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Stories, ideas, and research from the people and congregations we work with.
Article: Shannon Hopkins' 10 Guidelines for Faithful Innovation
Innovation isn't good for its own sake. RootedGood co-founder Shannon Hopkins on why innovation is about solving problems.
Video: Economic Innovation in the Church
RootedGood's founders on economic innovation in the church, from the October 2020 Faith+Finance Church Economics conference.
Mission Possible Giveaway for Mental Health Nonprofits
In 2020, RootedGood gave 20 Mission Possible games to nonprofits supporting mental health. Here's how the giveaway worked.
The Story of Mission Possible, Our Most Popular Tool
How a game built to avoid speaking engagements came to be used by Target, Duke University, foundations and churches.
Podcast: Mark Sampson on Keeping Business Strange
RootedGood co-founder Mark Sampson talks with Craig Mattson about what the phrase 'social enterprise' really means.
Three Little Pigs: A Quick Team Evaluation Exercise
A short, fun exercise based on the children's story to help your team talk about what's working and what needs attention.
Podcast: Good Grief and Organizational Change, with Shannon Hopkins
RootedGood co-founder Shannon Hopkins on what it means to lead well when success means letting go.
I Spy: A Tool to See Your Neighborhood with New Eyes
A playful tool based on the children's game to help you spot needs, assets and new opportunities in your own neighborhood.
Podcast: Impact and the Gift, with Mark Sampson
RootedGood co-founder Mark Sampson on the why and how of impact measurement, grounded in what your organization gives the world.
Five Tips for Using the What Now? Planning Tool
Practical tips from RootedGood for pastors and leaders using What Now? to plan their ministry through a time of disruption.
What Now? A Free Planning Tool for Congregations in Disruption
A free, interactive tool in English and Spanish to help congregations make decisions about their mission during COVID-19.
How Will We Gather? A Free One-Hour Planning Exercise
A free one-hour exercise in English and Spanish to help congregations decide how to gather for worship when normal life is disrupted.
Article: How Pres House Brought New Life to a Campus Ministry
How Mark Elsdon and his team turned a dormant campus ministry into one that brings in more than $2 million a year.
Article: Why Economic Theologies Matter
RootedGood co-founder Mark Sampson on why churches need to think theologically about money, finance and enterprise.
Interview: Shannon Hopkins on Games and Social Innovation
RootedGood co-founder Shannon Hopkins on how design thinking and games shaped tools like Mission Possible.
What We Learned Taking an Interactive Workshop Online
Our first attempt to run a hands-on workshop on Zoom went badly. Three lessons for anyone moving in-person learning online.
The Change Makers Project Learning Report
Lessons from a seminary and denominational partnership to train a new kind of church leader, supported by RootedGood.
Article: How One Campus Ministry Funds Itself Through Student Housing
Religion News Service on how Pres House combined church property, impact investment and mission to build a sustainable ministry.
Community Discovery Tool: Find Where Community Is Forming
A tool to help churches find where people are gathering in their neighborhood and map it as a scavenger hunt or trail.
Article Series: Leading Nonprofits Toward Resilience
RootedGood co-founder Mark Elsdon on nonprofit growth and leadership, in a blog series from Princeton Theological Seminary.