CPC Resources

1. Congregational Guides/Manuals/Textbooks

• Community Opportunity Scan (www.diaconalministries.com)
• Community Research Guide, James Watson (www.evangelicalfellowship.ca/www.outreach.ca)
• Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends, Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Charles A. Anderson, Michael J. Sleasman
• “Exegeting” Your Community: Using Ethnography to Diagnose Needs, A Heart for the Community, John Fuder and Noel Castellanos (www.ccda.org)
• Parish Demographics Workbook
• Planting Churches in the 21st Century: A Guide for Those Who Want Fresh Perspectives and New Ideas for Creating Congregations, Stuart Murray
• Start with the Society, not the Church, The Multiplying Church, Bob Roberts Jr.

2. Information Sources

• Outreach Canada, Lorne Hunter (www.outreach.ca/research)
• Statistics Canada – Community Profiles (www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/index.cfm?Lang=E)
• Regional or municipal government websites/departments
• Local service agencies and universities
• Congregations in Transition: A Guide for Analyzing, Assessing and Adapting in Changing Communities, Carl S. Dudley and Nancy T. Ammerman
• Doing Local Theology, Clemens Sedmak

3. Community Development Guides/Manuals

• Asset Based Community Development Institute (www.abcdinstitute.org)
• Christian Community Development Association (www.ccda.org)
• City of Calgary community assessment handbook
• Community Development in Canada, Glenn Smith (www.direction.ca)
• Community Development manual – government of Canada