Journeys to the Well: An Ecumenical Devotional Towards Anti-Racism
Journeys to the Well is a unique devotional designed to help Jesus followers engage deeply with the call to anti-racism through faith, scripture, and personal reflection. Developed by an ecumenical team from the Canadian Council of Churches, this collection offers diverse voices and experiences from across denominational and cultural backgrounds. The devotional reflects the belief that racism is not just a social issue but a theological one, calling Christians to prayer, repentance, and action in the pursuit of justice.
The Starfish and the Spirit: Unleashing the Leadership Potential of Churches and Organizations
The Starfish and the Spirit: Unleashing the Leadership Potential of Churches and Organizations by Lance Ford, Rob Wegner, and Alan Hirsch explores decentralized leadership models for church organizations.
Unfundamentalist/Progressive Children's Ministry
A Facebook group for any persons in Children's Ministry who are committed to Children's Ministry in a faith that isn't hierarchical, controlling and fundamentalist.
ChMeetings
ChMeetings is a church management software designed to streamline administrative tasks and enhance community engagement. It offers a suite of features to meet the diverse needs of churches.
Planning Center
Planning Center is a church management software designed to streamline operations and improve engagement across ministries. It offers a suite of integrated applications, allowing churches to manage people, worship services, small groups, giving, check-ins, event registrations, facilities scheduling, and communications efficiently.
Faithward
Faithward provides resources and inspiration to deepen faith and fellowship. The name “Faithward” reflects this mission—combining faith and forward movement. Rooted in the Reformed tradition through its connection to the Reformed Church in America, the platform offers a broadly Reformed theological perspective. However, its resources are designed to support Christians from various backgrounds, encouraging spiritual growth and re-imagining the role of the church in today’s world.
ChurchTrac
ChurchTrac is an all-in-one church management platform designed to streamline administrative tasks, including member management, attendance tracking, donation tracking, and worship planning. With built-in communication tools, a free church website, and online giving options, it helps churches stay organized and focused on ministry.
GrowChurch
GrowChurch is a comprehensive platform dedicated to equipping church leaders with practical tools and strategies to foster both personal and congregational growth.
CharityTracker
Charity Tracker is a cloud-based case management software designed to assist nonprofits, churches, and community service organizations in managing client assistance, tracking progress, and fostering collaboration. Key features include client intake and management, allowing users to record demographic data, manage assistance records, and set individualized goals for clients.
Gloo
Gloo is a comprehensive platform designed to empower church leaders and organizations by enhancing community engagement and providing useful insights. One of its standout features is Gloo Messaging, which offers up to 10,000 free message credits monthly, enabling churches to communicate effectively with their congregations through broadcast text blasts, individual messages, and prayer request gathering.
Text in Church
Text In Church is a communication platform tailored to enhance engagement between churches and their congregations. It offers two-way communication enabling churches to send and receive text messages, facilitating meaningful conversations and relationship building. The platform supports multi-channel communication allowing outreach through text messaging, email, and phone calls to ensure messages reach members via their preferred channels.
Churchteams
Churchteams is a comprehensive church management software designed to streamline administrative tasks and enhance community engagement.
Center for Church Renewal
The Center for Church Renewal helps in revitalizing churches and supporting leaders in their renewal journeys. They offer a free church health assessment to help you evaluate your congregation's current state and identify areas for growth.
Lifeway Research
Lifeway Research assists and equips church leaders with insight and advice that will lead to greater levels of church health and effectiveness. Frequent surveys on today’s church and culture demonstrate our knowledge of the dynamics of ministry today and our understanding of the realities of the culture we live in.
Bless Every Home
Bless every home offers a platform designed to help individuals and churches spread Christ’s love in their communities. Through its BLESS practices— which stands for Begin with Prayer, Listen, Eat, Serve, and Share your Story—users can build meaningful connections with neighbors.
ProPresenter
ProPresenter is a live production and presentation software designed to enhance the quality and efficiency of live events. Its interface allows users to make real-time edits, such as adding videos, images, and audio files to slides during presentations, allowing for seamless delivery without interruptions. The software's multi-screen management capability enables the handling of multiple displays, allowing for different content layouts on each screen or mirroring the main presentation across all screens, supporting up to eight unique outputs. ProPresenter offers broadcast-quality outputs, including separate key/fill outputs suitable for broadcast CG applications, ensuring high-quality visual presentations.
NextAfter Institute
NextAfter Institute is the training arm of NextAfter, an online fundraising research lab and consultancy focused on helping nonprofits acquire more donors and grow their revenue in order to increase impact and grow generosity.
The Church Network
Whether you’re a church administrator, pastor, or volunteer leader, TCN is a valuable resource for navigating the complex responsibilities of church leadership with confidence and professionalism.
Greater Ontario House of Prayer (GOHOP)
The Greater Ontario House of Prayer (GOHOP) is a praying community in Hamilton, Ontario, dedicated to cultivating deep spiritual rhythms of prayer, discipleship, and mission. As part of the global 24-7 Prayer movement, GOHOP exists to serve and equip the Church by fostering personal and corporate prayer expressions that unite believers across denominations.