TY - BOOK AU - Woolever,Cynthia AU - Bruce,Deborah TI - A field guide to U.S. congregations: who's going where and why SN - 9780664235147 (alk. paper) AV - BV 700 .W66 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - Louisville, Ky. PB - Westminster John Knox Press KW - Parishes KW - United States KW - Case studies KW - Pastoral theology N1 - 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 ER -