Blogs
Blogs
- Conducting Meaningful Meetings
The nature and quality of congregational meetings significantly impacts the health and direction of a congregation. Purposeful and participatory… continue reading
- Kennon Callahan and Asset-Based Planning
The first resource I read that approached congregational planning from a strengths-based perspective was Kennon Callahan’s book Twelve Keys to an… continue reading
- Spice Up Your Worship
What makes worship boring is not style but monotony. So says Dr. Marcia McFee, a worship consultant with a background in music and theatre, as… continue reading
- Useful Data for Congregations
Demographic information for congregations is readily available, sometimes free and sometimes for a price. The Association of Religion Data… continue reading
- Action Steps Toward Successful Fundraising
A Center for Congregations workshop on funding is creating a buzz in local congregations.
Text-to-give, conversation, strategy… continue reading - A Prayer Book Resource
Brian D. McLaren's We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation takes you deep into… continue reading
- Congregation and Community Partners
Does your congregation’s building have excess space? Would you like to generate some income from that space? Would you like to see admirable… continue reading
- Exploring Leadership
Who would have thought that the book of Numbers could serve as a primer on leadership?
Erica Brown did. Her book, Leadership in the… continue reading
- Network Your Programs
It’s that time of year when most congregations are gearing up for a new season of programming – Bible studies, small groups, children and youth… continue reading
- When the Time Comes
As part of their care ministries, some congregations are encouraging their members to prepare advanced directives (often called ‘living wills’)… continue reading