Resources

Based on research from more than 100 interviews and site visits, this resource offers best practices for building a strong community, giving an...

This book focuses on the concept of evangelism --- its challenges, the reason for doing it, and stories of churches who do it effectively. This...

Targeted towards African American and other ethnic congregations, this resource discusses how to reach women who have been hurt because of...

This resource seeks to optimize the impact of short term mission trips on young people by helping participants connect their travel experience...

This article details the stories of several Roman Catholic congregations during the renovation process of their respective facilities.

This book encourages an intergenerational approach to ministry and explores that idea through scripture, theology, theories, and stories....

This volume examines clergy sexual abuse from several angles based on a series of conversations with abuse survivors, combining their stories...

This article summarizes the experience of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations in teaching positive change processes to congregations...

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

This resource analyzes the strengths and shortcomings of traditional stewardship patterns to propose a new model to join the church with God's...