- The Faithful Innovation Leader Companion Workbook invites a leader into a process of innovation that includes: Listen, Reconnect, Define, Reframe, Cultivate, and Next Steps. The first three chapters can be downloaded for free. The workbook introduces new ways of being the church based on the belief that adaptive challenges require new behaviors.
https://faithlead.org/ebooks/faithful-innovation-leader-companion/
- “Good Courage Farm-Thinning Apples” by Jon Anderson explores John 15: 1-5 and the practice of pruning as an act of looking into the future with hope. What is an area of your life that comes to mind when you think of places where you need to do some thinning so that your fruitfulness might grow? The article includes three evaluation questions for liturgies and events. There is also a video from the apple orchard that can be a reflection tool for trying old and new things in different ways.
https://faithlead.org/blog/good-courage-farm-thinning-apples/
- “Storytelling with Shapes” from Illustrated Ministry has resources for the Easter season in several different formats – puzzles, flannelgraphs, take home packets, and even shapes for sugar cookies. Several areas of ministry are included: children, youth, and intergenerational. The bright colors and tactile experiences suggested can be adapted for a variety of teaching tools.
https://www.illustratedministry.com/category/faith-formation/