Wendy McCormick

Planned giving doesn’t need to be a complicated challenge for your congregation. By following...

Pastor Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes of the Double Love Experience joins Matt, Ben and Wendy to discuss what she's observed about rapidly changing systems in congregational life....

This book is based off a four-part biblical peacemaking method centered around the New...

This resource outlines the importance of initiating difficult conversations, providing tips on...

This article provides an overview on conflict resolution and mediation in contemporary and...

Grounded in scripture and tradition, this resource organizes 30 leadership principles into...

This resource offers guidance for worship planners in congregations going through difficulty...

Written by two consultants on human sexuality issues and abuse prevention in congregations,...

This book offers ground rules and strategies for handling disagreement.

This scripture-based book offers a Biblical view of peacemaking to help congregations through...

This guide can be useful for everyone within the congregation, ranging from clergy to...

This consulting organization provides a large variety of consulting services and is best known...

This book seeks to resolve conflict on an individual level, asserting that the only thing one...

This book addresses the unique characteristics of conflict in African American congregations,...

This book addresses the unique challenges of enduring conflict and equips congregational...

This article addresses the problem of church conflict and the lack of training for pastors to...

This resource equips leaders to help congregations grieve and heal after conflict, focusing on...

This organization offers hands-on training clinics and onsite consulting for nonviolent...

This book chapter offers a variety of strategies for congregations to address conflict...

This 12-page booklet is divided into two sections --- first addressing the individual's...

This book reveals how congregations can deal with conflict in a healthy way that will promote...

This article is a comprehensive overview of the steps for creating a successful nonprofit...

This book describes a six-step process for designing and implementing a project evaluation,...

This website offers creative ideas and resources to turn worship into an integrated and...

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

This practical UCC resource helps congregationas develop and manage a planned giving ministry....

This web resource by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center in Nashville, Tennessee provides...

This book covers all aspects of congregational stewardship, ranging from the spirituality of...

This book revolves around the importance of focusing on the donor and will help congregations...

This guide walks through the five levels of conflict, identifying the warning signs and...

This data-packed report contains a summary of factors essential for improving young adult...

This web report from the 2013-2014 Union of Reform Judaism Young Adult Engagement Community of...

This concise book will be helpful for people looking to spark conversations about difficult...

These two video discussions suggest how to avoid congregational conflict and what to do when...

This book examines how to combine the theories behind multi-ethnic and missional church...

This article offers insight and guidance to congregations contemplating building a Family Life...

This article summarizes Speed Leas' work on the five levels of congregational conflict.

This concise article will be helpful for any congregation beginning to think about starting a...

This 25-page booklet reviews the questions to ask and steps to take before determining whether...

This comprehensive book provides congregations with the necessary tools to decide whether or...

This book outlines an easy-to-follow process churches can use to more effectively evaluate...

This book offers a 3-step process for effective congregational leadership evaluations,...

This resource will be useful for congregational leaders interested in ministry within a...

This resource makes it easy for congregations to measure the effectiveness of particular...

This book evaluates nonviolent communication as a useful tool to be used by churches as a...

Written by a United Methodist minister and the mother of an adult son with special needs, this...

This short booklet contains helpful information and practical strategies to aid congregations...

Part of a series produced by Faith Communities Today, this article analyzes the results of two...

This book details how one church went from being a traditional congregation to becoming a...

This website offers useful information for congregations seeking to clarify their nonprofit...

This association helps congregations find state agencies that offer state-specific information...

This book includes practical and compassionate approaches to youth ministry with questioning...

This book is meant for individuals and congregational leaders invested in understanding...

This organization provides training, week-long workshops, and consulting on a variety of...

This succinct and thorough summary of copyright law helps congregations stream worship...

This article helps congregations create effective and concise messages during an evolving...

This article lists doable, creative ideas from small rural congregations for how to do...

These recorded events support youth ministry leaders and parents during COVID-19 with advice...

This list provides ideas for coordinating care and connection for senior adults during...

In this video clergy candidly discuss preaching justice and hope during the pandemic and...

This organization helps Americans seek understanding across red and blue political lines,...

This article unpacks why self-care and crisis-management skills are insufficient for the...

The findings of this national survey provide insight into how the pandemic has effected...

This short article has tips to create and manage a church Facebook group.

This book offers a step-by-step innovation process that equips youth leaders to serve...

This short, accessible e-book shares implications of research based on 13- to 25-year-olds and...

This podcast episode from Hidden Brain explores how culture celebrates uncertainty. Then it...

This Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) podcast shares research insights and creativity for vibrant...

This 35-minute video features Dr. Kilen Gray presenting about pastoral transitions,...

This nonprofit improves health and wellness for African Americans by spreading awareness in...

A collaborative website with many resources collected by the Institute of Theology and...