
Focus your parish on growing in love of God and neighbor.
"Too often the church relies on anecdotal information to evaluate impact. How do we really know people are growing as Christians and that we are making a lasting difference in their lives? RenewalWorks provides a perfect blend of research rigor and contextual program flexibility to provide substantial and creative support to congregations and their leaders. What we learned from the data reports inspired and improved our program implementation...participating congregations acquired the confidence to address their spiritual longings directly and new appreciation for their distinct gifts in being church where they are planted."
Lisa Kimball, Ph.D.
Vice President for Lifelong Learning, Virginia Theological Seminary
Blog
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A Chance to Look Under the Hood
This week’s post was written by The Reverend Maureen Martin, Associate for Parish Life and Community Engagement at Christ Episcopal Church in Grosse Pointe Fams MI. Maureen recently led her…
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Monday Matters: Ah, Wilderness
Psalm 107:1-9, 43 1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his mercy endures for ever. 2 Let all those whom the Lord has redeemed proclaim that…
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Monday Matters: On purpose
Psalm 138 1 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing your praise. 2 I will bow down toward your…
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Awakening the Lay to their Role as Spiritual Leaders
In the book, Signs of Life, author and RenewalWorks founder Jay Sidebotham discusses the best practice principles that emerged from RenewalWorks data on the most spiritually vital congregations. These congregations,…