Helpful Church Resources
Podcasts
Podcasts are great because they are basically free expert consultations. You can find many successful church pastors and ministry leaders that openly and freely share their most effective strategies that get results.
Church Consultants
SharedXP.org Church strategy and leadership coaching, by pastors and ministry experts.
TheUnstuckGroup.com Helping leaders grow healthy churches.
Auxano.com Get a visionary plan for real church growth.
The Table Group specializes in organizational health in for profit and nonprofit organizations. They also have a lot of helpful organizational health resources for free (no email opt in needed).
Christian Coaching and Counseling
Other Church Resources and Volunteer Sites
Subsplash.com Church apps, websites, giving, & more.
Outreach.com Church marketing & design resources & much more.
Prochurchtools.com Church websites, social media tool, giving, graphics, & more.
ReachRightStudios.com Church websites and church Google Grant Management.
Sharefaith.com Church websites, apps, giving, graphics, & more.
Volunteermatch.org Helping organizations find volunteers.
Volunteerhub.com Helping organizations manage volunteers.
Books & Bibles
Disclosure: some of the following book links are affiliate links which I will get a small commission if you click through and purchase (at no additional cost to you).
Deep & Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend, by Andy Stanley
Letters to the Church, by Francis Chan
Irresistible: Reclaiming the New that Jesus Unleashed for the World, by Andy Stanley
Fusion: Turning Guests into Fully Engaged Members of Your Church, by Nelson Searcy
Autopsy of a Deceased Church: 12 Ways to Keep Yours Alive, by Thom S. Rainier
The Emotionally Healthy Church, Updated and Expanded Edition: A Strategy for Discipleship, by Peter Scazzero
Connect: How to Double Your Number of Volunteers by Nelson Searcy and Jennifer Dykes Henson
Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City, by Timothy Keller
Opportunity Truth is a book I wrote on personal and professional development, with a leadership section and business development section (including innovation), There are more than 200 success principles and this book contains 14 key principles in 10 chapters that cover three levels. This book walks you through the discipline of self to build a solid personal foundation, the art of fulfillment, and the science of achievement.
Study Bibles
Apologetics Study Bible (apologetics means the defense of, or logical arguments)
Chronological Bible (chronological means in order by time)
General English Standard Version (ESV) Study Bible