Sue Edison-Swift

This downloadable e-book is an introduction to church management software and will help congregations determine which software is best for their needs.

Formerly Christian Computing Magazine, this free, monthly e-zine is for church staff and volunteers engaged in the technical-side of congregational life, from accounting to worship.

This quick and simple overview is a helpful introduction for congregations considering church management software.

This article contains a list of church management software and congregational culture questions to help congregational leaders find the right ChMS system for their needs.

This online community allows information technology staff to communicate, share advice, learn about upcoming events, and ask questions about any topics related to congregational technology.

This website organizes information about 25 church management software systems for congregations to evaluate which will best address their needs.

This book focuses on a model of church-revitalization that keeps "good news to the poor" central to the ministry while offering advice for congregations looking to renew their audience and outreach efforts.

This book diagnoses the root of "stewardship syndrome" and provides solutions like preaching and church structure to motivate givers.

This training resource helps congregations comply with IRS standards for benevolence funds.

Written by legal and financial experts and Christianity Today, this article offers a solid primer on best policies and procedures for U.S. congregations, ranging from issues like privacy to security.

Written by a former Southern Baptist pastor who was removed from his congregation after committing adultery, this book focuses on men who serve in settings where divorce means lost ministry.

This resource serves as a primer for volunteers, staff, and congregants on the inclusion of people with disabilities.

Targeted towards baby boomers, this resource gives this generation a new name to provide a window to understanding.

This book provides strategies on the stewardship of the six holy currencies: money, time and place, gracious leadership, relationship, truth, and wellness.

This resource combines movie criticism with faith to prepare the reader to lead impactful conversations revolving around popular culture.

Written by a faith-based financial services organization, this download offers a seven-session curriculum for youth on finances.

Divided into four sections, this anthology of 12 essays has diverse theological and political perspectives, united in their support to confront climate change.

Based on 100 in-depth interviews, this resource shines a light on why people opt out of congregational membership, but not their faith.

This guide provides a map for youth leaders to transform the short term mission trip into an experience with long term impact.

This resource uses the example of one church to discuss concepts such as ministry assessment surveys, local missionaries, community outreach, and church growth, all while emphasizing a focus on Christ.

This resource offers insight into serving adults in congregations, bringing together experts in faith formation, adult education, generational studies, and congregational life.

This academic resource studies Christian worship-style responses to a culture of consumerism, including blended, emerging, and liquid worship.

Written for companies, this resource will nonetheless be helpful for congregations as they answer a variety of positive questions designed to evaluate strengths and help plan for the future.

This book will help churches restore inner congregation peace after clergy and lay leader misconduct, whether it be sexual, physical, financial, spiritual, or emotional abuse.

This book explores the concept of "networked individualism" --- the result of people connecting with others through multiple and diverse networks, and the three revolutions that led to this social transformation.

This webpage offers information to help congregations navigate the evaluation and purchase of management system solutions, including church management software.

This bestseller offers a leadership model that can be applied to a ministry setting, one that shifts away from individual performance and focuses on the collective leadership team.

This book outlines forms of political-theological orientation in the Black church. Then the author suggests how to mobilize interfaith coalitions that promote "poverty alleviation, racial reconciliation and religious tolerance."

This book explores the dynamics between clergy, lay leaders, and the congregation and provides a deeper understanding of how they impact the ministry of the church.

This seminary textbook on "practical theology" will help congregational leaders who want to understand how the congregation functions and how to build on successes.

This resource combines theology and practical suggestions to make a case for practical wisdom, which is "grounded in ordinary experience, and learned over time in the company of others and for the sake of others."

These personal stories offer perspective for leaders to make their congregations accessible and inclusive.

This resource offers discussion questions and two-minute exercises to supplement a comprehensive guide on five disciplines critical for accomplishing meaningful work in ministry.

This resource looks at a multi-faith, comprehensive survey of U.S. congregations and expands it with ten in-depth case studies of congregations with significant young adult participation to identify best practices.

Based off the author's personal experience with mental illness in her family, this resource offers a sobering and encouraging testimony.

This resource takes a historical and contemporary approach to ethics that will help the reader understand the nature and purpose of Christian ethics. It also applies the language and techniques of theatrical improvisation to ethics.

This resource demonstrates how to facilitate spiritual growth through "adventurous discipleship," such as challenge courses and rock-climbing.

Told by its two founders, this book recalls stories from Glide Memorial, a United Methodist congregation that was transformed by a mission of acceptance to become a diverse megachurch.

This resource outlines five practices for fruitful service based on the author's justice work experience as an advocate for education in Haiti.

This resource for volunteer staff offers endless ideas and resources on how to identify community assets, analyze community problems, build social capital, and more.

This brief read will remind congregations the importance of first impressions for first-time visitors.

This article reviews a variety of personality assessments for congregations considering using the assessments in the hiring process or to nurture teamwork.

Based on 65 interviews with members of various congregations, this book focuses on all aspects of listening --- listening within the congregation, listening to the wider community, listening to God, and obstacles to listening.

This comprehensive resource serves as a crash course on disaster ministry, covering the basics of disaster phases and detailed how-to suggestions.

Created by the Lake Chelan Lutheran Church, this liturgy provides guidance for family and friends visiting people who are dying, providing comfort in the form of prayers, blessings, and scripture.

This resource offers inspiration and wisdom for leaders who minister in under-resourced communities, using the author's experience in Christian community development and biblical case studies to confront injustice.

This resource uses a hypothetical congregation with 45 workers to clarify questions about staff structure and can be adapted to fit a congregation's specific needs.

Written by a business consultant, this book is an overview of performance management basics and provides an introduction of performance appraisal as a way to determine pay raises.

This book shares ways to renew Roman Catholic parishes, ranging from paying college students to be summer catechists to prioritizing the liturgical year.

This all-encompassing guidebook explains how to manage a parish, addressing issues ranging from job discrimination to adapting to change.