I live in a city: should I be concerned?
A guide to things urban people can do to foster stronger rural-urban connections.

What can churches do?
As one of the viable organizations in rural communities, churches may have a mission to help strengthen their
community as well as take care of themselves.

Bringing neighbors together
A guide to starting and carrying out neighborly gatherings in your neighborhood.

Work of our hands: building a neighborly economy
Steps taken by a rural parish to connect the gifts of its people have created a neighborly economy AND
strengthened parish and community connections

An asset based approach to rural communities
An explanation and guide to how an asset based approach can lead to a thriving community

Beyond survival: the concept of resiliency
Why do some just manage to hold their own in tough times, while others come through those same
experiences to thrive?

Building communities of practice
Forming resilient groups around work or practice can help to create meaning, resources and support

The concept of livelihood - MS Word download
The resilience and inventiveness of rural people in constructing a means of living by sniffing around for
opportunities in their environment and diversifying for stability is the foundation of livelihood

Community building - MS Word download
A process outline for building community, parish, or congregational leadership that has many ways for
people to learn and exercise influence for meaningful action.

Leading from the middle: explanation and chart
An explanation and chart for a multifaceted model of community leadership

Building a guidance system - MS Word download
The importance of developing the ability to bring together ideas and define strategy to give direction to
planning and action