Resources

This article provides a basic overview of positive deviance, an asset-based approach to problem solving.

This book, rooted in worship and best practices, helps small congregations learn how to take inventory of their gifts and assets and plan for...

This Chicago-based organization is focused on helping congregations — especially BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color)...

This organization provides research and resources for congregations that help young people develop social and emotional skills for success.

This YouTube video uses whiteboard animation to explain asset-based community development in the congregational context. The video offers...

In this 10 minute TED talk, DeAmon Harges describes how he and his team discover the assets possessed by those in his congregation and the...

This board game empowers teams to tackle problems by generating creative solutions, drawing on congregational assets and teamwork.

This book can help congregational leaders identify new ways to finance their congregation’s needs. Authors Mark DeYmaz and Harry Li...

This website offers media assets for congregational use including video, motion graphics, images and audio.

This article details the story of an urban congregation in Indianapolis and how it adapted an asset-based approach that focused on the community...