100+ Resources

The Good Friday Resource Drive is jam-packed with resources you have permission to use and adapt. It contains over 100 resources that have been used in real churches just like yours.

Five Stages of Completing Ministry. Stage 1 Wonder. Stage 2 Name. Stage 3 Discern. Stage 4 Plan. Stage 5 Lead Final Ministry.

Resources for All Five Stages

Start with Quiet Wondering and then begin to Name & Normalize. Begin formal decision-making with Discernment. Then move into Planning and Leading Final Ministry.

No matter what stage you're in, there's something for you.


Within each stage, you'll find a variety of resources.

Worship Resources include:

1) Worship Series

2) Prayers & Liturgies

3) Sermons


Administrative Resources include:

1) Budget communication

2) Physical Asset Team guidelines

3) Archival policies


Congregational Care Resources include: 

1) Inactive Member letters

2) Godspeed liturgy

3) End-of-Life planning workshop


Decision-Making Resources include:

1) Discernment conversations

2) Merger conversations

3) Communication Plans


Closing Resources include:

1) Membership letters

2) Resolutions for closure

3) Closing Services

Easy to Use

The Resource Drive is organized into the Good Friday Collaborative's unique Five Stages for Churches framework. There is also a handy search function.

These features mean it is easy to find what you need when you need it.

Choose a Payment Plan


Whether you choose a one-time payment or an installment plan, you receive lifetime access to the Good Friday Resource Drive.

The above purchase is for the Resource Drive as a stand-alone resource.

If you later choose to enroll in the Five Stages online course, you can apply the cost of the Resource Drive to the course.

Email [email protected] with your receipt for that discount code.