Resources

The Shepherd’s House, a ministry of Practical Shepherding, exists to provide weary and discouraged pastors and their spouses with a...

This short article provides a model for deepening volunteer engagement based on the story of Grace Church in Erie, Pennsylvania, a...

This article explores how pastors and congregational leaders can begin a new ministry assignment by prioritizing listening, relationship...

This organization provides workshops, online resources, and assessment tools focused on church planting, church health, leadership development,...

This article helps congregations launch their church-wide faith stories initiative. WIth intentionality, Christian Reformed Church shares...

North Coast Training, offers consulting rooted in over 20 years of practical experience in areas of team development, strategy/direction,...

This web resource supports congregational leaders to find ways to grow and maintain effective ministry teams. The Lewis Center for Church...

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

In this article, author Parry Dalzell urges churches planning events and programs to focus on transformation, not tradition or numbers....

"Every congregation is unique" — it’s not a cliché, it is true. Rev. Tim Lake, pastor of Union Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Wayne,...