Church and synagogue affiliation : theory, research, and practice / edited by Amy L. Sales and Gary A. Tobin ; foreword by Renni S. Altman ; afterword by James P. Wind.
Contributor(s): Sales, Amy L | Tobin, Gary A
Material type: TextSeries: Contributions to the study of religion: no. 42.Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995Description: xii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0313296812Subject(s): Church membership -- Study and teaching | Synagogues -- Membership -- Study and teachingDDC classification: 262/.15 LOC classification: BV820 | .C48 1995Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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"Outgrowth of the Think Tank on Congregational Affiliation, a conference held at Brandeis University in October 1992"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A framework for understanding congregational affiliation: suggestions from research within the Christian tradition / David A. Roozen -- Definitions a congregational growth / Loren B. Mead -- Interdenominational dialogue: seeking a common language for affiliation research and practice / Gary A. Tobin -- Congregational involvement of young adults who grew up in Protestant churches / Dean R. Hoge, Benton Johnson, and Donald A. Luidens -- Four styles of religious marginality / Penny Long Marler and C. Kirk Hadaway -- Profiles of the disaffiliated: four case studies / Amy L. Sales -- Reaching out to the unaffiliated / Rabbi Steven E. Foster -- Luther Place Memorial Church: a church as refuge/sanctuary / John F. Steinbruck -- Bethany Baptist Church: growth through planning and social action / James A. Scott -- Congregation B'nai Jeshurun: the power of a relevant message / Marshall T. Meyer -- Leadership, ministry, and integrity amid changing roles for clergy and laity / James R. Wood -- The role of national religious institutions in congregational affiliation and growth / William McKinney.