Resources

This book provides research on the success of short-term mission trips and concludes that they can be beneficial for everyone involved if the...

This resource frames clergy transitions as a period with potential to strengthen relationships between the new pastor and the congregation.

This book lists six congregational assets, also known as "currencies." By using gracious leadership, relationships, truth, wellness, money,...

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

This resource details the impact of Appreciative Inquiry and how to create congregational change as told through the story of First Presbyterian...

Written by nationally-recognized experts on the Appreciative Inquiry process, this book details the various ways Appreciative Inquiry can be...

This resource explores the five core strategies of Appreciative Leadership and contains questions for the reader to reflect on their own...

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

This research report on the religiously unaffiliated offers a measured view of what's changed, what hasn't, along with context and theories...

This brief video is a compelling introduction to the concept of congregational garden ministries.