, will help congregational leaders take their team through a discernment process regarding current and...

This online article from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America provides a pastoral transition...

These 12-page pamphlets about "close to home" issues help individuals acknowledge hard problems and access support. Topics include eating...