What is an asset-based approach?

• An asset way of thinking and behaving helps God's people move past problems and toward opportunities.
• Needs don't disappear in asset-based planning. They're just not the place to start, nor the place to get stuck.
• This approach helps people name their assets. Then they can begin to know and value themselves better.

What is a "field book"?

A resource to help you understand what you encounter on your journey as a congregational leader.

This book is divided into two parts: a background section that provides scriptural and philosophical foundations for an asset-based approach, and a how-to section that gives specific helps for decisions and actions you might take.

Each two-page reading presents a single concept about asset thinking and planning. Together the readings reveal the terrain you'll encounter as you take an asset-based approach to congregational life.