Resources

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

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

This 18-minute TedTalk frames community engagement positively with compelling stories and theory. Speaker Cormac Russell teaches that...

This article provides a basic overview of positive deviance, an asset-based approach to problem solving.

Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD)’s website shimmers with enthusiasm and dedication to provide tools and information...

This article details the story of an urban congregation in Indianapolis and how it adapted an asset-based approach that focused on the community...

This training curriculum helps congregations learn how to apply Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) internally and in the communities in...

This organization provides resources and support for congregations starting a new health ministry or looking to support community health.

This Chicago-based organization is focused on helping congregations — especially BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color)...

This YouTube video uses whiteboard animation to explain asset-based community development in the congregational context. The video offers...