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

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

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The New Breed: Understanding and Equipping the 21st Century Volunteer

This resource argues that 21st century volunteers are different, and thus, congregations must...

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The Soul of a Leader: Finding Your Path to Success and Fulfillment

Based off interviews with several leaders of various fields, this book shows the impact...

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The Cross and the Lynching Tree

This book draws a line between the central image of western Christianity, the cross, and the...

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Small-Church Pastors Adapt and Recover Kit (SPARK)

During the pandemic, this webpage helps small membership church leaders to adapt and...

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Visitations and Funerals

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

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Doing the Math of Mission: Fruits, Faithfulness and Metrics

This resource provides readers with the tools to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of...

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Ecofaith: Creating and Sustaining Green Congregations

This book offers a unique perspective on how a sustainable lifestyle can positively impact...

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Faith Forward: A Dialogue on Children, Youth, and a New Kind of Christianity

This resource draws from a 2012 conference on Children, Youth and a New Kind of Christianity,...

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"You Can't Quit Smoking for Someone Else": Technical Problems and Adaptive Challenges

The easily readable article explains the differences between technical and adaptive...

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