This book equips churches with the tools needed to start a journey towards discovering their full potential. It will be helpful for...

Written by the United Methodist Bishop of Missouri, this book outlines five congregational practices of an effective congregation, detailing the...

This book presents the meaning of church vitality in a new light, and begins a conversation about what it means for a church to be effective...

Using the Old and New Testament, this book provides readers with ten practices or "commandments" for how to connect with Post-Civil Rights...

This article looks at the challenges facing synagogues in the United States and offers solutions to overcome them.

This study of leaders across ten faith traditions defines spiritual vitality, reveals which factors help or hurt congregational vitality, and...

This online aynchronous course hosted on Coursera helps congregations, via pre-recorded video lessons, learn how church vision, core values,...

In this 20-minute video, a rabbi and entrepreneur shares ideas around family, what is important, and how congregations can change to keep up...

This online website, maintained by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, helps congregations by providing access to high quality video...

This book explores how to run effective ministries with lay leaders and a half- or quarter-time professional.