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The Power of Asset Mapping: How Your Congregation Can Act on Its Gifts

Divided into three sections, this book will help congregations discover their assets ---...

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Asset-Based Community Development Institute

Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD)’s website shimmers with enthusiasm...

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Discovering the Other: Asset Based Approaches for Building Community Together

This book helps congregations use Appreciative Inquiry and Asset Mapping in order to build a...

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The Quick and Simple Congregational Asset-Mapping Experience

This article introduces asset mapping as a strategy that can have an immediate and powerful...

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Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0: Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness, and Justice

This book explains racial reconciliation and practical steps for predominantly white...

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Death and Resurrection of an Urban Church

This article details the story of an urban congregation in Indianapolis and how it adapted an...

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How the Church Can Serve Society by Changing the Way it Handles Property

This article shares a conversation between Duke University's Faith and Leadership...

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Don't Ignore Use of Space When Planning for a Church's Environmental Sustainability

This article helps a congregation incorporate building usage into its environmental...

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What Now? Creative Tool for COVID-19 Planning

This 3-hour self-facilitated planning process helps teams think creatively to make an action...

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A Network Of Black Farmers And Black Churches Delivers Fresh Food From Soil To Sanctuary

This article shares how Black churches improve food accessibility and community health by...

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