Acknowledgment | |
Foreword by Rabbi Renni S. Altman | |
Introduction by Amy L. Sales and Gary A. Tobin | |
Defining The Issues | |
A Framework for Understanding Congregational Affiliation: Suggestions from Research within the Christian Tradition by David A. Roozen | |
Definitions of Congregational Growth by Rev. Loren B. Mead | |
Interdenominational Dialogue: Seeking a Common Language for Affiliation Research and Practice by Gary A. Tobin | |
The Unaffiliated | |
Congregational Involvement of Young Adults Who Grew Up in Protestant Churches by Dean R. Hoge, Benton Johnson, and Donald Luidens | |
Four Styles of Religious Marginality by Penny Long Marler and C. Kirk Hadaway | |
Profiles of the Disaffiliated: Four Case Studies by Amy L. Sales | |
Programs and Practices | |
Reaching Out to the Unaffiliated by Rabbi Steven E. Foster | |
Luther Place Memorial Church: A Church as Refuge/Sanctuary by Rev. John F. Steinbruck | |
Bethany Baptist Church: Growth through Planning and Social Action by Dr. James A. Scott | |
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun: The Power of a Relevant Message by Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer | |
The Institutional Context of Affiliation | |
Leadership, Ministry, and Integrity Amid Changing Roles for Clergy and Laity by James R. Wood | |
The Role of National Religious Institutions in Congregational Affiliation and Growth by William McKinney | |
Afterword by James P. Wind | |
Bibliography |
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