Free tools
Tools for church leaders and authors
Free, practical and quick to use. Many of them grow out of Bart Denny’s research on church revitalization and his book Reassigned.
For pastors and church leaders
From Church Renewal
Church Health Check
Thirty statements in six areas of church health. See your results right away, with first steps for the areas that need attention.
Open it →For leadership teamsTeam Health Check
Your leaders each take the Health Check, and you see everyone’s answers side by side, with the biggest disagreements flagged.
Open it →Save and printEmergency readiness plan
Decide who does what before something goes wrong, from a missing child to the pastor suddenly unavailable. Print it and keep it handy.
Open it →Save and printLeadership bench map
For each role your church depends on: who does it now, who could step in, and who is being prepared. See where you depend on one person.
Open it →Save and printMinistry review
Weigh each ministry against the church’s mission and sort them into keep, change, or talk about ending.
Open it →For authors
Before you send a book to a publisher
Is my manuscript ready?
Ten honest questions. Find out whether to send a proposal now, or what to work on first.
Open it →Resources for authors
Short guides on editing, proposals and self-publishing, written from the publisher’s side of the desk.
Open it →The Author Community
A small, private community where Christian writers help each other with writing, editing and publishing.
Open it →For classes and families