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Creating a Good Virtual Worship Experience
I’ve “attended” several synagogue and church worship services over the last...
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Talking About Racism
Many congregations are looking for resources to help them talk about racism. White congregations...
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4 Steps to Free Community Data
In the last few years there’s been a surge of congregations interested in their...

Books

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House Church: A Return To The First-Century Model
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This book helps congregations explore a return to first-century patterns of church life by...
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Planning In The Small Church: Focusing On Gifts To Fulfill God's Call
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This book, rooted in worship and best practices, helps small congregations learn how to...
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Network Power: The Science of Making a Difference
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This book by Dr. David John Seel, Jr. showcases how networks can multiply the impact of an...

Articles

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Guide To Asset Mapping
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This 4-page article from the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund and Varda is an...
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How Churches And After School School Programs Can Partner with Students
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This article explains how churches and after-school programs can team up to support...
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Conducting Asset Mapping
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Conducting Asset Mapping is a structured guide from the Responding to Youth with Mental...

Organizations

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CEO Board Services
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Kurt Senske of CEO-Board Services provides leadership expertise for mission-oriented...
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Project 29 Eleven
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Project 29 Eleven is an architectural firm that works with churches. They value providing...
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Architectural Forensic Consultants, LLC
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This organization provides congregations with a comprehensive architectural and engineering...

Web Resources

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Church Asset Mapping
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This web resource, adapted from the ACTS Coaches Guide, helps leaders in a congregation...
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Overview Of Creating An Asset Map
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This educational handout helps congregations and community organizations create asset maps...
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Asset Mapping User Guide: Overview
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This community-development guide helps congregations and organizations mobilize local...

Media

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Making the Invisible Visible
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In this 10 minute TED talk, DeAmon Harges describes how he and his team discover the assets...
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God and Race (study guide plus streaming video)
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The study guide and short videos are a non-threatening way to dialog about race and...
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Called to Transformation: An Asset-Based Approach to Engaging Church and Community
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This training curriculum helps congregations learn how to apply Asset Based Community...

Podcasts

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S8 E4: The Ethics of Using AI
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Rev. Dr. Virgil Woods joins JC and Matt to discuss the use of AI (artificial...
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S8 E3: Those in Your Care
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Erin Hill from the Center for Church and Community Impact joins JC and Matt to talk...
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S5 E6: Ministering to the Whole Person
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Software

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Pulpit AI
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This software helps congregational leaders streamline writing and communications by...
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OpenReel
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This software helps congregations create and share branded videos. OpenReel aims to...
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StreamYard
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This software helps congregations live stream and record worship services and other...

Events

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Mental Health First Aid
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This training helps congregations respond effectively to people experiencing a mental...
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Finding Our Way Home Retreat for Religious Professionals of Color
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This event offers Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious professionals of color an...
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The Sanctuary Course (SANCTUARY Mental Health Ministries)
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This free online, small group study course through Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries is an...

People

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Bailey, Marlon, PhD
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Dr. Marlon M. Bailey offers invaluable expertise to congregational leaders seeking to...
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Porras, Sixto
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This resource person is a speaker, author, and National Director in the Focus on the Family...
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Dr. Jessica Young Brown
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Dr. Jessica Brown helps congregations pursue wellness through coaching, individual therapy,...

Periodicals

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MinistryTech Magazine
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Formerly Christian Computing Magazine, this free, monthly e-zine is for church staff and...
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RELEVANT Magazine
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Since 2002, RELEVANT Media Group has published RELEVANT magazine, intended to speak to...
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The Racial Equity Torch
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The Racial Equity Torch magazine contains stories of multicultural ministries in ethnically...
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