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Ministry Architects


This organization provides a wide variety of resources, such as coaching, workshops, and blogs, to help congregations and youth ministers build a sustainable youth ministry.


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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
This four-hour PBS series, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., honors the Black Church as a bedrock of resilience...
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Sacred Spaces Innovative Places- Reimagining Church Property and Facilities as Assets
This article, Sacred Spaces-Innovative Places, from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, shares seven examples...
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From the Staff

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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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Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure
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This book will help you reframe failure and redefine success. Rev. Dr. J.R. Briggs,...
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The Art of Community
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This book helps congregations explore seven principles for fostering belonging. The book is...
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Projects That Matter: Successful Planning and Evaluation for Religious Organizations
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This classic book helps congregational leaders, who are not expert project managers, be...
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Web Resources

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Project Planning & Fundraising Guide
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This web resource, the Project Planning & Fundraising Guide, has downloadable pdfs that...
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The Power of Togetherness: Essential Guidelines for Connection Events for Nonprofit and Associate...
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This online document offers congregational leaders guidelines for hosting events that...
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Grow Your Church Communication Skills With These Helpful Project Management Fundamentals
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This video resource provides congregations with a detailed overview of project management...
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Articles

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Sacred Spaces Innovative Places- Reimagining Church Property and Facilities as Assets
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This article, Sacred Spaces-Innovative Places, from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship,...
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6 Ways To Know If Your Church Is Overstaffed
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This article helps congregations evaluate staffing levels by offering six diagnostic...
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Steps to Planning and Preparing for Transformational Church Events (Part One of Two)
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In this article, author Parry Dalzell urges churches planning events and programs to...
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Organizations

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Ministry Architects
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This organization provides a wide variety of resources, such as coaching, workshops, and...
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Allender Center
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This organization provides congregational leaders with resources for mental health and...
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The Church Network
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This comprehensive administration website compiles vast resources covering multiple domains...
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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
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This four-hour PBS series, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., honors the Black Church as a...
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YOU Bible Study
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YOU is a Bible study curriculum for and by the urban and multicultural church. A ...
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Moving Church Volunteers from Burnout to Their Best Fit
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This video podcast episode from The Malphurs Group's Church Revitalization Podcast explains...
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Podcasts

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S8 E7: At The Center of Your Community
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Dr. Courtnye Lloyd joins John and Matt to share from her education and experience about...
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S5 E9: Hybrid Congregations: You Can Be in Two Places at Once
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Author and speaker Jason Moore joins McKenzie and Matt to talk about how congregations...
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S2 E1 Wisdom to Start Your New Year
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Aimee Laramore, lead consultant at AlLyd Solutions, joins Ben and Matt to discuss the...
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Pulpit AI
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This software helps congregational leaders streamline writing and communications by...
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OpenReel
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This software helps congregations create and share branded videos. OpenReel aims to...
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StreamYard
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This software helps congregations live stream and record worship services and other...
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Events

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Mental Health First Aid
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This training helps congregations respond effectively to people experiencing a mental...
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Finding Our Way Home Retreat for Religious Professionals of Color
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This event offers Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious professionals of color an...
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The Sanctuary Course (SANCTUARY Mental Health Ministries)
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This free online, small group study course through Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries is an...
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People

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Bailey, Marlon, PhD
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Dr. Marlon M. Bailey offers invaluable expertise to congregational leaders seeking to...
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Porras, Sixto
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This resource person is a speaker, author, and National Director in the Focus on the Family...
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Dr. Jessica Young Brown
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Dr. Jessica Brown helps congregations pursue wellness through coaching, individual therapy,...
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Periodicals

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MinistryTech Magazine
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Formerly Christian Computing Magazine, this free, monthly e-zine is for church staff and...
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RELEVANT Magazine
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Since 2002, RELEVANT Media Group has published RELEVANT magazine, intended to speak to...
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The Racial Equity Torch
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The Racial Equity Torch magazine contains stories of multicultural ministries in ethnically...
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