Church of Excellence Awards

The North Georgia Conference has claimed our core values and named five areas of focus for transformational disciple-making. As an invitational challenge to engage with these focus areas, the Center for Congregational Excellence has developed awards to recognize churches that embrace at least one of the five areas of focus. 

Each Award has three award levels to recognize churches just beginning to engage this focus, those who have practical experience in this area and seek to deepen their engagement further, and churches who have committed themselves to this work as a defining way of living Christian faith as a congregation. 

We invite your church to discern which area is most embodied by your church... or which area is a growing edge that you would like to develop!

Applications are due by April 14, 2024.
 

Racial Justice and Healing

This Award is for congregations who are actively seeking Racial Justice and Healing among themselves, and within their community. Each award level is named in memory of a pioneer whose life offered exceptional witness to this work. Read more about the criteria and download your application form now!

Racial Justice and Healing Award Criteria

Racial Justice and Healing Application Form

Email your completed form and supporting documents in one pdf file to Alina Crews by April 14, 2024 to submit your application. We look forward to reading about your work!

New Faith Opportunities and Communities

This Award encourages churches to engage in practices and develop resources that have been proven to help faith communities make disciples and experience transformation in Christ by launching new faith opportunities. 

New Faith Opportunities and Communities Award Criteria

New Faith Opportunities and Communities Application Form

Email your completed form and supporting documents in one pdf file to Alina Crews by April 14, 2024 to submit your application. We look forward to reading about your work!

Scriptural Literacy and Imagination

This Award encourages churches to ask "How do we practice Biblical literacy as a basic skill, assist our neighbors in attaining literacy, and intentionally read and encounter scripture through different interpretive lenses, contexts, and experiences?" How might a church engage scripture creatively for the sake of public witness? 

Scriptural Literacy and Imagination Award Criteria

Scriptural Literacy and Imagination Application Form

Email your completed form and supporting documents in one pdf file to Alina Crews by April 14, 2024 to submit your application. We look forward to reading about your work!

Health and Wellbeing

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Community Engagement

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Outreach and Mission

The Church of Excellence in Outreach Award has a long tradition of recognizing churches who engage with their community through missions and outreach. Read more about the Church of Excellence in Outreach Award here. The 2024 application deadline has passed.