Church Commons
Resources for faithful life together.
Practical, adaptable resources for worship, formation, Scripture, and training—made to be used with real people in real communities.
Start here
What do you need today?
Begin with the work in front of you rather than learning the whole site first.
Plan worship.
Prayers, liturgy, seasonal resources, and practices for gathered worship.
Explore Worship →Guide formation.
Conversations, devotions, frameworks, articles, and leadership resources.
Explore Formation →Read Scripture.
Read, study, download, and freely reuse the Shared Word Translation.
Read the Bible →Train leaders.
Courses and learning pathways centered on formation, practice, and shared work.
Explore Training →A simple plan
Start with what is in front of you.
Name the need.
What are you trying to do with your community right now?
Choose a resource.
Find something intended for that setting, season, or conversation.
Use it together.
Adapt it thoughtfully and let the practice do its work.
Shared Word Translation
A Bible made to be shared.
Scripture should be freely shared. TSW and Fluent may be read, copied, published, adapted, and used in websites or applications with no fees or royalties—only attribution under CC BY 4.0. Both remain under continuing review.
Support the work
Keep the commons open and useful.
Church Commons is developed by Rev. Matthew J. Skolnik as part of his ministry-resourcing work with Muskingum Valley Presbytery and the Presbytery of the Western Reserve. Sharing or using its resources in presbytery ministry does not make each article, post, tool, or Bible translation an official publication or endorsement of either presbytery unless expressly identified as such.