In 2001 the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) conducted the U.S. Congregational Life Survey. More than 1.2 million worshipers and 12,000 congregations across three continents were surveyed to provide a portrait of congregational life. The findings were published in the first edition of A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations. With the completion of the 2008 survey comes an expanded edition of this invaluable reference with new findings; updated statistics, tables, and cartoons; a new chapter describing changes in congregational life; and chapter summaries focusing on the implications of the 2008 survey.
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Cynthia Woolever is Research Manager of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey, former
Professor of Sociology of Religious Organizations, Hartford Seminary, and a researcher for the PC(USA) Research Services office.
Deborah Bruce is Associate Research Manager for PC(USA) Research Services, and a member of the Religious Research Association, the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Association for the Sociology of Religion, and the International Society for the Sociology of Religion.
Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce discuss the results of the U.S. Congregational Life Survey on WJK Radio with Dan and Jana. Don’t miss it! |