Resources for Congregations

Over 1,000 congregations across the country are using the PICO model of faith-based community organizing to unlock the power of their people and achieve extraordinary victories for their communities. The resources on this page are intended to help you learn more about the faith values that motivate PICO congregations and federations and understand what it means to be an "organizing congregation."

Key Resources

Reflections & Trainings
VIDEO: Faith in Action - The PICO Organizing Model

Watch our 14-minute video about PICO's faith-based community organizing model.

Reflections & Trainings
VIDEO: Power of New Voices

Watch this short video to learn how PICO is continuing the work of faith-based organizing born in the Civil Rights Movement.

Impact Paper
Good for the Soul, Good for the Whole

This booklet is a summary of the longer Interfaith Funders report "Renewing Congregations: The Contribution of Faith-Based Community Organizing," examining how congregations are strengthened and transformed by community organizing.

Reflections & Trainings
Praying for the City: A Reflection upon the Shape of an Organizing, Civic Community

Veteran PICO clergy Kendall Baker examines how the larger community could be shaped by faith-based organizing.

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