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Download: Behind Closed Doors: Sally Morgenthaler's Story

PDF This downloadable packet from includes leadership wisdom from Sally Morgenthaler.

Download: Membership in the Congregation

The process of church membership can be a burden to sustain—classes, forms, information to update, and so forth. We've compiled a series of sample documents to ease the administrative load. Included are forms for explaining the process to prospective members, processing new candidates, and planning the membership class and worship service ceremony. Adapt these to fit your congregation!NOTE: You have permission to make up to 1,000 copies of this 37-page resource to be distributed in a church or educational setting.

Download: Youth Pastor

Youth pastors need help. They have to negotiate the trials of teenagers and the fears of parents, often with very limited ministry experience. Plus, it's easy for their work to become segregated from the rest of the church's ministry.Whether your youth pastor or leader is brand new or a long-time veteran, this 23-page training tool can help. Let the insights that we've pulled together here provide encouragement and direction for his or her ministry. NOTE: You have permission to make up to 1,000 copies of this resource to be distributed in a church or educational setting.

Download: A Personal Retreat

This downloadable packet from offers insightful, biblically based articles that will teach you the value of taking time away, as well as offer a wide range of practical tips and options to guide you in accomplishing it.

Download: Adult Education

Need help casting the vision for your church's adult Sunday school and education programs? Want to give your teachers clearer direction and tools to grow their skills?These descriptions and forms will help church administrators, pastors, and educators to document the different facets of adult education. With these pieces in place, your church can provide focus and power to every teachable moment, wherever it occurs. NOTE: You have permission to make up to 1,000 copies of this resource to be distributed in a church or educational setting.

Article: Church Planting Strategies

Some insights from veteran church planter Ed Stetzer.

Article: The Audacity of Dreams (free sample)

As leaders, our best dreams call people to live their faith in the midst of the watching world.

Article: Family-Friendly Habits (free sample)

Tips for helping your youth program help parents.

Article: How to Develop Leaders in Your Church

Fit each person’s unique gifts.

Article: More Than Just a Bible Study

Allow God's Word to transform lives as you study together.

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July 4, 2009

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