The core service of the Parish Resource Center is on-the-job training and personal guidance for clergy and laity.  Our professional consultants serve as adjunct staff of subscribing congregations.

They know how to listen and discern the uniqueness of each congregation and person who uses the Center. This enables us to provide sensitive guidance to people who want to give their best in service.

Each consultant has specialized skills, but all are able to assist with the varied challenges facing congregations today.  They have professional training, practical experience, and abundant creativity.

Subscribers do not need to have everything worked out in advance. Our consultants help clarify tasks, develop plans, and find the best materials to carry them out. They help eliminate the anxiety of wondering what to do and how to do it.

Consultants prefer to meet with subscribers face to face. However, they also are available by telephone, Internet, fax, or U.S. postal service.  Last year over 40% of our communication with subscribers was either by phone or by e-mail!

Some Recent Requests

Information about how to sign up for on-line bill pay to include in the newsletter

Plan for Summer Sunday School

Youth leader Boundary Training

Do you have materials on Church Conflict

A 2-3 week study for interval after church school is completed and before summer program begins.

Would like to start a reading club for 3-4 girls in their teens

Banner for Father's Day

Order the workbook and materials that go with "Fireproof your Marriage"

Resources for 4th 5th & 6th grade VBS

Help to locate an adult Bible study on Ecclesiasticus in the Apocrypha.

Preaching materials on topic of Freedom for the 4th of July

Could we start a Lectionary study group

Help with VBS Decorations

Companies that do Background screening

Information about Taize

Game Resources for a catechist

Short story about a shepherd for Sunday School

A lesson in producing a Vertical Response e-mail

Work with the church treasurer to review his Quick Books files and fix some the payroll problems

Searching for a Sunday School lectionary based Curriculum for the Fall

Mass curriculum for Religious Education program

Ideas for "What to expect page" on the website

Ideas and Programs for Women's Group

Videos/DVD for the story of Joseph and His Amazing Coat for September

Plan for an Advent workshop

Can you find the puppet from the Galactic Blast VBS

Reviewed prayer books for ideas and short meditations to use in the electronic Prayer Chain