Resource Hub 2025

Written By Ministry Forum

This summer, the Ministry Forum Resource Hub will surpass 200 curated resources—and that’s something worth celebrating.

The Resource Hub has one simple goal: to equip ministry leaders with tools that are practical, diverse, and accessible. Whether your focus is pastoral care, youth work, administration, or preaching we want the Resource Hub to meet you where you are.

We know ministry is demanding, and time is precious. Often, we stick with what we already know—not because we don’t want to grow, but because there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to explore what’s out there. That’s where we come in. Our team works hard each moth to explore resources new and classic resources that leaders are looking for so you can come to one centralized place to find what you need quickly.

You can browse by category—like Preaching, Children’s Ministry, Digital Ministry, or LGBTQI2S+ Inclusion—or use the search function to quickly find what you need. And if you’ve found something transformative in your ministry setting, we’d love to hear about it.

The Hub is always evolving. It’s built by and for leaders like you!

Explore the Resource Hub Here: https://ministryforum.ca/resource-hub

Some of our latest additions:

Featured
Practicing The Way
Prayer, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship, Podcast
Practicing The Way
Prayer, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship, Podcast

Practicing the Way is a free set of tools and courses that helps people build a sustainable prayer and devotional life by practicing the habits of Jesus—without the pressure, noise, or “one more thing” energy of the Christian marketplace.

Prayer, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship, Podcast
Canadian Institute For Empirical Research
Research & Data
Canadian Institute For Empirical Research
Research & Data

CIECR is a Canadian-based church research institute offering data, tools, and insights that help leaders understand what is actually happening in churches across Canada and make more grounded, informed decisions.

Research & Data
Living The Questions
Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
Living The Questions
Spiritual Formation and Discipleship

Living the Questions offers video-based curriculum for congregations and groups looking to explore Christianity in a more open, thoughtful, and relational way, especially for people wrestling with faith, doubt, and belonging.

Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
Geeze Magazine
Social Justice and Ethics, Creative Ministries
Geeze Magazine
Social Justice and Ethics, Creative Ministries

Geez is a nonprofit, ad-free print magazine exploring faith, justice, art, and activism for people on the edges of church life. It offers thoughtful storytelling and prophetic imagination that helps leaders engage questions of justice, culture, and faith beyond institutional church language.

Social Justice and Ethics, Creative Ministries
Homebrewed Christianity
Podcast, Theological Education
Homebrewed Christianity
Podcast, Theological Education

Homebrewed Christianity is a long-running podcast and theology platform hosted by Tripp Fuller that brings serious theological conversation into accessible, curious, and often playful dialogue. Through interviews, panels, and audio essays, the show explores faith, scripture, politics, culture, and the church’s public witness—especially from progressive, ecumenical, and academically informed perspectives. It’s a practical resource for ministry leaders who want help thinking theologically about real-world issues without pretending the questions are easy or the answers are settled.

Podcast, Theological Education
Storybrand
Storytelling, Fundraising
Storybrand
Storytelling, Fundraising

StoryBrand is a practical framework for clarifying how an organization talks about who it is and why it matters. For churches, it can be especially helpful in naming congregational identity, telling faith stories clearly, and communicating purpose without relying on vague or overused church language. The process helps leaders articulate who their community is in their context and carry that clarity into preaching, storytelling, websites, and printed materials.

Storytelling, Fundraising
Pew Research
Research & Data
Pew Research
Research & Data

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan research organization that produces reliable data on religion, culture, politics, and social trends shaping public life. For ministry leaders, it functions as a reality check—offering well-researched insight into what people believe, how those beliefs are changing, and how faith intersects with wider cultural shifts. Pew doesn’t tell you what to think or do, but it gives you solid information to help you interpret your context more clearly and make better-informed decisions in preaching, teaching, and leadership.

Research & Data
Faith Today Magazine & Podcast
Canadian Church, Podcast
Faith Today Magazine & Podcast
Canadian Church, Podcast

Faith Today is a long-standing Canadian magazine and podcast offering thoughtful journalism, analysis, and conversations about Christian life, ministry, and culture in Canada, with a particular lens on evangelical communities.

Canadian Church, Podcast
Worship 101: A Guide to Planning and Leading
Preaching and Sermon Preparation, Music Ministry and Worship Planning, Lay Leadership
Worship 101: A Guide to Planning and Leading
Preaching and Sermon Preparation, Music Ministry and Worship Planning, Lay Leadership

Worship 101 is a practical and encouraging guide for anyone asked to lead worship — especially lay leaders and those without formal training. Written by Anne Miller and published through Seeds of Grace Resources in partnership with Knox College’s Centre for Lifelong Learning, the resource helps worship leaders understand the flow, purpose, and spirit of Christian worship. It offers theological grounding, practical tools, and reproducible checklists to make planning and leading services both approachable and Spirit-led.

Preaching and Sermon Preparation, Music Ministry and Worship Planning, Lay Leadership
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Pastoral Care and Counselling
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Pastoral Care and Counselling

Canadian Virtual Hospice is Canada’s leading online hub for compassionate, evidence-informed support related to serious illness, palliative care, death, and grief. It offers free tools, videos, and learning modules created with people who have lived experience, alongside clinicians, spiritual care providers, and researchers. From practical caregiving guidance to culturally responsive resources and specialized grief supports for all ages, the platform equips individuals, families, and ministry leaders with reliable information they can trust—anytime, anywhere.

Pastoral Care and Counselling
MyGrief.ca
Pastoral Care and Counselling
MyGrief.ca
Pastoral Care and Counselling

Canadian Virtual Hospice offers a suite of free, compassionate grief-support platforms for all ages: MyGrief.ca for adults, KidsGrief.ca for parents and educators, and YouthGrief.ca for teens and young adults. Developed by grief specialists and those with lived experience, these resources offer clear guidance, real stories, and practical tools to help people understand grief and find steady footing after loss. Ministry leaders, caregivers, and educators can use these modules to support families, equip volunteers, and create informed, caring environments for people navigating one of life’s hardest seasons.

Pastoral Care and Counselling
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association

The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association is the national voice for equitable, high-quality hospice palliative care in Canada. Their website offers practical, accessible resources on grief, caregiving, pediatric palliative care, plain-language guides, policy tools, and public courses like Last Aid—making it a valuable support for families, caregivers, ministry leaders, and communities.

Children’s Grief Foundation
Pastoral Care and Counselling
Children’s Grief Foundation
Pastoral Care and Counselling

The Children’s Grief Foundation of Canada supports the “forgotten mourners”—children grieving the loss of a loved one. Their site offers practical, free resources to help adults talk with kids about death and grief, plus grants and national initiatives that strengthen bereavement care across Canada.

Pastoral Care and Counselling
Soultime
Soultime

Soultime is a Christian meditation app offering guided practices for stress, anxiety, sleep, and spiritual formation. A brief questionnaire creates a personalized plan and report, then curates meditations, Scripture readings, music, and sleep stories. Built for everyday use, it also includes an optional “Soultime with Friends” feature to invite up to three trusted friends to check in when your mood tracker suggests you might need support.

Contemplative Outreach
Prayer, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
Contemplative Outreach
Prayer, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship

Contemplative Outreach is a global spiritual network of individuals and faith communities dedicated to living the contemplative dimension of the Gospel through the practice of Centering Prayer and other contemplative disciplines. Rooted in the teaching of Father Thomas Keating, this international, interdenominational community offers formation, resources, and gatherings that help deepen one’s relationship with God and embody divine transformation in daily life.

Prayer, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
First Nations New Testament
Bible
First Nations New Testament
Bible

The FNV is a faithful re-voicing of the gospel, rich with cultural idioms, relational nuance, and a storytelling rhythm that honours the oral traditions of many First Nations communities. It’s deeply grounded in the text, theologically thoughtful, and beautifully expressed. You’ll hear Jesus referred to as Creator Sets Free, God as Great Spirit, and followers of Jesus as the Sacred Family—language that resonates with Indigenous imagery while remaining true to the message of the New Testament.

Bible
Taizé
Prayer
Taizé
Prayer

The Taizé Community in France is an ecumenical Christian community devoted to prayer, simplicity, and unity among believers. Known for its meditative music, silence, and Scripture readings, Taizé invites people worldwide to encounter God through peace-filled rhythms of worship and reflection. Online, the community offers daily prayers, Bible readings, and live worship streams, making its contemplative practice accessible to individuals and congregations everywhere.

Prayer
Called To Serve
Podcast
Called To Serve
Podcast

Called to Serve is both a podcast and a research initiative sharing the stories of ordained Atlantic Baptist women from 1954 to today. Hosted by a team based at Acadia Divinity College in Nova Scotia, the project preserves and celebrates the lived experiences of women in ministry — their callings, challenges, and contributions to the church across seven decades. Now in its sixth season, Called to Serve continues to inspire listeners and foster understanding of women’s leadership in the Baptist tradition, with a forthcoming book expanding on these narratives.

Podcast
Transitional Ministry Pathways
Interim Leadership
Transitional Ministry Pathways
Interim Leadership

Transitional Ministry Pathways (TMP), offered through the School of Global Citizenry, provides pastors and church leaders with specialized training in transitional and interim ministry. Through synchronous certification courses, continuing cohorts, and upcoming electives, TMP equips leaders to guide congregations through change with theological depth, system awareness, and practical leadership skills.

Interim Leadership
Curious Faith
Children's Ministry, Parents, Intergenerational, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
Curious Faith
Children's Ministry, Parents, Intergenerational, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship

Curious Faith Media offers compassionate, inclusive, and curiosity-driven resources to help families grow together in faith. Through articles, podcasts, videos, and activity prompts for both adults and kids, it equips parents to lead spiritual conversations at home while exploring the depth and diversity of the Christian tradition without judgment or rigid formulas.

Children's Ministry, Parents, Intergenerational, Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
God’s Stories Book
Children's Ministry, Bible Study
God’s Stories Book
Children's Ministry, Bible Study

God’s Stories: As Told By God’s Children is a radically inclusive, scholarship-informed storybook Bible available in both children’s and adults’ editions. Created by The Bible for Normal People, it blends engaging storytelling with accessible biblical scholarship, inviting readers of all ages to explore the Bible’s beauty, complexity, and many voices while encouraging curiosity, questions, and open conversation.

Children's Ministry, Bible Study
& Campaign
Social Justice and Ethics
& Campaign
Social Justice and Ethics

The AND Campaign provides a biblical framework for civic engagement, equipping Christians to navigate politics with both compassion and conviction. Through training, local initiatives, and accessible resources, it helps pastors, students, and public servants rise above partisan divides and model Christ-centered unity in the public square.

Social Justice and Ethics
The Stewardship Coach
Finance, Fundraising, Stewardship
The Stewardship Coach
Finance, Fundraising, Stewardship

Lee Jenkins’ The Stewardship Coach Instagram offers short, practical ideas to help you think and talk about money in ways that connect stewardship to mission rather than fundraising. It’s a quick, accessible source of weekly inspiration for both personal financial habits and church leadership conversations.

Finance, Fundraising, Stewardship
Black Liturgies
Music Ministry and Worship Planning, Social Justice and Ethics, Anti-Racism, Liturgy
Black Liturgies
Music Ministry and Worship Planning, Social Justice and Ethics, Anti-Racism, Liturgy

Black Liturgies is a contemplative spiritual resource created by writer Cole Arthur Riley, weaving together prayers, poetry, and meditations rooted in the Black experience. Drawing from a deep well of Black literature, Christian tradition, and embodied spirituality, Riley offers a space for rest, justice, wonder, and belonging. Through her book, social media presence, and ongoing Patreon community, she curates liturgies that honour both beauty and lament, inviting individuals and communities to engage in practices that are honest, inclusive, and healing.

Music Ministry and Worship Planning, Social Justice and Ethics, Anti-Racism, Liturgy
Beloved Arise
Affirmation and 2SLGMTQI+
Beloved Arise
Affirmation and 2SLGMTQI+

Beloved Arise is dedicated to empowering LGBTQIA+ youth to embrace both their faith and their queer identity. Through community-building, affirming resources, leadership programs, and national awareness campaigns, it creates safe spaces for young people of all faith traditions to belong, believe, and be loved—just as they are.

Affirmation and 2SLGMTQI+
The Bible Project Podcast
Bible, Podcast
The Bible Project Podcast
Bible, Podcast

The BibleProject Podcast, hosted by Tim Mackie and Jon Collins, takes listeners deep into the biblical theology behind BibleProject’s videos and series. Through rich, accessible conversations, it explores the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus—unpacking themes, books, and difficult questions in a way that blends scholarship with approachable storytelling.

Bible, Podcast
BE THE CHURCH
Renewal
BE THE CHURCH
Renewal

Be The Church is a ministry initiative designed to address the leadership crisis in the modern church by equipping pastors, developing lay leaders, and fostering a culture of multiplication. Through coaching cohorts, leadership training, strategic resources, and Multiplication Centers, it helps churches regain health, clarity, and Kingdom focus. The goal: 1,000 healthy, multiplying churches that transform 1 million lives with the gospel.

Renewal
Pray As You Go
Prayer
Pray As You Go
Prayer

Pray As You Go is a website and mobile app that provides daily audio prayer experiences to help individuals connect with God through scripture, music, and reflective prompts. Developed by Jesuits in Britain, this free resource provides 10–13 minute meditations rooted in Ignatian spirituality, allowing users to pause, reflect, and pray wherever they are—whether commuting, walking, or seeking stillness.

Prayer
Holy Post Podcast
Podcast, Youth Ministry
Holy Post Podcast
Podcast, Youth Ministry

Holy Post Media creates podcasts, videos, and articles that help Christians thoughtfully engage with faith, culture, and current events. Launched by Phil Vischer (VeggieTales) and Skye Jethani, this multimedia ministry offers smart, theologically grounded content with a generous dose of humour and hope. Holy Post is committed to historic Christian beliefs, curious exploration, and loving engagement with the world.

Podcast, Youth Ministry
Teachers Pay Teachers
Children's Ministry
Teachers Pay Teachers
Children's Ministry

Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a trusted global platform where educators share downloadable resources for nearly every subject and age group. Among its millions of listings, ministry leaders can find a wide range of Christian education tools including Bible lessons, Sunday school curriculum, VBS activities, and lectionary-based materials. Content is created by real teachers and priced affordably—or even free.

Children's Ministry
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