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.

This PDF file gives resources for congregational change: General Transitions; Opening a Congregation; Clustering; Merging; Amalgamating; Resizing; Renewing and Closing.

This chart compares a variety of books, surveys and other congregational development tools.

This PDF contains a brief summary of the transtheoretical model of Dr.

This PDF contains a liturgy for your congregation to participate in Earth Hour 2009.

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.

Take advantage of this attractive colour resource and enrich your ministry to families, children and youth!

How to use this resource:

This PDF contains ideas for intergenerational activities for congregations. From For Leaders, August 2006.

This PDF contains ideas for congregations that want to hold a Major Community Sunday. The resource explains:

This PDF contains activities to add to the baptism of the infants in your congregation. From Equip, August 2006.

This PDF contains an introduction to and general information about Presbyterians and The Presbyterian Church in Canada. Following is a chapter listing:

Presbyterians Have a Long History

An Ecological Mission Learning /Sharing Experience for Children and Youth

This PDF contains a list of resources that help explain the idea of the 'emerging church'. From Equipping, February 2008.

Is your church “healthy”? How so?

Does it have the potential to grow to greater health? In what ways?

Does it really matter if it’s healthy? Why?

This PDF contains an application form for the Creative Ministry with Children and Youth Fund of The Presbyterian Church in Canada.

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.

This PDF contains helpful information about ministry in small church contexts.

From Equip, November 2002.

This PDF contains four ways to ways to revitalize the women’s organizations or other groups in your church.

This PDF includes a template for starting a congregational prayer chain. From Equip, February 2007.