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| Resource: |
Books (P42504.02) A Field Guide to US Congregations: Who's Going Where and Why
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| Author: |
Woolever, Cynthia |
| Publisher: |
Westminster John Knox, 2002 |
| Length: |
85 pages |
| Heading: |
035 — Christian Life
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| Subjects: |
Browsing Corner Books |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9780664225698
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| Description: |
PCUSA
A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations presents the first comprehensive portrait of congregational life in the United States in the new century. The book is based on the results of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey of more than 2,000 congregations and over 350,000 worshipers from across many denominations. The Field Guide seeks to answer questions like, "What are the characteristics of satisfying worship?" "How involved are worshipers in their communities?" and "How can congregations both recruit new members and retain existing members?" It provides a portrait of congregational life today in four dimensions: spirituality and faith, activities in the congregation, community involvement, and worshipers' vision for the congregation's future. This book, complete with charts and graphs, highlights the results of the survey to (1) provide a closer look at congregational vitality, so congregations can better understand how they can renew and enrich their mission; and (2) describe the American religious landscape in the new millennium. Cynthia Woolever is Director of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey for U.S. Congregations and Professor of Religious Organizations, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, Hartford Seminary. Deborah Bruce is Project Manager of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey for U.S. Congregations and Associate Research Manager in the Research Services Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). |
| Age Groups: |
None specified.
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