Resources
Websites:
Connect Discipleship Ministries
Check out CDM for lots of resources and opportunities to connect, for leaders, professionals and volunteers in all kinds of church-based ministries. Each type of ministry has it's own "Ministry Toolbox," filled with commonly used tools and templates, so we don't have to reinvent every wheel.
Besides training pastors, counselors and other ministry pros, Covenant offers a number of their semester-long classes, at no charge. What's not to love! If you're considering seminary or just want to learn more about a particular topic in ministry or theology, sign up under the "Resources" tab and you'll gain access to a crazy amount of content.
Subscribe, (at no cost!), to receive a quarterly magazine, exploring current topics in faith and life, or check out the wealth of articles available on the site.
Celebrate Kids equips adults to understand and value children and teens and help foster their growth.
Stewards of Children is award winning prevention training for organizations and individuals in child protection, including concrete steps to keep children safe.
Books:
Education
Show Them Jesus by Jack Klumenhower
Teaching to Change Lives by Howard Hendricks
Leadership
Leaders Eat Last & Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Leadership on the Line by Heifetz & Linskey
Good to Great, Great by Choice & Built to Last by Jim Collins
When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert
Life
Boundaries by Cloud & Townsend
Generational IQ & Sticking Points by Hadyn Shaw
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Rising Strong & Daring Greatly by Brene Brown
Quiet by Susan Cain
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoffer
Calling/Work
The Call by Os Guiness
48 Days to the Work You Love & No More Dreaded Mondays by Dan Miller
Do Over, Quitter, Start & Finish by Jon Acuff
Children/Youth
Big Questions, Worthy Dreams by Sharon Daloz Parks
The Child Safeguarding Guide by Boz Tchividjian & ShiraBerkovits
Faithful Protection by Beth Hart & Mike Solan
Screens & Teens by Kathy Koch
Sticky Faith by Powell & Clark
Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace