PRC - Practical Resources for Churches
Adult Ministry
CONTENTS
PRC Booklets
PRC Pinterest Boards
Recorded Webinars
Adult Study
Book Clubs for Churches
Christian Education Resources from the UMC
Christian Humor
Curricula for Adults with Disabilities
Devotionals
Games for Adults
Movie Discussion Guides and Reviews
Older Adult Ministry
Online Adult Study
Online/Zoom Study Tips
Religion Facts
Women's Groups
Resources about preventing bullying can be found on the Social Justice page.
PRC PINTEREST BOARDS
RECORDED WEBINARS
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Making the Best of our Third Thirty
Leader - Chris Pomfret
Finding Your Way in Creating a Discipleship Pathway
Leader - Kay Kotan
Overwhelm for Judicatory Staff
Leaders: Heidi Carrington Heath, Callie Swanlund, Laura Stephens-Reed
wellbeing assessment
Overwhelm Workshop
Leaders - Heidi Carrington Heath, Callie Swanlund, Laura Stephens-Reed
wellbeing assessment
Getting and Keeping Talented, Engaged Volunteers
Leader: Judy Urban
Volunteer presentation
Gift Bank Inventory Form 2021
Close to Home: Resources for Advent
Leader: Lisle Gwynn Garrity, A Sanctified Art
Follow Me: Biblical Practices for Faithful Living – New Curriculum coming summer 2021
Leader: Katie Snyder
PRC Follow Me Workshop
Picture the Bible
Leader: Stacy Johnson Myers
Picture the Bible Presentation
SALT Project Resources for Lent, Easter, Summer, and Beyond
Leader: Liz and Matt Myer Boulton
Again and Again: Creative Resources for Lent Year B from A Sanctified Art
Leader: Lisle Gwynn Garrity
Lenten Resource Round-Up
Leader: Sharon Pearson
Holy Chaos: Creating Connection in Divisive Times
Leader: Amanda Henderson
Holy Chaos Presentation
Curriculum from The Thoughtful Christian
Leader: Katie Snyder
The Thoughtful Christian PRC Webinar
Celtic Christianity: Practices to Revitalize Congregational Life
Leader: Kenneth McIntosh
Handout Celtic Christianity Practices for PRC
Elements of Celtic Spirituality PDF
The Adventure Continues: Retirement as a Spiritual Journey
Leader: Bruce Epperly
Meet the Author: Tales of the Inner City
Leader: Scott Bryte
Intentional Older Adult Ministry
Leader: Richard Gentzler
Creative Retreats for Adults and Teens
Leader: Susan J. Foster
Hand out. Question of the day
Hand out. Worship materials
Transforming Attitudes about Dementia in the Church
Leader: Dorothy Linthicum
Spirituality after 70
Leader: Dorothy Linthicum
ADULT STUDY
BeADisciple
This website offers online courses for those in ministry and certificate programs. It comes from the United Methodist Church although many courses are for those of any denomination.
Lectionary-Based Adult Studies
This is a list of online resources for doing lectionary-based studies either online or face-to-face.
BOOK CLUBS FOR CHURCHES
An Open Book
Bethany House’s website is a resource for information on discussion-friendly inspirational books. It includes tools to select books for groups, discussion guides, food and entertainment suggestions and information about Bethany House authors. Bloggers can sign up to receive complimentary copies of books to review.
Book Club Hub
Tyndale’s Book Club Hub offers discussion guides on some of its books.
ChristianBook.com Bestselling Christian Fiction
Goodreads List of Popular Church Book Club Books
Harper One Reading Guides
Guides for many books published by Harper One including contemporary as well as classic authors.
Reading Group Guides
An online community for reading groups. Features resources for book clubs, discussion questions, a newsletter, contests & promotions, help for librarians and a blog. This is not a strictly Christian website.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION RESOURCES FROM THE PC(USA}
Faith Practices Toolkit
The Toolkit focuses on faith practices which include: prayer, storytelling, service, retreat, and hospitality. These areas are threaded together by age and stage, intergenerational and home.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION RESOURCES FROM THE UMC
Chapters from The Ministry of Christian Education and Formation
Assess Your Congregation’s Policies
Budgeting for Christian Education
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These links and resources come from a variety of sources with varying theological perspectives. Please use them thoughtfully, adapting them as necessary to fit your church's theology.
CHRISTIAN HUMOR
General
The Christian Humor Hotline
Humorous Sermon Illustrations
Sermon Central
You can search for illustrations based on scripture and type of illustration: there is one called “humor.”
CURRICULA FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services
Many free or low-cost resources and workshops on developing and enriching accessible ministries and special religious education with individuals who have developmental disabilities. Connected with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Beyond Limits
52-lesson curriculum designed for youth and adults with developmental disabilities, uses Visual Bible's Matthew videos or DVD’s. Other activities integrate prayer, worship, and service to others.
Expressing Faith in Jesus: Church Membership for People with Mental Impairments
By Ronald C. Vredeveld, published by Faith Alive Christian Resources, Christian Reformed Church. A guide for pastors and church leaders to bring persons with mental impairments through the process of confessing their faith and becoming full members of the body of Christ.
Feed All My Sheep
By Doris Clark and published by Geneva Press. This book provides a curriculum for teaching adults and older youth with disabilities about the church. Doris Clark offers experienced and comprehensive advice about how to set up church classes geared to the requirements of adults with special needs and how to integrate them into the church community.
Flames
Free downloadable faith development and confirmation curriculum for teens and adults with intellectual developmental disabilities from the Disability Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church.
Friendship Ministries
Church education curriculum for people with mental impairments from Christian Reform Church Publications.
DEVOTIONALS
Daily Devotionals for Adults - Books, Magazines, and Online
Online
D365 Daily Devotional
These free daily online devotions with music are also available by e-mail.
God Pause Daily Devotions
These free e-mail devotions are short, meaningful reflections on the following Sunday's lessons and gospel and are written by Luther Seminary alumni.
A Network for Grateful Living
This website includes videos, walking a virtual labyrinth, and uplifting e-cards to send. You can also light a virtual candle or listen to bells and chants for different times of the day and night.
PresbyCan Daily Devotional
The Presbyterian Church of Canada manages these online daily devotionals. A free e-mail subscription is available and the devotions can also be listened to as a podcast or with music.
Still Speaking Daily Devotional
Daily devotions from the United Church in Christ based on the ecumenical "Daily Readings" are available for free by e-mail.
MOVIE DISCUSSION GUIDES AND REVIEWS
Christianity Today
“Christianity Today” Movies. Offers reviews and movie discussion guides to download for a fee although there are a few free ones available.
Hollywood Jesus
Visual movie reviews with explorations into deeper, more profound meanings behind film, music and pop culture.
OLDER ADULT MINISTRY
Ministry Resources for Older Adults
(Scroll down the page for results.)
Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary has curated an extensive list of resources in eight categories for churches and other organizations providing ministry for and with older adults.
RELIGION FACTS
Religion Facts
Aims to give “objective and reliable” information about a variety of world religions and belief systems.
WOMEN'S GROUPS
Julia Bettencourt Women's Ministry Themes
Resources are available for a number of themes for women's ministry events.
Prayers and Squares
An interfaith outreach ministry that combines the gift of prayer with the gift of a hand-tied quilt. Unlike many other groups that make quilts for charitable causes, their purpose is to promote prayer through the use of quilts.
Women of the ELCA (WELCA)
offers a blog, news, resources for meetings, retreats, etc., and more.