Training film focusing on group decision-making. Learn why group "consensus" is NOT always what it appears to be. Help inspire group members to voice their true opinions and prevent incorrect group decisions. Comes with leader's guide.

Appointive Process - Our Pastor Is Moving. Now What?, The

Type: VHS
Author: New England Conference, UMC

( Change , Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , Clergy , General , Pastoral Change , Pastoral Skills , Pastors )

2-part video from the New England Conference for the Staff-Parish Relations Committee. 1)The Appointive Process: Bishop Hassinger and many of the District Superintendents explain how decisions are made that result in the moving of pastors. Designed to help the SPRC members understand reasons for pastoral moves, and how various factors relate to the decision. 2) Our Pastor Is Moving. Now What? is a dramatization of the process of saying "good-bye" to your current pastor, and saying "hello" to a...

Ask Before You Hug - Sexual Harassment in the Church

Type: VHS
Author: United Methodist Church

( Abuse , Adult , Children , Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , General , Safe Sanctuaries , Youth )

Training video intended for use in local congregations. Presents 6 situations portraying a range of inappropriate behavior in church settings. Participants are offered tools to help identify sexual harassment and take steps to stop unwanted behavior. Assists church members to take additional steps to prevent sexual harassment in their congregations and ensure safety and hospitality in their churches. Comes with Study Guide.

Celebrate What's Right With The World

Type: VHS
Author: Jones, Dewitt

( Attitude , Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Growth , Church Renewal , Church Staff , General , Outreach , Team-Building , Visioning )

Narrated by Dewitt Jones of National Geographic, this video encourages us to make a conscious effort to celebrate what's right with the world. To create a vision and attitude that recognizes opportunities, unleashes creativity, and celebrates the good in life. (Excellent video for visioning and planning.) With leader's guide and workbook.

Day Care Personnel Management

Type: BOOK
Author: Travis and Perreault

( Church Staff , Day Care/Preschool , General , Leadership )

Presents information dealing with employer/employee relationships. Excellent blend of management theory and practical advice dealing with the real. Day-to-day issues in the life of a day care center.

Everyday Creativity

Type: VHS
Author: Jones, Dewitt

( Attitude , Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , General , Group Study , Inspiration , Leadership , Teacher Training , Teaching Aids , Team-Building , Training Volunteers )

About looking at the ordinary and seeing the extraordinary. Hosted by internationally known photo-journalist Dewitt Jones, it teaches us that we all have the ability to be more creative. Using inspirational stories and memorable locations this video will inspire you to be more creative in your everyday life. With leader's guide and workbook. One copy has Powerpoint CD Rom.

Goose Story, The

Type: VHS
Author: Division of Media Resources

( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , General , Group Study , Leadership , Team-Building )

Short video relating lessons we can learn from a flock of geese. Flying together makes the journey easier, when one leader gets tired, he falls back in the group and another takes his place, when 1 gets hurt, 2 more go down with him and stay with him until he's able to fly again or passes away. Lessons any group can use!

Guidelines: Pastor-Parish Relations

Type: BOOK
Author: Heavner, Betsey

( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Growth , Church Staff , General , Training Volunteers )

Supporting your pastor, staff, and congregation.

How To Make Quality Fail

Type: VHS
Author:

( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , General , Leadership , Team-Building , Training Volunteers )

Training film focusing on quality. Using humor, this film reveals the attitudes and pitfalls that can kill quality programs. Inspires new appreciation for quality and the need to make it succeed. Comes with leader's guide.

Job Descriptions & Leadership Training for Local Church Leaders

Type: KIT
Author: Hawkins, Thomas R.

( Children's Ministry , Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , General , Program Structure , Stewardship , Teacher Training , Training Volunteers )

The resource is intended for pastors and laity who are interested in strengthening their congregation's leadership. It provides 2 training models: a 1-session job orientation model, and a 4-session skill development model. This kit contains a leader booklet, and individual job description leaflets for all lay chairpersons, leaders, and committee members within the church.

Leading in the Spirit: A Guidebook for Learning Leaders in the Church

Type: VHS
Author: Bate, Barbara

( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Renewal , Church Staff , General , Leadership , Sunday School , Teacher Training , Teaching Aids )

A Guidebook for Learning Leaders in the Church. The four 15-min. video segments and guidebook are designed to be used together (individuals or groups). Explores new ways of understanding and experiencing spiritual leadership in the church. Discover how ministry led by the Spirit is possible when the gifts and visions of laity and clergy radiate into the world together.

Love & Profit - The Art of Caring Leadership

Type: VHS
Author: Autrey, James A.

( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , General , Leadership , Teacher Training , Teaching Aids , Training Volunteers )

Combines Autry's homespun storytelling with his thought provoking business poetry. You will find honesty, pain, and passion as he helps you understand what it means to really care about the people you serve. Shows the value and practical application of creating a caring environment where individuals are given the opportunity to thrive. With leader's guide and participant workbook.

Make a Difference You Can See: How to Plan for Ministry

Type: BOOK
Author: Magee and Burry, Ed.

( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , General , Laity , Leadership )

This book will help every lay leader (and pastors and staff) in your church establish more fruitful and satisfying ministries in their community and congregation. Learn how to plan a more effective ministry.

Power of Words, The

Type: VHS
Author:

( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , Communication , General , Leadership , Teacher Training , Team-Building , Training Volunteers )

Training film focusing on communication, diversity and teamwork. Thought provoking meeting opener for many uses. Inspires people to use ' Words of Power' in their communications.

Reducing the Risk Video and Packet

Type: VHS
Author: Church Law and Tax Report

( Abuse , Children , Church Staff , Crisis , General , Policy , Safe Sanctuaries , Sex Education )

Practical and valuable resource for training your church's leaders and workers to make your church a safe place for children. Kit comes with video, book, training manual, step-by-step workshop leader's guide, and workshop participant's guide. Helps your church develop and effective sexual abuse prevention program.

Safe Sanctuaries: Reducing the Risk of Abuse in the Church for Children and Youth

Type: BOOK
Author: Joy Thornburg Melton

( Abuse , Children , Children at Risk , Christian Education , Church , Church Life , Church Staff , Crisis , Sexual Abuse )

This ten year anniversary edition of the bestselling Safe Sanctuaries series brings together-in one volume- the transformative and foundational information found in the Melton’s previous two volumes. Safe Sanctuaries remains the only resource of its kind that offers the tools necessary to train leaders of the church to keep the children and youth safe. This volume is updated to include information on the growing concern around the internet and predators as well as a new section on vulnerable...

Shower of Stoles Project: Video and Booklet

Type: VHS
Author: Juillerat, Martha G.

( Church Staff , Clergy , General , Homosexuality , Pastors , Social Justice , Welcoming / Reaching Outside the Church )

Moving portrayal of the stoles and their stories. Created for adult & high school programs to foster group discussion, and with displays of the stoles. Tells how the project began and how it impacts the people it has touched over the past 7 years. Stories of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons of faith who have been barred from serving the church openly. Includes video, video study guide, and booklet, "So Great a Cloud of Witnesses."

Staff Screening Tool Kit: Building a Strong Foundation Through Careful Staffing

Type: BOOK
Author: Patterson, John C.

( Abuse , Children , Church Staff , General , Risk Management , Safe Sanctuaries , Youth )

Several thousand nonprofit and volunteer organizations have used the first edition of the Staff Screening Tool Kit for guidance on effective screening. Since the original Tool Kit was first published, changes have taken place that influence the screening process and govern access to records. Besides these issues, the second edition addresses the increased focus on official agency records as tools for staff screening, and features a state-by-state directory of agencies that maintain records...

Taking the High Road: a Guide to Effective and Legal Employment Practices for Nonprofits

Type: BOOK
Author: Hauge and Herman

( Abuse , Children , Church Staff , General , Risk Management , Safe Sanctuaries , Youth )

This book contains valuable information on developing sound, defensible employment practices that are practical as well as fair and compassionate. It has up-to-date information and advice on complying with the ADA, FMLA, Title VII and more. The book includes 27 sample policies and checklists, and 12 state-by-state comparisons of key employment laws.

Team Management and Evaluation

Type: VHS
Author: Pryor, Fred

( Church Admin/Leadership , Church Council , Church Staff , Communication , General , Leadership , Team-Building )

Video three will help you learn why feed back is a crucial part of team development, and establish criteria to evaluate the teams performance (10 examples are given). Learn how to evaluate both the team and it's procedures.

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