A call to social action and spiritual vigor with a mission to create a more equitable and inclusive world by nurturing skillful justice advocacy and the depth to act on it.

Bearing Witness offers resources for supporting whistleblowers in the workplace, governmental agencies, and congregational settings.

The Small Churches Big Impact Collective shares best practices, ministry innovations, compensation concerns and more through their Facebook page, website and blog, and podcast.

Start With Why Summary

How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

By Simon Sinek

How Do You Know When It's Time to Go?

by Cindy Halvorson with Susan Miller

Part 1: Internal Factors

Part 2: External Factors

Find free curriculum, resources, and blog posts ranging from Setting up Kids Ministry Volunteers to Curriculum Adaptations [for] Kids with Special Needs to 5 Reasons Preschool Programming Is Not Childcare.

Jessica Guleth wonders, "What does it look like for the voices of our youth to be invited in, heard and included in the ways we do for adults? What needs adjusting in our minds and hearts to see and hear them as members?" in The Future of the Church Is Young.

Richard Rohr reflects on Cynthia Bourgeault's understanding of Jesus as a moshel moshelim, a teacher of wisdom, in A Seminary of Life.

Lewis Center for Church Leadership has a growing list of Covid-19-related resources on topics of Social Action, Stewardship, Technology, and Hospitality.

Share Rev. Julia's I Am Not Afraid. I Am Heartbroken with your congregation.

For Collard Girls is a journey, a conversation, and a podcast, that shares the unique, bold and beautiful narrative of womyn of color who are in spaces in the church, in the community, and in the world.

MennoMedia's ~ing Podcast hosts Rev. Dr. Dennis Edwards and Allison Maus discuss current issues in church leadership, growth, and community engagement with national church leaders.

shared That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief and Coping with Fatigue, Fear, and Panic During a Crisis

Leading with Imperfect Knowledge

Leaders today are faced with the challenge of deciding how to move forward with imperfect knowledge. Lewis Center Director Doug Powe says leaders must risk action when they have enough knowledge to head in the right direction. He outlines decision-making principles for situations when gathering all the data isn’t a realistic option.

Small Church Big Impact

How smaller congregations can use their unique giftedness to fulfill their mission.

Rev. Diane Shallue created Twelve Devotions for Ministry Teams & Committees as part of the Christian Education Network of the ELCA series, “Learning Strategies for the Life of Faith Initiative.” They were developed "to equip congregational leaders to find ways to love and serve the world in all that they do", are ecumenical in scope, and free to share with teams and leadership groups.

Engage the whole congregation in the conversation of pastoral care during quarantine, rostered leaders assisting area chaplains, etc.

Two Building Resilience webinars with accompanying downloadable handouts.

Bearing Witness offers resources for supporting whistleblowers in the workplace, governmental agencies, and congregational settings.

Lifelong Faith Training is Lifelong Faith's Free Video-Based Training to Guide for Leaders in 
Designing & Leading Faith Formation with All Ages & Generations

The Video Editing for Churches course will help you learn how to use editing tools like Adobe Rush and iMovie to create videos your members, newcomers, and others will want to see.

This is an open enrollment course.

The Faith+Lead Learning Lab is a place to listen, learn, innovate, and grow. Join other spiritual leaders in grappling with real-world challenges and discoveries of ministry in the 21st Century.

CONVERGENCE offers numerous leadership and community development webinars on-demand or in a cohort:

Learn more about Futures Literacy here.

Learn more about Convergence's Futures Literacy Labs here.

Coaching4Clergy offers:

• Asynchronous Coaching Foundations: add coaching to your skill-set as a congregational leader
• Online Semesters: receive necessary CEUs or move toward becoming a certified coach
• Mentor Coaching: participate in a cohort, learning and coaching with others

Convergence offers Executive Coaching for congregational leaders.

Opportunities for self-care, personal growth, new learning and more, include:

• Renewing Leadership: cohort-based facilitated group; includes a 360 assessment and a 1-on-1 coaching session
• UnMasking Discovery: A Journey of Identity, Voice, and Impact: examine the masks you’ve had, re-discover your authentic self, and create a new way of being in the world

• Conversations on Race: Changing Self, Changing Community, and Changing Systems.

Living Like They Believe is an online video study series on vocation and discipleship.

Church Pension Group offers Safeguarding Online - boundaries training for folks who work with children and youth; and Safeguarding People, which includes Training Resources and Model Policies & Resolutions.

 These insightful cards are an innovative and uniquely interactive way to learn about and apply the highly popular Enneagram personality model as you uncover your inner feelings, motives, and desires; nurture your empathy and compassion for others; and grow toward the best version of yourself.

Right Questions For Church Leaders, Volumes 1-4

Leaders do not need answers.
Leaders must have the right questions.

In the Works Series

This five-session series explores how Christians can be part of God’s mission in the world. Each title includes five inspiring daily readings for each week; five easy-to-use discussion guides (with activities, Bible study, and discussion activities); and follow-up action options to apply the study to real-world life.

Sessions include:

• How Do I Begin? Sharing Your Faith
• How Do I Make It Right? Doing Justice in a Broken World
• What Do I Do with My Life? Serving God through Work
• What Do I Owe? Managing the Gifts God Gives You
• Where Do I Come in? Joining God's Mission

PC(USA) Store curated a selection of books, downloadable studies, and curriculum programs

“More Church Leaders | Stronger Church Leaders” Video Tool Kit

Learn strategies to identify and support new leaders and build and maintain effective ministry teams.

Leading Like Nehemiah: Rebuilding Together

• Six-session video-based study curriculum
• key themes in Nehemiah’s witness
• inspire and guide today's faith leaders today
• accompanying Study and Discussion Guide

Serving with Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice

• Also available from Google eBook or Kindle.
• Rev. Wikstrom offers a two-part: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice Webinar from UUA Bookstore on Vimeo.
• Additional resources for this title are available free of charge.