Toolkit

Pursue spiritual power for mission

• Tool #1 Holistic Mission Prayer Guide
• Tool #2 Mission Scriptures
• Tool #3 Personal Preparation for Ministry Action: P.R.A.Y.E.R.
• Tool #4 H.O.L.I.S.T.I.C. Devotional Guides

Learn about the local mission of the church

• Tool #5 Theological Principles for Ministry
• Tool #6 Qualities of Holistic Congregations
• Tool #7 What is the Church's Mission?
• Tool #8 General Characteristics of Local Mission
• Tool #9 Program vs Paradigm

Learn about varieties of community ministry

• Tool #10 Evangelism Types
• Tool #11 Social Ministry Types
• Tool #12 Ways Churches Connect Evangelism and Social Ministry
• Tool #13 Sharing Faith in Social Ministry Programs
  
• Tool #14 Community Ministry and Our Spiritual Life

Explore your church's potential for community ministry

• Tool #15 Explore Your Church's Foundations for Outreach
• Tool #16 How Is Your Church Engaging the Community?
• Tool #17 Ministry Program Inventory
• Tool #18 Space Use Inventory
• Tool #19 Congregational Surveys
• Tool #20 Survey of Community Ministry Interests
• Tool #21 Ministry Patterns and Priorities

Assess your church's current community ministry

• Tool #22 Does Your Church Smell Like Mission?
• Tool #23 Obstacles to Holistic Ministry Development
• Tool #24 Identify Barriers Between Church and Community
• Tool #25 How Holistic is Your Church's Outreach?
• Tool #26 Review Your Church's Evangelism
• Tool #27 Assessing Your Church's Ministry Partnerships

Learn about your community context for ministry

• Tool #28 Preliminary Community Profile
• Tool #29 Mapping the Community
• Tool #30 Prayer-Walking Guide
• Tool #31 Community Observation Guide
• Tool #32 Community Listening Surveys
• Tool #33 Networking Interviews and Networking Log
• Tool #34 Community Asset Inventory
• Tool #35 Creative Supplemental Community Presentations

Discern a direction for community ministry

• Tool #36 Creativity Exercises
• Tool #37 Imagine Your Church ...
• Tool #38 Church Outreach Opportunities Worksheet
• Tool #39 Personal Outreach Opportunities Worksheet
• Tool #40 Community Needs, Assets and Dreams
• Tool #41 Ministry Ideas Brainstorming Chart

Plan your church's community ministry

• Tool #42 Building Bridges Between Church and Community
• Tool #43 Core Values of Holistic Ministry: Application Worksheet
• Tool #44 Ideas for Moving from Relief to Development
• Tool #45 Ministry Expenses and Funding Worksheets
• Tool #46 Ministry Planning Action Steps

Mobilize the church for community ministry

• Tool #47 Volunteer Management Tips
• Tool #48 Transformational Leadership for Holistic Ministry
• Tool #49 Overcoming Resistance to Missional Change
• Tool #50 Counting the Cost, Looking for Treasure