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Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser

This book offers congregations a spiritual guide to aging well. Author Lewis Richmond is a Zen Buddhist priest and meditation teacher who believes the contemplative practices in the book can help people from any faith tradition. To help readers navigate the life changes of aging, Richmond discusses the stages of aging, the science of healthy aging, ways to address common fears, giving back, and more. The book ends with a guide to planning a one-day personal retreat.

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100 Days to a Healthier Church: A Step-by-Step Guide for Pastors and Leadership Teams

Pastor and author Karl Vaters believes that it is possible to assess the health of your congregation and take...

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Discovering God's Future for Your Church Video Tool Kit

This toolkit supports congregational leaders by providing a framework for determining your congregation's...

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American Latinos Congregating Apart from Catholicism: A Conversation with Gerardo Martí

Rabbi Aaron Spiegel spoke with Gerardo Martí about his recent CRG guest blog post ....

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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 communities....

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Keeping an Anti-Racism Focus

As 2021 unfolds, events in the public arena once again demonstrate the dehumanizing reality of...

Books

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Aging as a Spiritual Practice: A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser

This book offers congregations a spiritual guide to aging well. Author Lewis Richmond is a...

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100 Days to a Healthier Church: A Step-by-Step Guide for Pastors and Leadership Teams

Pastor and author Karl Vaters believes that it is possible to assess the health of your...

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Discovering God's Vision for Your Life: You and Your Spiritual Gifts

This eight-hour course is part of a comprehensive spiritual gifts program that helps users...

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Let's Not Do Strategic Planning

Offering an alternative view to the traditional instinct to do strategic planning, the...

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Positive Change for Congregations

This article summarizes the experience of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations in...

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The Ultimate Guide to AI, Pastors, and the Church

This article helps congregational leaders explore the growing influence of generative AI on...

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RootedGood

This organization's mission is to ensure that influential leaders have the resources and...

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Pride Counseling

This website is a place to get matched to a licensed therapist for professional therapy for...

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Strategos International

This organization offers security training and consulting for congregations. Grounded in...

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AI for Churches

This website can help congregational leaders understand the applications and ethics of...

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How to Launch an Online Campus with Hope Church

This blog post helps congregations understand how to start streaming services online....

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Protecting Houses of Worship

This web resource helps congregations understand their security needs and implement safety...

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Discovering God's Future for Your Church Video Tool Kit

This toolkit supports congregational leaders by providing a framework for determining your...

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10 Proven Pastor Interview Questions to Ask Your Next Pastoral Candidate

This video resource from REACHRIGHT suggests ten interview questions to ask pastoral...

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Intro to Supporting Asylum Seekers: A Toolkit for Congregations

This video provides an overview of Supporting Asylum Seekers: A Toolkit for Congregations....

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OpenReel

This software helps congregations create and share branded videos. OpenReel aims to...

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SafetyCulture

This software helps congregations manage building operations and issues with a mobile app....

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StoreHouse

This software package provides congregations with a single application for managing money,...

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Mega National Christian Counseling Conference

This conference is an annual event hosted by the American Association of Christian...

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Churchfront Conference

This event helps congregational leaders develop skills in audio and video production and...

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The Honor Summit

This event focuses on supporting and affirming Asian-American women as Christian leaders...

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Craig Groeschel

This speaker and author provides congregational leaders with insights into leadership, team...

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Dr. Jessica Young Brown

Dr. Jessica Brown helps congregations pursue wellness through coaching, individual therapy,...

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Pastor Brandon Clack

Pastor Brandon Clack offers congregations inspiration and insight through his speaking and...

Periodicals

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RELEVANT Magazine

Since 2002, RELEVANT Media Group has published RELEVANT magazine, intended to speak to...

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The Racial Equity Torch

The Racial Equity Torch magazine contains stories of multicultural ministries in ethnically...

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Lifelong Faith Journal

The Life Long Faith Journal is an online free magazine available in PDF format that covers a...

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