Resources

This book examines the multitude of definitions for the term "missional" before offering its own definition based within a biblical and...

This DVD curriculum allows youth pastors to train volunteers remotely by sending video trainings via email.

This article tells the story of seven congregations in Indiana that used positive deviance to improve their relationships with strangers and...

This resource introduces positive deviance as an ideal problem-solving model, describing how it works and situations where positive deviance has...

This book uses the story of Lewis and Clark as a conceptual framework to approach leadership, specifically how to lead in an unfamiliar...

This book presents the findings of Duke's Clergy Health Initiative, which studied the mental and physical health of United Methodist clergy....

This Servant PC management software offers a low-cost and straightforward interface to track giving and attendance, create custom reports, and...

This weekly blog website, provided by Natalie Sims, provides recommendations several weeks ahead of the appropriate Sunday worship, such as...

This article describes the Quaker practice "clearness committee" and instructs the reader in how to conduct this meeting for the purpose of...

This 8-page article from a church architect offers tips and a research-based approach for congregations seeking to create intimate meeting...