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Imagining Abundance: Fundraising, Philanthropy, and a Spiritual Call to Service

This guide contains ways to encourage giving by focusing on a spiritual call to service.

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Crowdfunding for Congregations and Faith-related Non-profits

This guide shares practical information about crowdfunding as a stewardship strategy.

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Being the Church in a Multi-Ethnic Community: Why it Matters and How It Works

This book advocates for the use of the term multi-ethnic, exploring a variety of multi-ethnic...

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Preparing to Build: Practical Tips and Experienced Advice to Prepare Your Church for a Building...

This comprehensive book takes readers through the complete building process from analysis to...

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The Spiritual Guidance of Children: Montessori, Godly Play, and the Future

This resource adapts Montessori methods of education to religious education of children,...

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"The Ethnic Church" in Changing Faiths: Latinos and the Transformation of American Religion

This article identifies three distinct ethnic characteristics of congregations frequented by...

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Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?: Christian Identity in a...

This resource serves as an entry into interfaith conversation, using interfaith reflection as...

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The Church Money Manual: Best Practices for Finance and Stewardship

Written by a church growth consultant, this straightforward guide provides potential solutions...

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Sticky Faith Innovation: How Your Compassion, Creativity and Courage Can Support Teenagers'...

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

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Abortions, Guns and Trump: A Church Group Tries to Navigate America's Divisions

This article outlines how one congregation deals with political polarization among its...

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