Joy & Heidi: Consulting for Community Ministry
Joy Skjegstad
Heidi Unruh
UnruhHeidi@gmail.com
How can we support your church’s ministry in these challenging times?
Helping you put feet to faith
We walk with churches, bringing decades of experience in equipping congregations to innovate and improve their outreach.
Our training and coaching help churches to make God’s love and justice visible in their community. Support your members to build relationships with neighbors, connect with assets in the community, meet needs and partner in the work of restoration.
NEW BOOK by Joy & Heidi!
Real Connections:
Ministries to Strengthen Church and Community Relationships
Make your ministry “all about the relationships!” Real Connections offers practical steps to building deeper and more diverse connections, both within the church and in the community. Authentic relationships can be transformative for the loneliness and divisions in our society.
Real Connections inspires hope that everyone might find a true friend at church, and no one goes through life’s hardest moments alone.
“Packed with practical examples for building caring relationships with those in our faith community or neighborhood, Heidi Unruh and Joy Skjegstad’s book not only tells us what to do but how to do it—from conversation starters to tools for creating lifelong friendships.”
—Eric Swanson, Senior Fellow, Leadership Network, Co-Author of The Externally Focused Church, To Transform a City and others
(Judson Press, 2021)
We walk with churches to develop vital community ministry.
Who are we?
Joy & Heidi are authors, trainers and consultants with a deep appreciation for the vital role of the local church. We love seeing the many creative ways that congregations share God's love with the community.
Who do we help?
We walk with churches toward strengthening connections and developing vital ministry in the congregation and community. We work with individual pastors, leadership teams, or groups of churches in collaboration.
See Our Work
READ our article on Building Faith:
WATCH sample past presentations from Practical Resources for Churches:
Fun and Meaningful Ideas to Reinvigorate Your Community Outreach
