PRC - Practical Resources for Churches
Small Church
RECORDED WEBINARS
Mission Possible for the Small Church: Simplifying Leadership & Structure
Leader - Kay Kotan
Two More Small-Church Worship Strengths: Co-Creator Gifts & Widening the Word
Leader - Teresa J. Stewart
Two Small-Church Worship Strengths: Contact & Conversation
Leader - Teresa J. Stewart
Small Church Worship: Difference, Strengths, Advantage
Leader - Teresa J. Stewart
Cultivating Change in Small Towns and Rural Communities
Leader - Jon Anderson
Cultivating Change in Small Town and Rural Ministry Final (1)
Best Practices for Personnel Committees / HR Teams
Leaders - Patti Berner, Traci Smith
Best Practices for HR Teams - Slides
Transformation in Rural Communities
Leader - Katrina Pekich-Bundy
Transforming_Rural_Communities
Celebrating Smallness: Unleashing New Life through Collaborative Models of Mutuality
Leader: Lydia Kelsey Bucklin
What is mutual ministry
Mutual Ministry Annotated Bibliography
The New Normal - Hybrid Worship for Small Churches
Leader: Justin Bishop
Small Church Series: Reclaiming Rural Ministry
Leader: Allen T. Stanton
Small Church, Big Impact
Leader: Blake Bradford
Small Church Big Impact 2021
Small Church, Big Mission
Leader: Elizabeth Mae Magill
Small Church: Outreach Events Part 1
Leader: Kimberly Pope-Seiberling
PRC Outreach - Session 1
Small Church: Outreach Events Part 2
Leader: Kimberly Pope-Seiberling
egg schedule
Setup Captain Job Description
PRC Outreach - Session 2 (1)
Small Church Series: Websites
Leader: Eric Seiberling
Web Strategy for Small Churches
Faithfully Steering a Closing Church
Leader: Gail Cafferata
Small Church: Sunday School
Leader: Mary-Todd Peters
Small Church Series: Intergenerational Ministry
Leader: Liz Perraud
Small Church Series: Thriving Youth Ministry
Leader: Stephanie Caro
Small Church Series: Community Ministry
Leader: Joy Skegstad
Community Ministry in the Small Church
Small Church Series: How Part Time Ministry is Different - And What's Fair to Expect
Leader: G. Jeffrey MacDonald
New Questions for A New Day
Leader – Michelle Snyder, MDiv LCSW
New Questions for a New Day
Small Church Checkup: Assessing Your Church's Health and Creating a Treatment Plan
Leader: Kay Kotan
Rural Ministry Field Notes
Leader: Jonathan LeMaster-Smith
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CHURCH CONFLICT
Alban at Duke Divinity School
Blog posts about conflict are available here.
JustPeace UMC
JustPeace is the center for mediation and conflict transformation of The United Methodist Church. There are resources to purchase as well as free articles and videos. The booklet Engage Conflict Well is free to download.
Style Matters
Style Matters is an "easy-to-use, all-purpose learning tool about conflict resolution. It is research validated and the subject of several current studies"
CHURCH MEETINGS
Writing Minutes Like a Pro
This one page document comes from the ELCA website.
CHURCH SAFETY
Brotherhood Mutual
The Safety Library of the Brotherhood Mutual website offers free risk management articles, forms, videos, and publications.
What's Going Wrong in Your Church Building While You're Gone
This article discusses things to maintain when your church building is not being occupied such as heating and plumbing systems, roofs, etc.
CHURCH SIGNS
Sayings For Church Signs
This website has free church sign messages in a number of categories which were submitted by people from all over the world.
Church Sign Sayings
This Pinterest board has almost 200 pins of church signs with inspirational and humorous messages.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Theocademy
This website has faith formation materials for Presbyterians including high quality video series and study guides. There is curriculum for New Members classes, and training programs for Ruling Elders and Deacons, and Confirmation.
The Episcopal Christian Educator’s Handbook
This book is for anyone who teaches children, youth, or adults in a congregational setting. It includes handy forms, teaching tidbits, plus important information on "all things Episcopal", sprinkled with humor and advice on how to handle many of the situations that occur in a teaching setting.