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LINKS AND RESOURCES

 

 

Leadership

 

Faithwalking

A transformational journey where leaders hear God's call to the future and make choices to co-create that future with God. The Faithwalking experience creates an environment where rigorous truth telling allows participants to choose the future for which God designed them and to partner with God and a small group of family and friends in co-creating that future.

 

Easum, Bandy & Associates

The links alone are worth the visit. But Bill Easum, Tom Bandy and a list of other church consultants want to equip and train innovative church leaders for ministry in the 21st century and provide resources, technical support and opportunities for networking.

 

Emergent Villagers

Emergent describes itself as "a generative friendship among missional Christian leaders." Birthed out of those gathering for Leadership Network forums, this "village" now offers gatherings, discussions, resource lists and more.

 

Fast Company

The parables prove God teaches us through everyday life. Though this magazine is for the business world, its content has much to say about vision, organizations, etc.

 

Leadership Network

Leadership Network fosters church innovation and growth through strategies, programs, tools and resources consistent with our far-reaching mission: to identify, connect and help high-capacity Christian leaders multiply their impact.

 

One on One Leadership

One on One Leadership is a faith-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to engage people in urban leadership that results in the economic, educational and spiritual transformation of our community.

 

 

Research

 

The Houston Area Survey

Welcome to the web site of the Houston Area Survey (HAS), which has now completed 27 years of systematic survey research, conducted in the early spring of every year since 1982.

 

Houston Profile Project

Mission Houston research of Houston CSA's (Community Service Areas).

 

U.S. Religious Landscape Survey (Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life)

An extensive new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life details the religious affiliation of the American public and explores the shifts taking place in the U.S. religious landscape.

 

American Piety in the 21st Century (Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion)

It is likely the most extensive and sensitive study of religion ever conducted, linking up with the pioneering surveys conducted by Rodney Stark and Charles Y. Glock in the 1960s. With the Baylor Religion Survey, we can dig deeper into American religious attitudes, behaviors and beliefs than previously possible.

 

Hispanic Realities in North America

Presentation by Dr. Daniel R. Sanchez introducing 10 realities about the Hispanic Community in the US.
 

 

American FactFinder

A new data access and dissemination system that provides useful facts and information about your community, your economy, and your society. The system will find and retrieve the information you need from some of the Census Bureau's largest data sets.

 

Barna Research Group

George Barna is the founder of a Christian-based research organization that provides statistical research, articles, and trend projections regarding faith, beliefs, and U.S. Culture.

 

Current Thoughts and Trends

The online version of a familiar magazine has expanded both its depth and the diversity of the over 100 magazines and websites it summarizes each month. In addition to each issue's special feature section and four familiar sections—Leadership, Church & Society, Spirituality, Nation & Nations—CTT now includes new rotating sections on Relationships, Culture, Arts & Media, Science & Technology, Education, and Business, and a new standing feature, MediaMinutes, that summarizes what's happening in Christian and secular music, television, movies, videos, games, etc. All this is in addition to long-time subscriber favorites such as Facts, Quotes, TrendScope, Book in Brief, BookBits, and WebWatch.

 

Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Mobilization doesn't happen to the masses. It happens one person at a time. Here's an online assessment tool for helping to determine one's personality type.

 

Learning Styles

Knowledge that leads to perspective that leads to conviction which leads to skill development and ultimately to becoming part of who you are. That's learning. Here's a source for assessment tools and more info on learning.

 

Percept

Link2Lead.com is a web site providing free demographic information for local church pastors and lay leaders.

 

Prayer Walking

STEP INTO PRAYER WALKING by Whitney Hopler - Prayerwalking is a great way to usher God's power into places in need and is one of the most effective tools you can use to reach lost people around you. - Crosswalk.com.

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