Resources

This congregational assessment from provides benchmark data to inform decisions about identity, clergy search, strategic planning or a...

This survey is designed to be used during times of change, periods of new development, and when a congregation is beginning a strategic planning...

This comprehensive checklist helps congregations measure how well they include LGBTQ people and their needs. It covers environment,...

This assessment tool provides an evaluation of your congregation's sense of community.

This training pack contains eight stand-alone assessment tools designed to guide conversations on congregational practices and attitudes that...

This list provides 44 assessment questions, ranging from staff to identity, to consider before taking the next steps.

Based on research from the U.S. Congregational Life Survey, the authors identify ten strengths found in vital congregations, including...

This resource offers tools for holding others accountable using a three-part model that addresses how to manage failed expectations and resolve...

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

Clancy Harrison, Founder of the Food Dignity Movement, has said that "Shame should never be the reason a family goes hungry." To that end,...