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The Future is Lay-Led: How Lay Ministry Training is Transforming Churches

This episode of the Pivot podcast features Rev. Clara King, who shares insights from her work with small, rural churches, highlighting how laypeople can be equipped to embrace their unique callings in ministry. Through compelling stories and practical wisdom, she illustrates how the margins of the church can become places of Spirit-led innovation, collaboration, and renewal. Ideal for clergy and lay leaders alike, this episode offers a hopeful vision of adaptive ministry rooted in shared leadership.

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Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology

This project supports congregational leaders advancing religious environmentalism. An international project of...

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Family Formation

Family Formation provides Catholic parishes and families with curriculum for family faith development. Family...

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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...

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Lay Leadership: For the Care of Souls

This book helps congregational leaders invite lay leaders to support the vision, roles, and...

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Bivocational and Beyond: Educating for Thriving Multivocational Ministry

This book offers insights to congregational leaders who work one or more jobs beyond their...

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Latino Protestants in America: Growing and Diverse

Based on a study of various congregations and Latino Protestants, this resource details an...

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Faith for Earth Coalition

This coalition promotes faith-based advocacy on environmental sustainability. The Faith for...

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Family Formation

Family Formation provides Catholic parishes and families with curriculum for family faith...

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Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology

This project supports congregational leaders advancing religious environmentalism. An...

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Insights from Research and Theory: Practices for Forming Faith with Young Adults

This article, by Leif Kehrwald and John Roberto, shares research-backed information for...

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AI and the Church: How It Can Be Used, Positive and Negative Impact

This article offers congregations insight into the benefits and concerns of using...

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Selecting Fundraising Consultants

Compiled from interviews with consultants and congregational leaders, this article is...

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The Future is Lay-Led: How Lay Ministry Training is Transforming Churches

This episode of the Pivot podcast features Rev. Clara King, who shares insights from her...

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Orthodox Pebbles

This website provides a collection of children's ministry resources to help Orthodox...

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Grain and Vine

This online collection of Sunday school resources provides Coptic Orthodox parishes with...

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Bivocational Pastors

This video helps congregations understand the reasons for and the challenges and advantages...

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Can the Local Church Heal Political Division?

This podcast episode offers congregations insights into how they can support social change...

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When Should I Move from a Full-time Pastor to Bivocational or Covocational Pastor?

This video helps congregational leaders explore when a leader’s role should move from...

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StreamYard

This software helps congregations live stream and record worship services and other...

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accessiBe

This software helps congregations ensure that people with disabilities can access their...

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Weglot

This software offers congregations a website translation tool. Weglot values practical,...

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Legacy Grandparenting Summit

This annual 2 day Conference helps Christian grandparents grow in their role through guest...

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Mental Health First Aid

This practical, skills-based training teaches participants how to address mental health...

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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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Pastor Brandon Clack

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

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Dr. Jessica Young Brown

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

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Craig Groeschel

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

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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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