Woolever, Cynthia.

A field guide to U.S. congregations : who's going where and why / Field guide to United States congregations Cynthia Woolever, Deborah Bruce. - 2nd ed., [new & expanded ed.]. - Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2010. - viii, 146 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Why a field guide? -- How to identify a worshiper -- How to identify a congregation -- Spiritual connections -- Inside connections -- Outside connections -- Types of worshipers -- Leadership -- Congregational identity and vision -- Congregations in the twenty-first century -- Appendix 1: U.S. congregational life survey methodology -- Appendix 2: Questions and answers -- Appendix 3: Denominations and faith groups of participating congregations -- Appendix 4: Ten strengths of u.s. congregations: mapping change -- Appendix 5: U.S. congregational life survey: a tool for discovering your congregation's strengths -- Appendix 6: The international congregational life survey and the U.S. congregational.

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