Websites and Denominational Resources
for Small Churches
American Baptist Churches (U.S.A.)
http://www.abc-usa.org/
Strategies to Move the Small Church Forward: A Workshop by Anthony G. Pappas
http://www.nationalministries.org/resources/church_life_leadership/wcll08_Small_Church_Strategies.pdf
Christian Reformed Church (CRC)
“Kid Connection” children’s church school and mid-week curriculum for small churches.
http://www.kidconnectiononline.org/
The Episcopal Church
Center for Ministry in Small Churches – Sewanee Theological Seminary - The Rev.
Susanna Metz, Director - cmsc@sewanee.edu - 335 Tennessee Avenue,
Sewanee, TN 37383-0001; Primary Phone: (800) 722-1974
Small Membership Church page - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/smallchurch.htm lots of links to articles on this site
Small Church Ministry blog - http://smallepiscopalchurch.blogspot.com/
“Start Up! Start Over!” Conferences (a church growth seminar with a small church
track) - http://www.episcopalchurch.org/startup.htm?menupage=51119
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
A Compilation of Rural Ministries Resources – downloadable (151 pages)
http://www.elca.org/rural/resources/worshipresources.html
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Small Church Ministry Network
http://www.pcusa.org/smallchurch/resources.htm
Order from Presbyterian Distribution Services on the website or call 1-800524-2612
Beyond Survival: Revitalizing the Small Church, James E. Cushman – $3.00 - PDS
#30590110
Building Your Own Model for Cooperative Ministry: A Bible Study Process, Carl Geores
– $3.00 – PDS #30593923
Commissioned Lay Pastor Resource Book – $7.50 – PDS #7221303003
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Cooperative Parish Manual – $3.00 – PDS #30593921
Evangelism in the Small Church, James E. Cushman – $4.00 – PDS #7231204001
How to Be an Effective Advocate: Making Our Voices Heard! – FREE and one copy
may be downloaded from the website – PDS #7282206001
Living the Vision – Metropolitan and Urban Ministry – FREE – PDS #7231303001
Living the Vision: Rural Ministry – Church and Community – FREE – PDS #7230900001
Living the Vision: Small Church Ministry – FREE – PDS #7230800002
New Times, New Call – A Manual of Pastoral Options for Small Churches – $4.00 –
PDS #7231203001
Vital Signs of Urban Congregations – FREE (plus shipping) – PDS #72344-06-001
United Church of Canada
Order from United Church Resource Distribution – 1-800-288-7365
Alive and Well: Renewed Purpose for Healthier Congregations – $6.95 – UCRD
Product #CH10219
Article from Gathering: Summer/Autumn 2007 – “Valuing Small Congregations”
http://www.united- church.ca/gathering/2007/sa/worshipdesk.shtm
Innovative Congregations: Models of Churches Meeting the Challenge of
Transformation – $19.95 – Product #500000028
Reaching Out: Stories of Congregational Outreach in the United Church of Canada $19.95 – Product #500000152
United Church of Christ
Evangelism Ministry Team consultations http://www.ucc.org/evangelism/whatwecando.htm
United Methodist Church
General Board of Discipleship – has a great section on Small Church Ministry with
resources and papers – www.gbod.org/membership/
MUSIC TRAINING (Bill Roberts)
www.lpm-online.org
The Leadership Program for Musicians offers training, particularly for people from
small parishes, that equip musicians to do their jobs with competence and confidence.
Participants work through a comprehensive curriculum that includes such areas as
hymnody, choral conducting, organ, guitar, piano, voice, and liturgy.
MUSIC FOR CHOIRS
www.sjmp.org
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St. James Music Press makes available twice a year CD-Roms that contain dozens
choral anthems that may be reproduced legally on your church's copy machine. By
paying a $79 fee, you are given permission to make as many copies as you wish of any or
all of the titles in each issue. This is an especially attractive alternative for small
parishes.
SPIRITUALITY RESOURCES (Steve Shussett)
http://www.gracecathedral.org/labyrinth/interactions/index.shtml (on-line finger
labyrinth)
http://www.labyrinthonline.com/ -- On-line finger labyrinth
http://www.valyermo.com/ld-art.html -- Introduction to lectio divina
http://www.practicingourfaith.org/ -- Practicing Our Faith
http://www.prayerwindows.com/ -- Praying with Art
http://www.sdiworld.org/ -- Spiritual Directors International (to find a spiritual director)
http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/index.php -- Virtual Jerusalem
http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/hajj/ -- Islamicity
about Judaism
about Islam
http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/site/PageServer -- Contemplative Outreach
(Centering Prayer)
http://www.henrinouwen.org/ -- Henri Nouwen
http://www.merton.org/ -- Thomas Merton
http://www.wccm.org -- World Community for Christian Meditation
http://www.pcusa.org/spiritualformation/ -- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of
Spiritual Formation and access to Hungryhearts
http://www.pcusa.org/theology/ -- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Theology,
Worship, and Christian Education
http://www.pcusa.org/pastorselders/ -- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Company of
Pastors and Order of Elders
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