Connectional Resource Bank

Have you ever wondered if there might be another church or organization within our presbytery that has a successful ministry, mission or program that you and your church or program might also be considering? Do you have ministries, missions or programs in your congregation that you’re willing to share with others in the presbytery? And would it be helpful to have a list of churches and programs in our presbytery as a reference in one easy-to-access place?

The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta is starting to compile such a master Connectional Resource Bank. Please review the categories of the ministries, missions, and programs that we are collecting on the list below and select up to five areas where you think your congregation has resources to share. For each area, be prepared to provide the contact person and any link to additional information for those areas, then complete the form at the bottom of the page. Presbytery staff will compile this information and make it accessible for our congregations in a password-protected space. Our hope is that this Connectional Resource Bank will connect our churches and programs more easily to one another and that sharing of information and resources will occur from it.

Please add your information below by May 31 so that the resource bank can be compiled. Our hope is to have this available by mid-summer. If you have any questions, please contact your ministry connector. We appreciate your help with this task and look forward to the opportunities to share with one another.

Blessings,
Rev. Julie Ferguson
Bridge Executive Presbyter

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Categories of Ministries, Missions, and Programs

Faith Formation

• Elder Training

• Lay Education

• Confirmation

• Spirituality

• Children's Ministry

• Youth Ministry

• VBS

Leadership Development and Organizational Capacity Building

• Strategic Planning

• Communications

• Grant writing

• Stewardship and Generosity

• Volunteer Recruitment and Support

Administration and Management

• Financial Management

• Personnel/HR Advice

• Legal Counsel

• Technology

• Required Policies and Trainings

Community and Outreach

• Food Pantry/Hunger Ministries

• Local Mission/Community Organizing

• Senior Programs

• Ministry with Special Needs

• Global Mission and Mission Trips

• Fitness/Recreation/Sports

Property and Space

• Preschool/Childcare Center

• Facility Manager/Engineer

• Space Sharing

Creative Ministry

• Arts (dance, music, visual arts, theatre)

• Worship and Music

New Ministry Innovation

Cross-Cultural Engagement

• Racial Healing Work