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As you look beyond the current economic recession on the road to recovery, this special series of on demand webinars are timely and immediate resources to help your congregation discuss its challenges and opportunities, identify its assets, and focus on the future. Registering for each of these webinars gives you unlimited access for 90 days.

COST	Topic
FREE	Framing the Times We're In: What's at Stake for Congregations? Presenters: James P. Wind, President of the Alban Institute, and William G. Enright, Director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving (... full description.)
$19.95	Talking about Money, Like It or Not Presenters: Richard Klopp, Associate Director, Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, and Don House, Council of Economic Advisors, General Council on Finance and Administration, The United Methodist Church (... full description.)
$19.95	Stewardship in Lean Times Presenters: Pamela Wesley Gomez, Director of Development and External Church Affairs at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and Dan Hotchkiss, Senior Consultant, The Alban Institute (... full description).
$19.95	Staff Anxieties in a Changing Economy Presenters: Susan Beaumont, Senior Consultant, The Alban Institute, and Richard Bruesehoff, Director for Lifelong Learning, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (... full description).
$19.95	Moving from Financial Survival to Missional Focus Presenters: Diana Butler Bass, Author of Christianity for the Rest of Us and A People’s History of Christianity, and Graham Standish, pastor of Calvin Presbyterian Church, Zelienople, PA, and author of Becoming a Blessed Church (... full description).
$19.95	Getting Your Congregation Ready for an Economic Rebound Presenters: Larry Peers, Senior Consultant, The Alban Institute, and Bruce Reyes-Chow, Moderator of the 218th General Assembly, PCUSA RECORDED June 25, 2009 (... full description).
$19.95	Alban Consultants on Mission and Ministry in Uncertain Times Presenters: Susan Beaumont and Alice Mann
$19.95	Clergy Care in Uncertain Times Presenter: Rochelle Melander
$19.95	Crafting a New Story in a Time of Crisis Presenter: Alban senior consultants Dan Hotchkiss and Larry Peers
FREE	COMING SOON: CONGREGATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH AND RESPONSES TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS (A discussion of the results of an August 2009 Lake Institute survey)
	Recommended Books Ministry and Money: A Guide for Clergy and Their Friends By Dan Hotchkiss, Alban senior consultant Frank, straightforward guidance for clergy seeking to develop a sound theology of money and skills for church administration, Ministry and Money also puts forth a new strategy for self-care, and a confident approach to managing both personal and congregational finances. Creating Congregations of Generous People By Michael Durall Drawing on examples from current stewardship literature, practices of many faith traditions, and his own experiences, Durrall explores how money is viewed in religious settings as well as how to create a climate for increased generosity and effective fundraising over the long term. *The Power of Asset Mapping: How Your Congregation Can Act on Its Gifts* By Luther K. Snow The Power of Asset Mapping, by long-time community developer Luther K. Snow, shows congregational leaders how to help a group recognize its assets and the abundance of God’s gifts and to act on them in ministry and mission. *Holy Conversations: Strategic Planning as a Spiritual Practice for Congregations* By Alice Mann and Gil Rendle Holy Conversations^SM is Alban’s approach to planning as discernment and dialogue around three core questions: Who are we? What has God called us to do or be? Who is our neighbor? Written by Alban consultants Gil Rendle and Alice Mann, Holy Conversations offers a comprehensive overview of the planning process.

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