Clergy Resources

Below, you will find resources for preaching, spiritual health, leadership, youth ministry, young adults and worship design.

Preaching	The Captain Obvious of Preaching Preaching to the Left Behind, Ideas for Preaching in the Wake of Disaffiliations and as the Denomination Looks Forward to General Conference 2024 The Preacher's Toolkit The Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence
Spiritual health of the pastor	Great Plains Clergy Discipleship Resources The Emotionally Healthy Leadership Podcast Emotionally Healthy Discipleship
Leadership	Volunteer-savvy Leadership Ministry Matters: Leadership Consider a course from one of the following: BeADisciple.com Discipleship Ministries eLearning Duke Divinity School's, Rediscovering the Heart of Methodism courses Kansas Leadership Center Lewis Center for Church Leadership: Leadership
Self-leadership	10 Ways to Create More Margin in Your Time Narratives Keep the Feeling Going Ten Permissions that Will Add Positive Energy to Your Life Discernment: The Heart of Spiritual Leadership
Youth ministry	YMP Podcast: Finding Identity and Handling Anxiety in Youth Group Youth Ministry Institute Great Plains Youth Ministry Resources 5 Critical Changes in Post-Pandemic Youth Ministry
Young adults	Lessons from Churches that Reach Young Adults Leading Tomorrow Lewis Center for Church Leadership: Reaching Younger People The Surprising Surge of Faith Among Young People
Clergy general	Discipleship Ministries: Tools for Leaders Ministry Matters
Worship design	Small Church, Big God: A blog by Teresa Stewart for Small Congregations More resources by Theresa UMC Discipleship Worship Planning Great Plains Dynamic Worship Toolbox

Administrative Resources

Below, you will find resources for clergy taxes, benefits, sample policies, finance and giving, year-end reports and charge conference resources.

Connectional Giving	Connectional Giving: Resource UMC
Clergy Taxes	Clergy tax packet Clergy & church tax guide Understanding clergy compensation and taxes video
Clergy Benefits	Financial planning Optional life Insurance Pension Health benefits
Sample Policies	Accountable reimbursement Facility use agreements Sexual ethics Local church media crisis plan template Local church disaster response Child protection Clergy Leave Policies
Finance and Giving	Calculator Mission agency support Conference Advance General Advance and Special Sundays Why we apportion Stewardship resources Mission share letters & formula explanation Kansas Area Foundation Nebraska Foundation
Year-end Reports	Stats: table entry, instructions, FAQ, tutorial and forms Fund balance report with instructions
Charge Conference Resources	Vision and Goals Members and Assets Lay contact information Other forms

How to respond to a call to ministry

Do you feel like God may be calling you to ministry — or at least to go deeper in your faith? It may be helpful to know about some others who experienced a call to ministry. Find out our on the Exploring Call pages.