Resources

Written by a children's ministry specialist, this resource launches a conversation on a range of topics congregations should address for...

Targeted towards Roman Catholics, this book summarizes a twelve-step process that can be applied to church renovation or construction...

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

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

This resource offers guidance for worship planners in congregations going through difficulty and identifies key considerations for worship life....

Luther Seminary believes that "Good Preaching Changes Lives" and offers this web resource to support congregational leaders in their aim to...

This resource utilizes an architect metaphor to the task of planning worship, comparing differing aspects of worship to windows and doors.

This website for the National Congregations Study provides data and survey results that pertain to numerous congregational matters, such as age...

This podcast considers how congregations can focus their post-pandemic ministry to reach people in person and online.

This book helps congregational leaders use humor in their sermons. Coauthors Alyce McKenzie and Owen Hanley Lynch are both professors at...