Congregations in Transition (revised and updated, April 2011)
Posted April 4th, 2011
This PDF file gives resources for congregational change: General Transitions; Opening a Congregation; Clustering; Merging; Amalgamating; Resizing; Renewing and Closing.
This PDF contains Church Matters: A Board of Managers Handbook, written primarily for members of the board of managers to help them understand their work in the church.
The Vine: Connecting people, places and programs (promotional video)
Posted November 13th, 2008
The Vine is a national access centre for The Presbyterian Church in Canada providing prompt information and resource support to lay people and clergy on a wide variety of topics.
Contents include: Forward Thinking: A Quick-Start Process for Congregational Visioning; Session Starters: Who Are We to Make Decisions for the Congregation? From For Elders, August 2007.
Contents include: Healthy Church Development Workshop; Session Starters: Theology of Polity: Law and Order, Theology of Polity: Christocracy or Democracy. From For Elders, November 2006.
Contents include: an introduction to the Called to Covenant resource, which concerns the ministry of crisis intervention and the role of presbyteries; a list of print resources about congregational co
Contents include: Pastoral Care and Ways of Visiting (Session Starter #4); A Vision Statement for your Congregation/Ministry. From For Elders, August 2005.