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Congregational development

Downloadable Resource
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.

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Church Matters: A Board of Managers Handbook

Posted March 2nd, 2010

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.

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Chart Comparing Tools for Congregational Development

Posted June 15th, 2009

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

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Prochaska's Transtheoretical Model: A brief summary by Rev. Peter Coutts

Posted March 16th, 2009

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

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Earth Hour 2009: Liturgical Resource for Congregations

Posted February 5th, 2009

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

Online Video Resource
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.