Resource Hub
Guides, tools, and examples for church communication, administration, evangelism, and stewardship. Pick an area, narrow by topic, or search.
Staff Care & Well-Being
Practical ways to care for the people who do the work of the church: rest and boundaries, mental health and burnout, faith and vocation, and each denomination’s counseling and wellness benefits.
Congregation Profiles for Pastor Searches
What goes into the profile a congregation prepares for a pastor search, with each tradition’s version (Episcopal parish profile, PC(USA) MIF, ELCA Ministry Site Profile, UMC church profile) and examples.
Job Descriptions
Sample job descriptions for church and regional (diocese, presbytery, synod, conference) administrators and communicators, full-time and part-time.
National Church Assemblies
Dates, news and records for each denomination’s national assembly: the Episcopal General Convention, PC(USA) General Assembly, ELCA Churchwide Assembly and UMC General Conference.
Church Audit Preparation
Checklists, policies, and a CPA-led workshop to help your church prepare for its annual audit.
Emergency Planning
A checklist for planning ahead so your church’s communication, administration, and buildings keep running through emergencies and unexpected absences.
Employee Onboarding/Offboarding
A checklist to help set new church employees up for success and make sure no critical steps are missed.
Employee Handbooks
Example church and regional employee handbooks, plus denominational guidance, to use as models when writing or updating your own.
Letters of Transfer
Sample membership transfer forms, and how transfers work in Episcopal, PC(USA), ELCA and UMC congregations.
Gun Violence Resources
Litanies, liturgical resources, and denominational statements (Episcopal, PC(USA), ELCA and UMC) for responding to gun violence.
Crisis Communications
Guides, sample press releases, and toolkits to help your church prepare for and communicate during a crisis.
Press/Media Releases
Guides to formatting and writing an effective press release for your church or ministry.
Demographics
How to research and interpret your community’s demographics, with free data sources and congregational statistics from the Episcopal Church, PC(USA), ELCA and UMC.
Vacation Bible School
Why Vacation Bible School is a valuable outreach program for churches, plus a roundup of VBS curricula.
Secret Church Shoppers
How to use a secret church shopper to see your hospitality through a newcomer’s eyes, with a sample survey and audit checklist.
Photo Directories
Why a church photo directory matters, how to create a digital directory in-house, and online directory services to consider.
Blessing of the Animals
Ideas and liturgical resources for a St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals service, including a Spanish-language service.
Blue Christmas
What Blue Christmas and Longest Night services are, with a complete service from Discipleship Ministries and example bulletins.