Beyond the Ordinary: Ten Strengths of U.S. Congregations - Softcover

Woolever, Cynthia; Bruce, Deborah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664226930 ISBN 13: 9780664226930

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004

Synopsis

Results from the U.S. Congregational Life Survey, the largest project of its type ever conducted in the United States, have prompted this second book from Westminster John Knox Press authors Cynthia Woolever and Deborah Bruce. Their original work, A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations: Who's Going Where and Why, explores the practices and activities of worshipers in more than 2,000 U.S. congregations, encompassing more than 300,000 worshipers across a representative sample of denominations and faith groups. This book describes the qualities that are evident in strong congregations and develops congregational applications from those findings. Like the first book, it is helpfully illustrated with charts, graphs, and cartoons.

About this title

About the Author:

Cynthia Woolever is Professor of Sociology of Religious Organizations at Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. As a sociologist and consultant, she has over twenty years of experience working with congregations, judicatories, and seminaries. She is coauthor of A Field Guide to U.S. Congregations and Beyond the Ordinary: 10 Strengths of U.S. Congregations, both published by WJK.

Review:

"Beyond the Ordinary offers a provocative and helpful look at the internal dynamics of U.S. congregational life..." -- Jackson Carroll, Duke University Divinity School

About this edition

• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0664226930
• ISBN 13: 9780664226930
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160