Marie Fleming

Marie Fleming was a contract resource consultant for the Center for Congregations. Her consulting practice includes congregation-based Permaculture Design and equipping congregations for creation care.

Contributions From Marie Fleming

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Leading Small Groups

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Urban Ministries, Inc.

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This website offers African American resources for a wide range of denominations and...

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Childrensministry.com

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This website aims to serve children's ministry leaders, teams, teachers, and parents by...

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Family Ministry: A Comprehensive Guide

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This resource uses biblical and contemporary frameworks to help congregations minister to...

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Building Church Leaders

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This website of practical training packs quickly equips leaders and teams for effective...

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Real Kids Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children's Spiritual Lives

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This user-friendly resource sets to inform, inspire, and guide parents, covering a range of...

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Young Children and Worship

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This book introduces a Montessori-style curriculum for children, connecting their capacity...

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Child by Child: Supporting Children with Learning Differences and Their Families

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This how-to guide offers tips and tools for integrating special needs children and youth into...

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Curriculum Overview for Children's Formation

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This chart contains a comprehensive list of currently available children's faith formation...

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My Jewish Learning

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My Jewish Learning is a one-stop resource for individuals and families looking for information...

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Praying in Color, Kids' Edition

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In a voice addressed to children, this resource introduces a form of purposeful doodling that...

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Kids Hope USA

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This organization connects congregations with at-risk children for mentorship opportunities.

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Helping Our Children Grow in Faith: How the Church Can Nurture the Spiritual Development of Kids

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This resource discusses the six principles needed to help children develop a three-dimensional...

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Jewish Lights Publishing: Children's Books

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This web resource provides books which take on universal topics like grief and loss,...

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International Network of Children's Ministry

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This organization provides resources for and fosters connections among children's ministry...

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Strategies for Educating African American Children

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This resource combines knowledge of the African American Sunday School tradition with insights...

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Enduring Connections: Creating a Preschool and Children's Ministry

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Written by a children's ministry specialist, this resource launches a conversation on a...

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You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving the Church and Rethinking Faith

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This web resource provides an interview with the author of a book and ground breaking study...

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Youth Ministry in the Black Church: Centered in Hope

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Based on a study of more than 800 congregations, this resource draws from the experience of...

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Relationships Unfiltered. Interviews and full length video presentations featuring Andrew Root.

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Relational youth ministry at its most authentic is not a means of influencing young people. It...

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The Best of Building Assets Together: Favorite Group Activities that Help Youth Succeed

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This resource provides over 100 different activities to foster developmental assets in...

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Mission Trips that Matter: Embodied Faith for the Sake of the World

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This resource seeks to optimize the impact of short term mission trips on young people by...

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Playbook for Christian Manhood: 12 Key Plays for Black Teen Boys

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Using the game of football as a conceptual framework, this resource guides young male...

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Head to Heart Confirmation Curriculum

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This web resource by Faith5 organization offers up-to-date understandings of adolescent...

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Before You Hire a Youth Pastor: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding the Right Fit

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This book offers how-to information to hire a youth pastor, ranging from sample job...

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Starting Right: Thinking Theologically About Youth Ministry

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This resource encourages readers to view youth ministry from a practical theology perspective...

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Ministry Architects

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This organization provides a wide variety of resources, such as coaching, workshops, and...

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Sticky Faith: Everyday Ideas to Build Lasting Faith in Your Kids

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This research-based resource identifies steps leaders and parents can take to help students...

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99 Ways to Raise Spiritually Healthy Children

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This book invites parents and their children to embark on a journey toward deeper family...

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The Ungame

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The Ungame is a non-competitive communications game that uses questions to prompt the sharing...

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Momfulness: Mothering with Mindfulness, Compassion and Grace

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Through story and reflection, this resource invites moms to cherish their child-raising years...

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Intergenerational Christian Formation: Bringing the Whole Church Together in Ministry, Community...

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This book encourages an intergenerational approach to ministry and explores that idea...

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Kveller: A Jewish Twist on Parenting

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Kveller.com is a website for "information and inspiration that is right for your...

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Multidimensional Ministry for Today's Black Family

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This collection of essays explores a range of topics that impact the well-being of individuals...

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Good Night, Sleep Tight: Bedtime Rituals

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This five-page booklet from Interfaith Family encourages parents to use bedtime as an...

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LifeWay Christian Resources: Kids Ministry 101

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This web resource, provided by the congregational resource center of the Southern Baptist...

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Susan Beaumont and Associates, LLC

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This organization provides consulting and online resources for leaders who serve large...

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Faith Formation in Adulthood

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This resource combines theoretical and practical information to cover what a congregation...

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Our Help in Ages Past: The Black Church's Ministry Among the Elderly

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This thoughtful guide offers tips and tools for congregations ministering to elder...

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Reaching Out to Singles Assessment Pack

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This training pack contains eight stand-alone assessment tools designed to guide conversations...

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Next Avenue: How Grownups Keep on Growing

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This website, by National Public Radio’s Next Avenue, is a one-stop shop for information...

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Young Adult: Taking a Coalition Approach to Young Adult Ministry

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This brief article provides rationale and models for imaginative and fruitful engagement with...

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Reaching Single Adults: An Essential Guide for Ministry

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This guide for congregational leaders addresses how to minister to and with single adults.

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Faith Communities Today: Increasing Young Adult Participation in Churches and Other Faith...

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Faith Communities Today is a web resource that examines congregations across an interfaith...

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A Heart of Wisdom: Making the Jewish Journey from Midlife through the Elder Years

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This collection of essays offers Jewish perspectives on aging, ranging from intergenerational...

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Susan Nienaber Consulting, LLC

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This organization provides consulting for congregations in conflict, needing structural...

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Inhabiting Eden: Christians, the Bible, and the Ecological Crisis

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This resource turns towards scripture for inspiration and direction related to humanity's role...

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The Story of Stuff Project

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This web resource, provided by Annie Leonard, details her Story of Stuff Project and has added...

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Care for Creation

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This 10-minute presentation focuses on key words of the Genesis 2 and 3 stories that...

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Tending to Eden: Environmental Stewardship for God's People

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This resource guides individuals and congregations towards a path of responsible...

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ENERGY STAR® Action Workbook for Congregations

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This government publication provides congregational facility managers with useful information...

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National Religious Partnership for the Environment

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The goal of this website is to express a united commitment to "seek justice and healing for...

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Blessed Tomorrow

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This website offers resources to equip leaders to engage their communities for meaningful...

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Eco-Action

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This web resource is perfect for any denomination and persons of faith who are looking for...

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Claiming Earth as Common Ground: The Ecological Crisis through the Lens of Faith

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This collections of essays calls for urgent and cooperative action among disparate faith...

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50 Ways to Help Save the Earth: How You and Your Church Can Make a Difference

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This book provides spiritual direction and practical tools to address causes of climate...

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The Mission Table: Renewing Congregation and Community

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This resource intertwines personal story and biblical insight with tools for leadership...

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Let All Creation Praise

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This ecumenical website resource includes a focus on "God the creator, Christ the redeemer of...

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The Missional Network

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This organization provides extensive resources and consulting to promote missional church...

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Adult Milestones Modules

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This website offers discussion guides for adult milestones, such as buying a home or...

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North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) Bullying Initiative

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This website for Jewish youth and leaders contains curricula reviews and recommendations,...

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Seeing Red: An Anger Management and Anti-Bullying Curriculum for Kids

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Written in a small group format, this resource helps kids learn to self-regulate their...

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Where All Can Safely Live: A Guide to Understanding Bullying in our Communities, How to Talk...

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This four-session curriculum is designed for teenagers and adults, equipping participants with...

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Starting Missional Churches: Life with God in the Neighborhood

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This book provides the reader with knowledge and inspiration to start a missional church from...

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'Thine of Thine Own': Orthodoxy and Ecology

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This essay presents a spiritual framework for thought and action regarding climate change.

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Shaped by the Story: Discover the Art of Bible Storying

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This resource presents a new method of oral storytelling to connect teens with the Bible,...

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A Sabbatical Primer for Pastors: How to Initiate and Navigate a Spiritual Renewal Leave

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This book advocates for practices and policies that ensure a sabbatical for every pastor,...

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Davidson Centre for the Professions – The Clergy Program

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This program for clergy offers a weeklong residential retreat that takes a holistic...

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Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs at Christian Theological Seminary

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This organization provides annual sabbatical grants for Christian clergy of up to $50,000,...

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Journeying Toward Renewal: A Spiritual Companion for Pastoral Sabbaticals

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Is your ministry bogged down? Are you "going through the spiritual motions" because the...

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Sabbaticals for Ministers: The Benefits for Pastors and Congregations

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This well-researched article makes a clear and compelling case for the ministry sabbatical...

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Enter the Bible

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This web resource offers free study help curated by the professors at Luther Theological...

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Six Weeks with the Bible: Catholic Perspectives

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Written by experienced teachers and biblical experts, this multi-volume series explores the...

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Children of God Storybook Bible

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Designed for children, this illustrated book retells over fifty Bible stories from the Old and...

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Telling God's Story: The Biblical Narrative from Beginning to End

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Based on a curriculum developed by veteran college teachers, this resource explores the Bible...

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YouVersion

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The YouVersion app offers free mobile application from the folks at LifeChurch.tv and makes...

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Edible Idaho: God in the Garden

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This brief video is a compelling introduction to the concept of congregational garden...

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Help and Hope: Disaster Preparedness and Response Tools for Congregations

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Prepared by nearly two dozen experienced disaster relief practitioners, this guide gives...

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Coming Home: Ministry That Matters with Veterans and Military Families

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Written by a military chaplain, this book argues that the return of military service members...

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Charity Detox: What Charity Would Look Like if We Cared About Results

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This resource advocates for charitable approaches that create systemic change, describing...

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Research Strategies for Congregations: Tools for Understanding the People in Your Church and...

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This article explores a variety of research-based strategies to help congregations gain a...

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Finding the Right Church Plant Model

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This article introduces and describes five church-planting models.

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Beyond the Yellow Ribbon: Ministering to Returning Combat Veterans

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This resource equips congregations with sensitive and informed approaches to military...

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Preaching God's Transforming Justice: A Lectionary Commentary Featuring 22 New Holy Days for Justice

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This three-volume set examines the Revised Common Lectionary through the lens of "God's...

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Preaching Climate Justice

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This article explains why climate change is a Gospel issue and offers suggestions for framing...

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Preaching That Matters: Reflective Practices for Transforming Sermons

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This sensitive and informative book is designed to help preachers deepen their skills and...

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Festival of Homiletics

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This annual conference offers extensive workshop options, speakers, and lectures focused on...

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Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

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This resource uses a two-fold approach to form the basis for a thoughtful and practical guide...

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Foundation Center

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This center helps congregations find potential funders for special ministry projects, as...

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Our Day to End Poverty: 24 Ways You Can Make a Difference

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Written by a long-time justice advocate, this family-friendly guide connects everyday tasks to...

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Working with Consultants

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This guide walks leaders through basic considerations to make before engaging an outside...

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Calling Forth New Life: Becoming Your Freshest, Finest, and Fullest Self

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This brief guide inspires and offers practical help for individuals seeking personal...

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Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change

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Based on research of millennials and their patterns of giving, this resource helps readers...

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Reimagining Faith Formation for the 21st Century: Engaging All Ages and Generations

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This book offers a conceptual framework for faith formation in a changing world. Practical...

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Mastering the Art of Instruction: The 9 Essential Instructional Skills Every Teacher Needs to Master

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Aimed at religious educators, this resource identifies 121 instructional behaviors that...

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Ministry Incubators: Turning Innovative Ministry Ideas into Reality

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This organization is a incubator program and consulting group for early-stage missional...

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Natural Church Development

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This organization strengthens congregations by surveying congregants, planning for growth,...

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D6 Family: Connecting Church and Home

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This organization provides resources for parents to jump-start ministry at home for their...

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StartCHURCH

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This organization gives church planters resources to address the organizational,...

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Sticky Faith

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This organization provides resources for youth ministers, congregations, and parents to...

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Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI)

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This organization provides congregations with legal means for utilizing copyrighted music...

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America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America

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This book brings together history, current events, and faith resources to address America's...

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Group Processes that Facilitate Positive Change

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This article discusses four effective processes that leaders can use to take a positive...

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Working with Architects

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Written by the resource experts at the Center for Congregations, this article details things...

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Getting the Most from an Education Event

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This article provides practical guidance on how to get the most out of educational events.

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Know the Best Time to Relocate Your Church

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This article urges congregations to examine their identity and mission before moving...

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10 Reasons to Consider Purchasing an Existing Building for Your Church Expansion or Relocation...

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This article argues that congregations seeking additional space may find their answer in...

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These Are Our Bodies: Talking Faith & Sexuality at Church & Home

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This curriculum equips congregations and families for faith-based conversations on human...

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The Proximity Project: Orienting Churches to Serve Neighborhoods Through the Built Environment

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This organization assists congregations in discerning and implementing the hospitality...

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Anathoth Community Garden & Farm

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This garden and farm acts as a local community center and offers a space for spiritual growth...

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Blessed Earth: Serving God, Saving the Planet

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This organization provides educational resources to equip and inspire congregations in the...

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Institute for Youth Ministry

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This organization trains youth ministry leaders, creates dialogue about the contemporary...

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Jewish Sacred Aging

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This organization provides resources for Baby Boomers and their families within the Jewish...

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Network of Biblical Storytellers International (NBS)

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This organization offers online resources and a conference to bring together storytelling...

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North American Mission Board: Church Replanting

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This organization helps dying congregations foster new life through utilizing the assets of a...

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Urban Youth Workers Institute

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This organization provides training and resources for effective ministry within communities...

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Virtual Ministry Assistants

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Virtual Ministry Assistants provides administrators and information technology experts to aid...

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The Life Cycle and Stages of Congregational Development

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This article presents a life cycle model that can help leaders understand their congregation's...

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What Makes a Good Bible Study? The Answer May Not Be What You Think

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This article provides guidance for Bible study leaders looking for a study resource,...

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Church Supply Warehouse

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This online warehouse is geared mostly towards Catholic parishes, but serves non-Catholic...

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Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church

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This resource draws insights from a study of congregations and young adults to present helpful...

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Seeking Shalom: How Reimagining Charity Can Transform Lives and Restore Communities

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This 6-session, web-based curriculum brings together biblical scholars, community leaders,...

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Relating to Contractors

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This two-page guide from congregational experts offers commonsense tips and tools to get the...

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Strategic Planning

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This two-page guide examines what to consider when beginning the strategic planning process,...

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Selecting Fundraising Consultants

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Compiled from interviews with consultants and congregational leaders, this article is...

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Antagonists in the Church: How to Identify and Deal with Destructive Conflict

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It is not unusual for pastoral leaders to be confronted with individuals who attack for...

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Environmental Sustainability/ Stewardship

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This article looks at ways to maximize congregational resources by minimizing the building's...

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Center for Congregational Resources at Samford University

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This organization helps clergy and congregations understand their challenges and possibilities...

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Renovation or New Construction: From Dreams to Planning to Committees

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This 12-page guide breaks down the planning and building process into manageable steps.

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Interfaith Toolkit: Engage Your Neighbors

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This resource offers neighborhood engagement strategies, such as identifying concerns you hold...

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Louisville Institute

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This organization provides grants for pastoral and academic leaders to study and pursue...

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Plan 4 It: The 4 Essential Master Plans for Every Church

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This book outlines how to strategically plan your building project by sharing practical wisdom...

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Community Ministry Resources

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This resource compiles books, articles, websites, and more to equip congregations for mutual...

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National Human Trafficking Hotline Resources

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This website for the National Human Trafficking Hotline provides concerned congregations with...

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7 Epic Youth Ministry Mistakes: How Many is Your Church Making?

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This e-book shares common youth ministry mistakes and how to avoid them.

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The Mission-Minded Guide to Church and School Partnerships

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This resource helps congregations strategically plan for and establish a relationship with a...

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Cancer – Now What? Taking Action, Finding Hope, and Navigating the Journey Ahead

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Written in 12 sections, this pastoral guide for cancer patients and their caretakers offers a...

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Smart Compassion: How to Stop "Doing Outreach" and Start Making Change

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This guide offers congregations a relationship-rich model for community ministry that can...

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Strategic Planning in Congregations

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This practical article shares the insights of six congregations who hired strategic planning...

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Crossroads Antiracism Organizing and Training: Dismantling Racism, Building Racial Justice in...

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This organization facilitates conversations and trainings for congregations to address race...

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Small Group Network Channel

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This YouTube channel, provided by Small Group Network (SGN), aims to enrich...

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FacilitiesNet

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This website provides up-to-date information on all things related to facility management,...

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Witnessing Whiteness: The Need to Talk About Race and How to Do It

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Written by an educator, this book reveals racist tendencies in how we speak, and details the...

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Creating Third Place Spaces at Church

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This 8-page article from a church architect offers tips and a research-based approach for...

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Kitchen Table Giving: Reimagining How Congregations Connect with their Donors

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This book details how to elicit more giving by building trust.

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International Facility Management Association (IFMA)

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This organization provides members with educational events, training and networking...

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Search Institute: Discovering What Kids Need to Succeed

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This organization provides research and resources for congregations that help young people...

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Fusion: Turning First-Time Guests into Fully-Engaged Members of Your Church

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Filled with proven techniques, this book is a guide on how to welcome guests, providing...

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Orange

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This go-to family ministry resource offers blogs, curricula, events, and podcasts to...

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Discovering and Living God's Heart for Immigrants: A Guide to Welcoming the Stranger

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This curriculum helps congregations explore the current issue of immigration through the...

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Pew Research on Millennials

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This website helps congregations gain insight into Millennials. Pew Research believes...

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Families at the Center of Faith Formation

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This resource combines research-based findings with practical tools to examine what makes for...

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Who Is My Neighbor?

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This series of articles shares the story of Westbury UMC's refugee resettlement ministry as...

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The Stranger: Immigrants, Scripture and the American Dream

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This 42-minute video puts a human face on immigration by featuring the stories of individuals...

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Sustainable Community Development: From What's Wrong to What's Strong

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This 18-minute TedTalk frames community engagement positively with compelling stories and...

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The Circle Way for Communities of Faith

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The Circle Way provides a process to foster open conversations and communal decision-making.

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Yale Youth Ministry Institute

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This extensive resource hub equips youth leaders to connect with diverse youth, walking...

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Creating a Congregational Culture of Validation

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This article reveals how validation fosters flourishing congregations and lists three ways...

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The Guide to New Church Models

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This report helps leaders explore how congregations are implementing innovative strategies....

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What "story" does the condition of your facility tell?

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This blog post argues that congregations should pay attention to building cleanliness and...

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Church Facility Stewardship

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This free download provides checklists and tools to proactively manage your congregation's...

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The Developmental Relationships Framework

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This printable page reminds youth leaders of healthy developmental strategies to nuture young...

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The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

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This podcast helps congregational leaders learn from fellow leaders in entrepreneurship,...

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Less Chaos. Less Noise: Effective Communications for an Effective Church

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Written by a communications expert, this book sharpens congregational practices to better...

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A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community

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Through this pastor's story, learn how to confront exclusive attitudes and build inclusive...

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Beyond the Offering Plate: A Holistic Approach to Stewardship

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This collection of essays explores themes of stewardship through various lenses using...

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10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation

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This video helps congregations reflect on their conversational skills. Journalist and...

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White Privilege: Let's Talk - A Resource for Transformational Dialogue

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The United Church of Christ offers a free, downloadable curriculum for White faith communities...

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Generational IQ: Christianity Isn't Dying, Millennials Aren't the Problem, and the Future Is Bright

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This book looks at generational realities through a faith lens, exploring the ways...

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Using Nonprofits for God's Purposes

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This blog post discusses things to think about when considering a nonprofit startup.

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Bivocational Pastors

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This video helps congregations understand the reasons for and the challenges and advantages...

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Setting Wages and Benefits for Church Staff

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This five-part guide provides technical and creative insights to manage personnel, budgets...

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How to Have Helpful Conversations About Race in the Church: An Anti-Racism Resource

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This 11-page guide offers a process and tools to engage in important conversations regarding...

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The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life...

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This book analyzes four personality types as they relate to why individuals act and why they...

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MultiChurch: Exploring the Future of Multisite

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This book explains that the multi-site church model is biblically and theologically faithful,...

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The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

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This resource uses the Enneagram personality assessment to help individuals discover and...

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Sustainable Children's Ministry: From Last-Minute Scrambling to Long-Term Solutions

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This resource provides congregations with the tips and tools to build a children's ministry...

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Ferguson and Faith: Sparking Leadership and Awakening Community

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This resource presents the testimony of young activists and local clergy who joined forces in...

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Handling Conflict

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This thorough resource, covering 12 different aspects of conflict, identifies negative and...

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Avoiding All-Out Church War

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This pack of eight articles educates readers about conflict and how to mitigate it in a...

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Mission: Possible

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This board game empowers teams to tackle problems by generating creative solutions, drawing on...

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How To Talk With Sick, Dying and Grieving People: When there are No Magic Words to Say

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This resource provides insights and stories to help pastoral caregivers and clergy walk wisely...

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The Unstuck Church: Equipping Churches to Experience Sustained Health

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This resource lays out the seven lifecycle phases of a congregation, beginning with "Launch"...

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New Churches

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This organization helps ministry leaders working to start a new congregation. New Churches...

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Wild Goose Festival

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This event offers congregations an opportunity to explore faith-inspired creativity and...

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The Relational Judaism Handbook: How to Create a Relational Engagement Campaign to Build and...

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This comprehensive guide is grounded in scripture and tradition to help transform...

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ChurchSalary: A Service of Church Law and Tax

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This searchable database for congregations with paid staff contains information on salary...

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Catalyst Leader

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This organization provides workshops and online resources focused on leadership building...

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Community and Congregational Listening: Coaching and Practices from Online Sessions

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This brief article offers practical wisdom to take the pulse of the congregation and its...

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Four Guiding Principles for Managing a Polarized Congregation

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This article equips leaders to navigate conflict in the congregation.

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Principles for Online Ritual Design

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This practical guide helps congregants create their own sacred spaces and rituals from...

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Visitations and Funerals

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This go-to site for loss and grief during COVID provides re-imagined rituals, practical...

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How pastors can help their congregations address the issue of immigration

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This practical article offers ways to address immigration with congregations, particularly...

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I Was a Stranger: What the Bible Says about Immigrants

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This list of scripture passages reveals God’s care for those who have been...

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Radical Hospitality: Responding to the issue of Immigration

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This Mennonite curriculum provides a 6 to 13-week Bible study about immigration.

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Sanctuary: A Discernment Guide for Congregations

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This guide explains the immigration Sanctuary Movement and how congregations can support...

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Cultural Orientation Resource Center

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This organization provides cultural Information services to support refugee communities.

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Videos for Learning About Refugee Families and Youth

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These short videos share what refugee youth and their families face when adjusting to life...

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Jewish Family and Career Services (JFCS)

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Jewish Family and Career Services serves the Greater Louisville area by empowering...

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Phygital Church: Building Physical and Digital Space for Ministry Impact in 2021

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In this 60-minute presentation, ministry strategists explain how to adjust space usage when...

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Church After COVID: 7 Predictions for How the Church Will Change by 2025

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This article forecasts how online giving will take a central role in congregational life.

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8 Disruptive Church Trends that Will Rule 2021

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Thought leader Cary Nieuwhof describes how congregational life will change with technology...

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More Collaboration, Fewer Buildings? Post-COVID

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In this article, Jewish communities share practical strategies to refocus resources and...

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Praying in the Time of COVID-19: How the World's Largest Mosques Adapted

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This article demonstrates how prayer and community life can take new forms during pandemic...

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"What If…" Series: Faith Formation Strategies for a post-Pandemic World

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These articles offer creative and practical faith formation ideas for an increasingly...

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Lessons from a Year of Ministry during COVID-19

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In this article pastors share hybrid ministry practices they’ ll continue...

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What's Next in Digital Worship?

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These Calvin Institute webinars explore post-pandemic worship including preaching, liturgy,...

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Smart Church Management: A Quality Approach to Church Administration

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This concise book provides tips and tools on a variety of administrative topics ---...