Ministry Resources

Marriage and Family Ministries

Family Ministries, General Board of Discipleship, training and resources for families of all configurations and family members of all ages.

Children’s Ministries, General Board of Discipleship, books, events and more resources for ministries with children.

Youth Ministries, General Board of Discipleship, books, events and more resources for ministries with teens.

Young Adult Ministries, General Board of Discipleship, books, events and more resources for ministries with young adults aged 18 and older.Single

Adult Ministries, General Board of Discipleship, books, events and more resources for ministries with single adults.

Mid-Life Adult Ministries, General Board of Discipleship, books, events and more resources for ministries with single adults.

Senior Adult Ministries, Center on Aging and Older Adult Ministries, books, events and more resources for ministries with single adults.

Interfaith Families, Dovetail Institute. Institute for Interfaith Families offers resources on intermarriage to interfaith couples, whether they're looking for help in planning interfaith weddings, dealing with partner issues in their interfaith marriages, facing the challenges of raising an interfaith family, or coping with interfaith relationships in their extended families. The organization holds that no one path is right for everyone, whether in Catholic, Protestant or Jewish intermarriage, or some other interfaith marriage situation. It aims to help interfaith families make the choices that are right for them. It publishes a journal, hosts conferences, publishes books, provides information on interfaith organizations, and provides resources for significant times in an interfaith family’s life.

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. An advocacy for families of and friends of gays and lesbians.

Engaged Encounter is a weekend experience designed to help couples prepare personally and as a couple for marriage. The focus is on the marriage, not on the wedding, for a wedding is a day, but a marriage is a lifetime. Couples are shown communication and decision-making techniques they can use throughout their lifetime together. Engaged Encounter is specifically designed for quiet reflection and discussion by each couple. It is a positive, simple, common-sense experience between two people who are either seriously considering engagement, engaged or recently married. At no time will the couple be asked to share their private experiences with the group.

Marriage Encounter promotes and encourages marriage and family life by offering Marriage Encounter weekends and a support community. It aims to enable married couples to discover God's vision of marriage and family life and spiritual diversity, thereby leading them to a clearer understanding of their relationship with each other and with God.

Marriage Enrichment, Inc. workshops are sponsored by Marriage Enrichment, Inc., a non-denominational, not-for-profit, nationwide Christian organization. The workshops are developed and copyrighted by Dr. Carl T. Clarke of Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Clarke is a clinical psychologist and former pastor. The organization is dedicated to helping build stronger marriages and families. The organization holds that Christ is at the center of the marriage relationship, supporting both husband and wife. Workshops are conducted in cooperation with local churches and other organizations. All leaders are extensively trained according to the certification requirements of Marriage Enrichment Inc.; they serve voluntarily without pay.

Congregational Care

Stephen Ministries is a St. Louis-based program of congregational care. In 1975 Rev. Kenneth C. Haugk, Ph.D., a pastor and clinical psychologist, saw that people’s needs for care in his congregation and community far exceeded what he alone could provide. He developed materials to train nine of his congregation members to provide quality, one-to-one Christian care to individuals experiencing a life crisis. Upon completion of their training, he commissioned them as "Stephen Ministers" and linked them with people with a variety of needs for care. Dr. Haugk then founded the Stephen Ministries organization and developed the Stephen Series, which now has been implemented in more than 8,000 congregations representing more than 100 Christian denominations.

The International Association of Christian Twelve-Step Ministries is a group of ministries with the common goal of helping the Christian community to become a safe and helpful place for people recovering from addictions. It encourages local churches to develop twelve step groups (used by Alcoholics Anonymous and others), educate and support twelve step group leaders and seek in other ways to expand Twelve Step programs within the Christian community.

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services

The mission of Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. is to bring Christ's love and forgiveness to all incarcerated individuals, their families and those who work with them, and to assist in the transition of becoming a productive citizen.

Other Ministries

Let's Walk with El Pueblo (Caminemos con El Pueblo), General Board of Discipleship, provides resources for Hispanic and non-Hispanic congregations serving Hispanic faith communities and neighborhoods.

Resources for Evangelism and Outreach from the General Board of Discipleship.

Congregational Development, General Board of Discipleship

Strengthening Your Church, General Board of Discipleship

The Community and Institutional Ministries unit of the General Board of Global Ministries  facilitates, resources, and supports outreach to meet human needs, with special emphasis on ministries with women, children, youth, families, and older adults. It offers direct services, specialized ministries, and community organizing and development, including economic development and justice advocacy. Ministries include: