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Ministry Ideas

What resources are available to strengthen the ministry of your church? This section is a growing compilation of ministry resources within a variety of areas, as well as quarterly and weekday ministry curriculum options and electives for children, youth, and adults. For further information regarding these and other curriculum and ministry resource options, please contact us by calling 1-800-338-IDEA (4332) or email us today!

What's New? 

Read more about Joy Skjegstad's Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry and other books on community ministry. Click here!	Learn more about several new books for Disability Ministry! Click here to read about Erik W. Carter's Including People with Disabilities in Faith Communities and Amy Rapada's The Special Needs Ministry Handbook: A Church's Guide to Reaching Children with Disabilities and their Families

Ministry Ideas by Age Group

Ministry Ideas by Topic

The resources and links listed below are suggested as sources of further exploration. They do not necessarily imply endorsement. Do you have additional questions regarding any of the resources you see here? Are you looking for suggested books within other subject categories? Do you have a recommendation to share? Please contact us at 1-800-338-IDEA(4332) or at resource.center@covchurch.org for additional assistance. 

	Adults      • Men      • Older Adults         • Single Adults        • Women       • Young Adults		Family Ministry           • Parenting
			Greeters and Ushers
			Leadership
			Lenten Studies
			Mentoring
	Camping		Mission
	Children		Multiple Staff
	Christian Formation/Education		Prayer
	Church Growth                • Assimilation of New Members      • Congregational Vitality		Sabbath
			Small Groups
	Church Library		Stewardship
	Compassion, Mercy, & Justice      General Resources Listing      • AVA              • Community Ministry      • Disability Ministries       • Homelessness       • Human Trafficking      • Hunger        • Justice       • Parish Nursing      • Poverty         • Prison Ministries         • Racial Righteousness		Teacher Training
			Town and Country Churches
			Urban Churches
			Volunteering
			Worship
			Youth
	Emergent Church
	Evangelism

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