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Journal articles on the topic "Congregations"

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Dollhopf, Erica J. "Overall Congregational Vitality in the United Church of Christ: Predictors and Implications." Theology Today 78, no. 3 (October 2021): 225–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00405736211030249.

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This article examines the predictors of overall congregational vitality in the United Church of Christ (UCC), a US mainline Protestant denomination of approximately 5,000 churches and 800,000 members. This analysis is based on data from the UCC version of the Faith Communities Today survey, which surveyed all UCC congregations in early 2020. An overall congregational vitality scale was created from survey questions; factors associated with congregational vitality were tested to see which ones had a statistically significant relationship with a congregation's level of overall vitality. Aspects

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Lefevor, G. Tyler, Jacqueline Y. Paiz, William-Michael Stone, Kiet D. Huynh, Hibah E. Virk, Sydney A. Sorrell, and Sierra E. Gage. "Homonegativity and the Black Church: Is Congregational Variation the Missing Link?" Counseling Psychologist 48, no. 6 (May 27, 2020): 826–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011000020918558.

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The Black church in the United States has historically functioned as a bastion for civil rights; however, it may also be a source of pain and suffering for sexual minorities. To examine the influence of individual and congregational variables on attitudes toward same-sex sexuality in the Black church, we collected a sample of 219 participants from 15 randomly selected congregations. Results of three hierarchical linear models indicated that congregation- and individual-level variables emerged as equally important predictors of individuals’ attitudes toward same-sex sexuality. Individual-level

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Steinman, Kenneth Jacob, and Athe Bambakidis. "Faith-Health Collaboration in the United States: Results from a Nationally Representative Study." American Journal of Health Promotion 22, no. 4 (March 2008): 256–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4278/061212152r.1.

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Purpose. Estimate the prevalence of and identify characteristics associated with religious congregations' collaboration with health agencies. Design. Cross-sectional analyses of self-report data from the National Congregations Study, a random sample of religious congregations generated from the 1998 General Social Survey. Setting. United States. Subjects. Key informants from 1236 congregations. Each respondent described a single congregation. Measures. Respondents provided open-ended descriptions of congregational programs. Researchers coded program descriptions by content (e.g., domestic viol

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Song. "Why Young Adult Believers Are Turning Away from Religions: With a Focus on Religious Congregations in Downtown Seoul." Religions 10, no. 9 (August 22, 2019): 497. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel10090497.

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The sociological study of youth religion is a growing field of research. This essay focuses on the rising number of young Korean adult believers from five downtown religious congregations in Seoul who are leaving their congregations due to increased cynicism and as they re-examine their religious faith. Based on a series of in-depth interviews (Focus Group Interviews (FGIs)) conducted with both young adult believers and priests, this paper examines several key factors including why young adult believers decide to leave their congregations, how their congregations react to the changing environm

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May, Matthew. "Superordinate Ties, Value Orientations, and Congregations’ Organizational Cultures." Religions 11, no. 6 (June 5, 2020): 277. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11060277.

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In this paper, I examine how clergy’s value orientations and congregations’ relationships to the superordinate organizations in their institutional environment are reflected in congregations’ organizational cultures. My analysis of nearly 50 qualitative interviews with clergy, members, and former members of four Southern Baptist Convention congregations and one Independent Christian megachurch indicates organizational cultures are (1) reflections of their leaders’ value orientations and the congregation’s engagement with superordinate organizations and (2) an important indicator of how congreg

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Ward, John Willis, and Jess Gregory Jones. "A Congregational Social Worker’s Role in Benevolence Ministry: A Case Study of Five Models." Social Work & Christianity 49, no. 3 (December 14, 2022): 270–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.34043/swc.v49i3.298.

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Benevolence is often a way for the church to engage with the local community, however, churches often struggle with how to do so most effectively. This paper provides a description of five church models from Baptist congregations in Central Texas. This paper will summarize each church’s approach and synthesize the approaches to form recommendations for congregational social work, including roles of the social worker in the congregation and suggestions for how churches might work with social workers to enhance and better articulate policies and practices around benevolence ministries. A highlig

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Thumma, Scott L. "A Portrait of the 2020 Faith Communities Today Study." Theology Today 78, no. 3 (October 2021): 212–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00405736211030233.

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This article offers an overview of the congregational landscape of the United States using the 2020 Faith Communities Today national key-informant survey. Offering representative results from 15,278 congregations in over 80 different denominations and 4 religious traditions, the article describes the characteristics of the average American congregation as well as significant variations within the results. Overall, this picture is one of diminished health and gradual decline. Following this summary picture, several key trends, including size disparities, aging memberships, generational changes,

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Walsh, Zane Cullinane, Hannah Olson, Miranda Clendening, and Athena Rycyk. "Social Behavior Deficiencies in Captive American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis)." Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens 3, no. 1 (March 21, 2022): 131–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jzbg3010011.

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Understanding how the behavior of captive American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) congregations compares to wild congregations is essential to assessing the welfare of alligators in captivity. Wild alligator congregations perform complex social behaviors, but it is unknown if such behaviors occur in captive congregations as frequently. We observed the behaviors of a captive and wild congregation of American alligators in Florida, USA in January 2021. Social behaviors were, on average, 827% more frequent in the wild congregation than the captive, and the wild congregation had a richer r

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Cooper, Katherine R., and Lynn O. Cooper. "Partners, Not Providers: A Collaboration Typology for Congregations and Community." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 50, no. 5 (February 10, 2021): 919–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764021991669.

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Scholars have long been interested in nonprofits, religious congregations, and their collaborative activity. This research builds upon past large-scale studies of congregations to suggest a nuanced understanding of how clergy approach congregational partnerships and make decisions about collaborating with community organizations. Using qualitative data from a geographically bounded sample of 30 Protestant congregations and grounded theory methodology, we suggest that clergy view their congregations as serving a different purpose from nonprofit partners and navigate numerous tensions inherent i

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Siberine, Kate Harmon, and Lisa Kimball. "Confirming Mentoring." Theology Today 76, no. 1 (April 2019): 38–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0040573619826950.

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The Confirmation Project research clearly identified the impact of the faith-forming culture of a congregation on youth confirmation. When the congregational ecology is intentional about lifelong and life-wide faith formation, intergenerational relationships become a powerful means of faith transmission. This article explores the role and impact of mentoring in confirmation programs, a practice we found in 57 percent of the 3064 congregations surveyed. Drawing from social science research and building on biblical and theological foundations, we argue that Christian mentoring, a practice of mod

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Congregations"

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Wallace, Layne. "Teaching congregations a theology of preaching helping the congregation hear preaching /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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Berkland, Adam. "Religious Congregations and Civic Resources." Thesis, Boston College, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/684.

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Thesis advisor: Kay Schlozman<br>Much has been said recently about the decline in both political and non-political civic participation in the United States. Many American religious congregations, however, continue to stand strong as voluntary associations connecting people with the political and civic life in our country. This paper explains the role that religious congregations can play as promoters of civic engagement. Specifically, it describes the mechanisms by which religious congregations can provide what I call civic resources to their members, resources members utilize to participate i

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Anderson, Shawna Leigh. "Conflict in American Protestant Congregations." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195715.

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Conflict in religious organizations is certainly not new. Conflict has been implicit in much of the theorizing on religion's social organization and its relationship to social change. Despite the clear and far-reaching implications of conflict for religious organizations, especially congregations, we know relatively little about why these conflicts occur and what they are about. With this project, I answer some basic descriptive questions about congregational conflict by capitalizing on nationally representative data from the National Congregations Study (NCS), and I build on these and othe

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Brubaker, David. "Change and Conflict in Congregations: Examining the Effects of Change on Conflict in Religious Congregations." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195334.

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Religious congregations occupy a unique social space in contemporary American society. Although participation rates have declined since the 1950s, congregations continue to attract more members and resources than any other voluntary form of association. Congregations have also not been immune from the dramatic social and cultural changes in the broader society. These external changes propel many congregations to undertake structural and cultural adaptations in an effort to survive in a changing environment.This dissertation explores the relationship between change and conflict in congregations

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Sevier, Melissa Bane. "Revitalizing smaller congregations through local mission." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Oppenshaw, Derek Leonard. "Conflict resolution and reconciliation within congregations." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63030.

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The foundational hypothesis to this study is that congregations which have a healthy perception and a greater understanding of conflict will develop more effective responses to conflict that will translate into more effective conflict resolution and reconciliation. The process and sustainability of the development of a missional church, the context of the study, is pregnant with potential conflict. Untamed conflict has the propensity to retard, jeopardise or even destroy the development of a missional church. When conflict arises, it must be understood and dealt with theologically. The i

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Pearson, Mark A. "Physical healing in "main line" congregations." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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DeClaisse-Walford, Stephen Gerald. "Led by the Spirit? Discovering the ethos of congregations that reach out." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23215.

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The problem this study addresses is that the Christian church in the postmodern west is in a condition of zero growth and even decline. Conventional strategies intended to reverse this condition have tended to focus on improved implementation of traditional methodologies of church growth. Despite the application of such strategies the church continues to decline, indicating the urgent need for additional approaches. Practical theology suggests such an additional approach: greater engagement with the local community. Certain churches have been identified whose congregations, acting, it is belie

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Pyne, Kenneth R. "Developing, implementing and evaluating congregational worship renewal in five selected congregations of the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Freeburg, Darin. "Information Culture and Belief Formation in Religious Congregations." Thesis, Kent State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3618893.

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<p> This qualitative study investigated the information culture and beliefs within two United Church of Christ congregations in Northeast Ohio. One congregation was Open and Affirming (ONA), and one congregation was not. ONA refers to a congregation's decision to be listed as a place where LGBT individuals—in particular—are welcomed and accepted. Using a purposive sampling technique, 8 focus groups of 4-8 participants each were asked to discuss content derived from three research question areas: participant beliefs, information that participants used to inform these beliefs, and ho

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Books on the topic "Congregations"

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The Hidden Lives of Congregations: Understanding congregational dynamics. Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 2004.

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Lemler, James B. Transforming congregations. New York: Church Pub., 2008.

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1948-, Wind James P., and Lewis James Welborn, eds. American congregations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.

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Allen, Tom. Congregations in conflict. Camp Hill, Pa: Christian Publications, 1991.

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Mark, Chaves·. Congregations in America. Cambridge· MA: Harvard University Press·, 2003.

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Cowell, W. James. Organizing new congregations. Edited by United Methodist Church (U.S.). Board of Discipleship. Section on Evangelism. Office of Congregational Development. Nashville, TN: Discipleship Resources, 1986.

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Kertess, Klaus. Alfonso Ossorio: Congregations. Southampton, N.Y: Parrish Art Museum, 1997.

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Monnot, Christophe, and Jörg Stolz, eds. Congregations in Europe. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5.

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Cleveland Heights congregations. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub., 2009.

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Publishers, Gospel. Histories of the congregations. 3rd ed. Moundridge, Kan: Gospel Publishers, 1999.

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Book chapters on the topic "Congregations"

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Sheringham, Olivia. "Transnational Congregations." In Transnational Religious Spaces, 77–110. London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137272829_4.

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Charlton, Joy. "Congregations and Communities." In Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research, 267–80. Boston, MA: Springer US, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32933-8_18.

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Corrigan, John, and Winthrop S. Hudson. "Congregations and Coalitions." In Religion in America, 510–43. 9 [edition]. | New York : Routledge, 2018.: Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351190312-17.

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Monnot, Christophe, and Jörg Stolz. "Introduction." In Congregations in Europe, 1–12. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5_1.

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Martínez-Ariño, Julia. "The Evolution of Religious Diversity: Mapping Religious Minorities in Barcelona." In Congregations in Europe, 177–93. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5_10.

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Schlamelcher, Jens. "Mainline Congregations in West Germany: Quantitative and Qualitative Forms of Decline." In Congregations in Europe, 195–208. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5_11.

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Chaves, Mark. "Congregations in Europe and the United States: Surprising Similarities and Common Priorities for Future Research." In Congregations in Europe, 209–19. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5_12.

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Giordan, Giuseppe, and Marco Guglielmi. "Erratum to: Be Fruitful and Multiply… Fast! The Spread of Orthodox Churches in Italy." In Congregations in Europe, E1—E2. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5_13.

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Monnot, Christophe, and Jörg Stolz. "How Do You Recognize a “Congregation”? Definition and Operationalization Strategies of the Swiss Congregation Census." In Congregations in Europe, 15–31. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5_2.

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Ahlin, Lars. "Second Modernity’s Effects on the Religious Field: Implications for a Mapping Project." In Congregations in Europe, 33–49. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77261-5_3.

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Conference papers on the topic "Congregations"

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Silalahi, Haposan. "Perception of GKI SUMUT Medan Congregations About LGBT." In 1st International Conference on Education, Society, Economy, Humanity and Environment (ICESHE 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200311.039.

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Abraham, Rubin Adi, Jessica Elizabeth Abraham, Yanto Paulus Hermanto, Christopher Santoso, and Rivosa. "The Pastoral Care of Congregations during the Covid-19 Pandemic." In International Conference on Theology, Humanities, and Christian Education (ICONTHCE 2021). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220702.041.

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Chen, Tianran, Yongzheng Zhang, Yupeng Tuo, and Weiguang Wang. "CgNet: Predicting Urban Congregations from Spatio-Temporal Data using Deep Neural Networks." In GLOBECOM 2020 - 2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference. IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/globecom42002.2020.9322280.

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Gupta, Pranav, and Manish Gupta. "Managing Congregations of People by Predicting Likelihood of a Person being Infected by a Contagious Disease like the COVID Virus." In 2020 IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing in Emerging Markets (CCEM). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ccem50674.2020.00017.

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Sugiri, Eddy, Syamsul Sodiq, and Ali Yusuf. "The Use of Language Variation in Friday Prayer Sermon in Accordance with the Congregations Social Stratification in East Java: A Sociolinguistics Study." In Proceedings of the Fifth Prasasti International Seminar on Linguistics (PRASASTI 2019). Paris, France: Atlantis Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2991/prasasti-19.2019.21.

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Brooks, Christopher H., and Edmund H. Durfee. "Congregating and market formation." In the first international joint conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/544741.544768.

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Blackmore, Kim L., Robert C. Williamson, Iven M. Y. Mareels, and William A. Sethares. "Online learning via congregational gradient descent." In the eighth annual conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 1995. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/225298.225330.

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Akhlaghi, Mohammah, Mohamad Ali Khesali, Alireza Fathi, and Mohamadi Danyali. "Modified particle swarm optimizer with semi-active congregation." In 2011 International eConference on Computer and Knowledge Engineering (ICCKE). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iccke.2011.6413331.

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Sajid, Muhamad, Ali Hassan, and Shoab A. Khan. "Crowd counting using adaptive segmentation in a congregation." In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Signal and Image Processing (ICSIP). IEEE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/siprocess.2016.7888363.

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Atkinson, Colin, and Philipp Bostan. "The role of congregation in service-oriented development." In 2009 ICSE Workshop on Principles of Engineering Service Oriented Systems, PESOS. IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pesos.2009.5068825.

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Reports on the topic "Congregations"

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Mullen, Lincoln, John G. Turner, Jason Heppler, and Caroline Greer. Urban American Congregations. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31835/relec.citiesmap.

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In the early twentieth century, the U.S. Census Bureau conducted surveys of American religious congregations every ten years and published reports on the data it collected. The Bureau categorized denominations into different denomination families, linking together churches that had shared history, theology, or practice. This interactive map displays congregations by denominations and denominational families in American cities, including places with 25,000 or more residents.

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Blank, Susan Blank, and Fred Davie Davie. Faith in their Futures: The Youth and Congregations in Partnership Program of the Kings County (Brooklyn, NY) District Attorney's Office. Philadelphia, PA United States: Public/Private Ventures, April 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.15868/socialsector.1994.

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Mulligan, Casey. The Backward Art of Slowing the Spread? Congregation Efficiencies during COVID-19. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, April 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w28737.

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