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Asset-Building Tips and Tools for Faith Communiites

Why Build Assets in the Faith Community?

  • Connecting Developmental Assets and faith/spirituality —Insights from research and diverse religious traditions
  • Six reasons to build assets in congregations
  • Congregations’ strengths for asset building
  • Download a two-page handout (PDF) to share with others.

Interfaith Action for Asset Building

  • Lessons Learned from Search Institute’s interfaith project, Uniting Congregations for Youth Development
  • Getting congregations involved in asset building
  • Working interfaith
  • Starting a network of congregations
  • Connecting the faith community to multisector asset-building efforts

Planning for Asset Building within Congregations

  • Getting started in your congregation
  • Assessing your congregation’s asset-building strengths and priorities
  • For more information and ideas, see Building Assets in Congregations: A Practical Guide for Helping Youth Grow Up Healthy.

Using Developmental Assets to Strengthen Your Congregation’s . . .

  • Programs and activities for children and youth
  • Programs and activities for families
  • Intergenerational relationships, programs, and activities
  • Engagement with community and society
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    • Asset-Building Tips and Tools for Faith Communities
      • Developmental Assets and Faith
      • Tips for Working Interfaith in Your Community
      • Getting Started in Your Congregation
      • Getting Congregations Involved in Asset Building
      • Forming a Network of Asset-Building Congregations
      • Asset-Building Ideas for Child and Youth Programs and Activities
      • Connecting the Faith Community to Multi-Sector Asset-Building Initiatives
      • Asset-Building Ideas for Family Programs and Activities
      • Asset-Building Ideas for Intergenerational Programs and Activities
      • Asset-Building Ideas for Engaging with Community and Society
    • Faith Community Research
    • Web Links for Faith Communities
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